Skeptoid
The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 1029
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Skeptoid #485: Holocaust Denial
Why some people think the Holocaust never happened, and what to do about it.
00:13:40 |
Tue 22 Sep 2015
Skeptoid #484: More Unsung Women of Science
Some women you haven't heard of who made significant contributions to science.
00:13:41 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Skeptoid #483: Unsung Women of Science
These important scientists are virtually unknown. Let's see if we can fix that.
00:14:00 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
Skeptoid #482: Franklin's Cannibals
The fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Expedition gives a valuable lesson in types of evidence.
00:13:01 |
Tue 01 Sep 2015
Skeptoid #481: Captain Kidd's Treasure
Think you're going to find Captain Kidd's buried treasure on the US east coast? Think again.
00:12:51 |
Tue 25 Aug 2015
Skeptoid #480: The Nazi of Nanking
This most unlikely of guardian angels saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese lives.
00:14:37 |
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Skeptoid #479: Chemicals
Chemicals are deadly, delicious, essential and basically, everything.
00:15:11 |
Tue 11 Aug 2015
Skeptoid #478: Listener Feedback: Natural History
Today we're going to answer questions sent in by listeners pertaining to episodes having to do with our natural world.
00:12:14 |
Tue 04 Aug 2015
Skeptoid #477: Wag the Dogman
They say that a half-canine cryptid stalks the woods of Northern Michigan. Are they right?
00:13:45 |
Tue 28 Jul 2015
Skeptoid #476: The Chess-Playing Mechanical Turk
An overview of the amazing chess playing robot of the 1700s.
00:12:02 |
Tue 21 Jul 2015
Skeptoid #475: Listener Feedback: History vs. Pseudohistory
Brian responds to listener feedback about past history episodes.
00:12:27 |
Tue 14 Jul 2015
Skeptoid #474: Solfeggio Frequencies
Certain specific sonic frequencies are not the key to love, intuition, or spiritual order.
00:13:54 |
Tue 07 Jul 2015
Skeptoid #473: The Loveland Frog
A series of sightings of a frog-like humanoid in the suburb of Loveland, Ohio prompts an enduring folkloric legend.
00:14:37 |
Tue 30 Jun 2015
Skeptoid #472: Lysenko and Lesser Science Grifters
Trofim Lysenko mixed pseudoscience and ideology to set back Soviet biology.
00:15:38 |
Tue 23 Jun 2015
Skeptoid #471: Male Circumcision
Infant male circumcision remains common in the United States. Today we look at the reasons and the implications.
00:16:31 |
Tue 16 Jun 2015
Skeptoid #470: Marijuana
In the last 50 years, marijuana has gone from menace to medicine. Which is it?
00:15:07 |
Tue 09 Jun 2015
Skeptoid #469: Jade Helm 15
Conspiracy theory that a military training exercise is going to lead to martial law.
00:14:49 |
Tue 02 Jun 2015
Skeptoid #468: Listener Feedback: Fads
Brian responds to some listener feedback concerning the topic of fads.
00:13:03 |
Tue 26 May 2015
Skeptoid #467: Baby Myths
A look at some common myths about babies and children.
00:17:15 |
Tue 19 May 2015
Skeptoid #466: 5 Answers for Creationists
Creationists have presented 5 questions they don't think 'evolutionists' can answer. Here are some answers.
00:14:22 |
Tue 12 May 2015
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