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 #969: Listener Feedback: Bats and Pyramids
Skeptoid answers another round of feedback emails sent in by listeners.
00:15:21 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Skeptoid #968: Waldorf Schools
These schools combine an atypical education with a New Age spirituality called anthroposophy.
00:15:42 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
Skeptoid #967: Cryonics: A Chilling Prospect
Cryonics promises an opportunity for you to be frozen and revived at some distant point in the future — though with plenty of controversy.
00:14:21 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Skeptoid #966: Student Questions
Skeptoid answers another round of questions from students all around the world.
00:15:19 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Skeptoid #965: The Legend of the Dover Demon
What could explain a strange creature living in the suburbs, but only ever witnessed once?
00:15:12 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Giving Tuesday!
On this Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting Skeptoid Media (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) and our mission of cultivating critical thinking and science literacy skills. Donations will be …
00:03:23 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Skeptoid #964: Fixing a Flood of Flaws
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes.
00:14:07 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Skeptoid #963: Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent
This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.
00:15:20 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Skeptoid #962: Bats and Rabies
Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?
00:14:29 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Report from Death Valley, and the Bermuda Triangle
A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip t…
00:03:02 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
Skeptoid #961: The Man from Taured
A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed.
00:16:46 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
Skeptoid #960: I Know What Scares You
Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me.
00:15:19 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Skeptoid #959: Finding the Black Olmec
A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.
00:16:07 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Skeptoid #958: The Rock Wall of Texas
This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin.
00:15:23 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
It's Skeptoid's 18th Birthday!
It's Skeptoid's 18th birthday! Won't you help us celebrate by giving us a little birthday present?
00:01:55 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Skeptoid #957: Dogs Who Type
Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words?
00:14:26 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Skeptoid #956: 18 for 18
Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.
00:19:50 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Skeptoid #955: Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation Tales
Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.
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Tue 24 Sep 2024
Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024
Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts.
00:01:46 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
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