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 #388: 6 Problems with Wind Turbine Syndrome
Despite activist claims, wind turbines are not making anybody sick.
00:14:12 |
Tue 12 Nov 2013
Skeptoid #387: Who Discovered the New World?
Of all the many claims of Europeans being first to the New World, only one is true.
00:12:57 |
Tue 05 Nov 2013
Skeptoid #386: Tracking the Tasmanian Tiger
Some say this extinct Tasmanian marsupial may still roam the forests. The evidence is against them.
00:13:48 |
Tue 29 Oct 2013
Skeptoid #385: The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
A young pilot who disappeared in 1978 might have been having a little fun, Spielberg style.
00:13:21 |
Tue 22 Oct 2013
Skeptoid #384: Asking the Socratic Questions
A line of reasoning named for Socrates helps us help believers in the strange re-examine their beliefs.
00:12:57 |
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Skeptoid #383: 5 False Arguments for Raw Milk
Some people who enjoy raw milk also make up false claims that regular milk is more dangerous.
00:14:01 |
Tue 08 Oct 2013
Skeptoid #382: Into the Maelstrom (or Not)
A look into the plausibility and historicity of the ferocious maelstrom of legend.
00:12:00 |
Tue 01 Oct 2013
Skeptoid #381: An Enthusiast's Primer on Study Types
A quick look at many of the most common scientific study types.
00:13:01 |
Tue 24 Sep 2013
Skeptoid #380: The Riddle of the L-8 Blimp
The crew of a blimp mysteriously vanished in 1942, but their blimp came back OK... without them.
00:12:19 |
Tue 17 Sep 2013
Skeptoid #379: I Think, Therefore I Err
Skeptoid corrects a bunch of errors made in previous episodes.
00:12:38 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
Skeptoid #378: Legendary Places: Real or Fictional?
We look at twelve legendary places that you've heard of, but may not know whether they're real or not.
00:13:58 |
Tue 03 Sep 2013
Skeptoid #377: Student Questions: Hangovers, Manuka Honey, and Probiotics
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
00:11:40 |
Tue 27 Aug 2013
Skeptoid #376: Salt Therapies
A new trend in spas is to let people relax in salt caves, and it's based on solid pseudoscience.
00:13:18 |
Tue 20 Aug 2013
Skeptoid #375: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film
The true history behind the iconic Bigfoot film that launched the legend.
00:14:22 |
Tue 13 Aug 2013
Skeptoid #374: Listener Feedback: Alternative Medicine
Skeptoid answers a raft of listener emails pertaining to alternative medicine.
00:14:29 |
Tue 06 Aug 2013
Skeptoid #373: The Secrets of MKULTRA
The urban legend that the CIA conducted unethical mind control experiments has a grain of truth.
00:13:34 |
Tue 30 Jul 2013
Skeptoid #372: Prove Your Supernatural Power and Get Rich
If you can demonstrate a power unknown to science, there are people looking to write you a check.
00:11:36 |
Tue 23 Jul 2013
Skeptoid #371: The Vanishing Village of Angikuni Lake
The legend of the disappearing Eskimo village of Angikuni Lake turns out to be simple pulp fiction.
00:13:37 |
Tue 16 Jul 2013
Skeptoid #370: The Science of Muzak
Background music really can influence our buying decisions in a shopping environment.
00:12:38 |
Tue 09 Jul 2013
Skeptoid #369: Student Questions: Magic Wristbands, Laser Danger, and ManBearPig
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
00:13:35 |
Tue 02 Jul 2013
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