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 #368: Legislating Pseudoscience
Lawmakers are often pressured by ideologues to pass laws based on bad science.
00:13:22 |
Tue 25 Jun 2013
Skeptoid #367: Who Is the Grinning Man?
A mysterious "grinning man" is said to appear and terrorize UFO witnesses.
00:13:34 |
Tue 18 Jun 2013
Skeptoid #366: The Sedona Energy Vortex
Vortexes of spiritual energy are claimed to exist in Sedona, but science suggests we remain skeptical.
00:13:19 |
Tue 11 Jun 2013
Skeptoid #365: The Black Knight Satellite
An object claimed to be 13,000-year-old alien satellite orbiting the Earth is just a piece of an old space shuttle.
00:15:02 |
Tue 04 Jun 2013
Skeptoid #364: Listener Feedback: Conspiracies
Skeptoid answers questions sent in by listeners pertaining to conspiracy theories.
00:13:39 |
Tue 28 May 2013
Skeptoid #363: All About Graphology
In fact, handwriting analysis tells us nothing useful about the personality and aptitudes of the writer.
00:13:31 |
Tue 21 May 2013
Skeptoid #362: Polybius: Video Game of Death
The infamous arcade game Polybius, said to drive players to suicide or madness, was never more than an urban legend.
00:12:11 |
Tue 14 May 2013
Skeptoid #361: The 16 Personalities of Sybil
The book and movie "Sybil" told the story of a woman purported to have Multiple Personality Syndrome.
00:12:36 |
Tue 07 May 2013
Skeptoid #360: Lincoln Kennedy Myths
An old story claims a long list of astonishing similarities between the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy.
00:11:56 |
Tue 30 Apr 2013
Skeptoid #359: Cupping for the Cure
Some believe that bruise-causing suction on the skin provides a variety of health benefits.
00:11:20 |
Tue 23 Apr 2013
Skeptoid #358: Listener Feedback: Aliens and UFOs
Skeptoid digs into the feedback mailbag and answers questions about aliens and UFOs.
00:10:43 |
Tue 16 Apr 2013
Skeptoid #357: The Aquatic Ape Theory
There is a popular fringe theory about human evolution that claims we went through an aquatic phase.
00:11:15 |
Tue 09 Apr 2013
Skeptoid #356: John Titor, Time Traveler
An Internet legend claims that a man named John Titor is a visitor from the year 2036.
00:11:10 |
Tue 02 Apr 2013
Skeptoid #355: The Airplane That Wasn't There
A B-25 bomber ditched in a Pennsylvania river in broad daylight 1956 and, seemingly impossibly, was never found.
00:14:11 |
Tue 26 Mar 2013
Skeptoid #354: The Pentagon and the Missile
Some say that it wasn't an airliner that struck the Pentagon on 9/11, but a missile.
00:13:30 |
Tue 19 Mar 2013
Skeptoid #353: Pope Joan
This apocryphal Middle Ages pope said to be a woman in disguise probably never existed.
00:13:26 |
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Skeptoid #352: Facts and Fiction of the Schumann Resonance
The Schumann Resonance, 7.83Hz, is one natural radio band in our atmosphere, but holds no mystical powers.
00:14:10 |
Tue 05 Mar 2013
Skeptoid #351: Men in Black
A look at the mysterious government agents said to intimidate those who witness flying saucers.
00:14:36 |
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Skeptoid #350: Trinity: Interview with Dr. Oz, Alex Jones, and Deepak Chopra
Skeptoid interviews three of the most popular and controversial figures in modern pseudoscience.
00:07:02 |
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Skeptoid #349: Top 10 Best Pro-Science Celebrities
A list of ten Hollywood celebrities who have leveraged their fame into the promotion of science.
00:13:18 |
Tue 12 Feb 2013
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