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 #348: Ganzfeld Experiments
The true history of the experiment that is said to present the strongest evidence yet for telepathic abilities.
00:13:24 |
Tue 05 Feb 2013
Skeptoid #347: The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine
This most famous of all fabled "lost mines" has a history that fails to stand up to skeptical scrutiny.
00:15:21 |
Tue 29 Jan 2013
Skeptoid #346: Listener Feedback: Me and My Terrible Arguments
Skeptoid responds to another round of listener feedback.
00:13:36 |
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Skeptoid #345: The Cult of Nikola Tesla
The name of Nikola Tesla is associated with crazy conspiracy claims that have nothing to do with his real work.
00:15:40 |
Tue 15 Jan 2013
Skeptoid #344: Olgoi-Khorkhoi: The Mongolian Death Worm
Mongolian tradition holds that a strange and deadly worm lives beneath the sands of the Gobi desert.
00:13:42 |
Tue 08 Jan 2013
Skeptoid #343: The Hollow Earth Theory
Throughout history there have been a number of different beliefs that the Earth might be hollow.
00:13:49 |
Tue 01 Jan 2013
Skeptoid #342: Was the Wow! Signal Alien?
A signal received by a radio telescope in 1977 may be the best evidence yet for extraterrestrial intelligence.
00:12:58 |
Tue 25 Dec 2012
Skeptoid #341: Free Energy Machines
Someone somewhere is always claiming to have cracked the secret of free energy forever, no fuel needed.
00:13:23 |
Tue 18 Dec 2012
Skeptoid #340: Listener Feedback: A Cacophony of Conspiracies
How you can convince your friends that their conspiracy theories are nonsensical.
00:11:44 |
Tue 11 Dec 2012
Skeptoid #339: Setting the Bloop Straight
The solution to the Bloop mystery sound is finally revealed, and Skeptoid corrects some errors from other episodes.
00:13:52 |
Tue 04 Dec 2012
Skeptoid #338: The Flat Earth Theory
The Flat Earth Theory has its origins not in alt-science but in Christian Fundamentalism.
00:13:29 |
Tue 27 Nov 2012
Skeptoid #337: The Bermuda Triangle and the Devil's Sea
Contrary to popular belief, no unusual number of disappearances has ever happened inside these two ocean regions.
00:14:24 |
Tue 20 Nov 2012
Skeptoid #336: How to Tell a Good Website from a Crap Website
How to tell whether a science article on the web is reliable or not.
00:14:16 |
Tue 13 Nov 2012
Skeptoid #335: Cleansing Diets: Why or Why Not?
Cleansing diets are trendier than ever. They are also a complete waste of your money.
00:15:13 |
Tue 06 Nov 2012
Skeptoid #334: The Betz Mystery Sphere
This mysterious silver ball seemed to have all kinds of strange properties. We finally found out what it was.
00:12:49 |
Tue 30 Oct 2012
Skeptoid #333: Student Questions: Dancing Plague and the Cinnamon Challenge
Skeptoid answers another round of student questions sent in from all around the world.
00:13:22 |
Tue 23 Oct 2012
Skeptoid #332: The Phantom Time Hypothesis
A number of theories claim that several centuries never actually happened, and were faked by the Church.
00:14:05 |
Tue 16 Oct 2012
Skeptoid #331: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
A rural family spent half a night battling what they thought were space aliens.
00:13:17 |
Tue 09 Oct 2012
Skeptoid #330: Hypnotism: Hijacking Your Brain?
The facts and the fiction of one of the most intriguing psychological phenomena.
00:13:11 |
Tue 02 Oct 2012
Skeptoid #329: Is She Real, or Is She Fictional?
See if you can tell which of these famous women from history are real, and which are fictional.
00:16:36 |
Tue 25 Sep 2012
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