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 #953: Pet Pheromone Products
Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.
00:16:07 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Skeptoid #952: Finding Slumach's Gold
Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?
00:15:32 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited Delirium
Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.
00:16:42 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host
If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.
00:06:37 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Skeptoid #949: Hunting the Graveyard of the Elephants
Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist?
00:15:13 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Skeptoid #948: Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.
00:14:26 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Skeptoid #947: How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.
00:17:07 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Skeptoid #946: Strange but True Stories from Space
The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight.
00:18:37 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Skeptoid #945: A Sea of Younger Dryas Woo
Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization.
00:16:16 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Skeptoid #944: Bullibility and the Cult of Wellness
Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible.
00:16:19 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
Skeptoid #943: The Aliens Are Not Coming
Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth.
00:15:29 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
Death Valley for Students
Skeptoid's Death Valley Adventure is holding 5 tickets for students and active duty military. To apply to get one, visit skeptoid.com/deathvalley
00:01:23 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Skeptoid #942: What the Movies Always Get Wrong
A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.
00:14:47 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Skeptoid #941: Docu Dangers: Why Science Documentaries Usually Suck
How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film.
00:16:13 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Skeptoid #940: The Stephenville Lights
This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever.
00:15:50 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Skeptoid #938: Vampire Facials
This procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood.
00:15:45 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Skeptoid #937: Helen Keller on Trial
A bizarre subculture of Helen Keller Truthers believe that she was either faking her deafblindness or even that she didn't exist at all.
00:13:45 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Skeptoid #936: Coffee Myths
A roundup of 15 common myths about coffee. Which ones had you always believed?
00:16:52 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Skeptoid #935: Fruitful Feedback and Followups
Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback questions.
00:15:34 |
Tue 07 May 2024
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