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 #209: The Lost Ship of the Desert
The facts behind tall tales from the American southwest of ships found in the middle of the desert.
00:11:49 |
Tue 08 Jun 2010
Skeptoid #208: The Westall '66 UFO
200 students watched a strange craft fly near their school in Australia in 1966 -- or so the story goes.
00:15:19 |
Tue 01 Jun 2010
Skeptoid #207: Dinosaurs Among Us
All around the world, ancient art depicts creatures that some interpret as dinosaurs. Don't believe it.
00:12:33 |
Tue 25 May 2010
Skeptoid #206: Morgellons Disease
In this newly described condition, some patients report strange plastic fibers growing from their skin.
00:12:43 |
Tue 18 May 2010
Skeptoid #205: Beyond Listener Feedback
Another trip to the Listener Feedback files, including my favorite yet.
00:12:59 |
Tue 11 May 2010
Skeptoid #204: Mengele's Boys from Brazil
A town in Brazil has an unusually high twin rate, but not because Josef Mengele survived and did experiments there.
00:12:42 |
Tue 04 May 2010
Skeptoid #203: Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic touch is a pseudoscientific healing method that is neither therapeutic nor involves touch.
00:13:30 |
Tue 27 Apr 2010
Skeptoid #202: The Non-Mystery of Puma Punku
Though some claim the stone structures at Puma Punku were alien, archaeologists find no real mysteries there.
00:13:09 |
Tue 20 Apr 2010
Skeptoid #201: The Virgin of Guadalupe
Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe played an important role in the Catholic colonization of the Americas.
00:15:32 |
Tue 13 Apr 2010
Skeptoid #200: Buy It!
Don't blindly turn to science when you need answers - instead, seek out those who want to sell you something.
00:03:41 |
Tue 06 Apr 2010
Skeptoid #199: Cargo Cults
Some native religious groups in the South Pacific hope to recreate WWII's influx of material goods.
00:12:58 |
Tue 30 Mar 2010
Skeptoid #198: The Georgia Guidestones
Dubbed "America's Stonehenge", this granite monument in Georgia appeals to all sorts of conspiracy theorists.
00:13:06 |
Tue 23 Mar 2010
Skeptoid #197: Listener Feedback Strikes Back
Another perilous dive into the listener feedback files.
00:12:37 |
Tue 16 Mar 2010
Skeptoid #196: Zeitgeist: The Movie, Myths, and Motivations
The Internet movie Zeitgeist uses dishonesty to make an ideological point that could have easily been made ethically.
00:12:46 |
Tue 09 Mar 2010
Skeptoid #195: Student Questions: Mosquito Repellent and Einstein's Gestation
Skeptoid answers more questions sent in by students all around the world.
00:12:34 |
Tue 02 Mar 2010
Skeptoid #194: The Denver Airport Conspiracy
Is the Denver International Airport a headquarters for the New World Order? (Hint: no)
00:15:05 |
Tue 23 Feb 2010
Skeptoid #193: The Faces of Belmez
Faces appearing on the floor of a house in Spain were easily faked, yet many still consider them supernatural.
00:12:01 |
Tue 16 Feb 2010
Skeptoid #192: Ball Lightning
Everyone believes in ball lightning, but when we stick to the science, there's probably nothing there.
00:12:37 |
Tue 09 Feb 2010
Skeptoid #191: Did Jewish Slaves Build the Pyramids?
It's a popular story, but all the evidence tells us that no Jews were in Egypt at the time of the Pyramids.
00:13:09 |
Tue 02 Feb 2010
Skeptoid #190: The Bell Island Boom
This shattering boom in Newfoundland was more likely a natural phenomenon than a superweapon test.
00:12:32 |
Tue 26 Jan 2010
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