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 Adventures: Death Valley 2024
Come join the Skeptoid Adventures trip for 2024, a journey of exploration in Death Valley!
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Thu 02 May 2024
Skeptoid #934: Decoding the Kensington Runestone
The story goes that this stone covered with Viking runes was found in a Minnesota field in 1898. Its true history is much more interesting.
00:16:24 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Snazzy New Store Items
Get the snazzy new Skeptoid Hydro Flask tumbler or radical new Skeptoid coffee mug. Both are engraved so they’ll never fade. Now available at the Skeptoid store at Skeptoid.com.
00:00:54 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab Leak
Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab?
00:19:42 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Skeptoid #932: Is Recycling for Real?
A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days.
00:14:45 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Skeptoid #931: Error Erasure Extravaganza
It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows.
00:14:22 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Skeptoid #930: Dr. Crow and the Melon Heads
Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you.
00:13:43 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945
The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.
00:19:40 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain
This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.
00:16:06 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3
Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves.
00:18:03 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.
00:15:57 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Skeptoid #925: The Conspirituality of Enneagrams
Can everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit?
00:17:18 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Skeptoid #924: Foo Fighters
What were these early UFOs that chased and harried World War II fighter pilots?
00:16:56 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Skeptoid #923: The Voodoo Ax Murders
Were two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo?
00:14:38 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Skeptoid #922: Testing Alcubierre's Warp Drive
Proponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist.
00:15:12 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
Institutional Partners for Our New Show
Skeptoid is looking for institutional partners and/or title sponsors for a proposed video series.
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Fri 02 Feb 2024
Skeptoid #921: Reconsidering the Seveso Dioxin Disaster
Was this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought?
00:15:23 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Skeptoid #920: The Headless Goats of the Chattahoochee
The carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation.
00:15:58 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Skeptoid #919: Looking Back on the Chronovisor
A Benedictine monk is said to have built a device allowing him to see and hear historical events.
00:15:16 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Skeptoid #918: Martin Luther King Jr. Myths
We break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away.
00:15:00 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
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