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 #899: Berberine: Thin Body, or Thin Evidence?
This supplement is claimed by social media influencers to be Nature's Ozempic.
00:14:42 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
Skeptoid #898: Finding the Third Man
Reports from some extreme adventurers say that a benevolent presence sometimes appears to provide comfort.
00:15:50 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Skeptoid #897: The Secret of the Norden Bombsight
Pop culture tells us the famous Norden bombsight from World War II was actually terribly inaccurate. Was it?
00:14:03 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll
This greatest of all imaginable treasures from the Dead Sea Scrolls probably never existed.
00:16:36 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth
Is the world record highest air temperature a solid measurement, or might it be invalid?
00:16:56 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres
Are these remarkable stones natural, or proof of an ancient advanced civilization?
00:14:49 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura
Were these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply?
00:15:09 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas
A look into the origin story of swamp gas as the explanation for UFOs.
00:14:37 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind
A roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole.
00:14:16 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight
In which I issue yet another round of corrections to past episodes.
00:14:24 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic
Popular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fiction?
00:14:21 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari
Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?
00:13:48 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim
Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?
00:14:39 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 2
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
00:14:14 |
Tue 30 May 2023
Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 1
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
00:14:05 |
Tue 23 May 2023
Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape
This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think?
00:15:30 |
Tue 16 May 2023
Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls
Watch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you?
00:13:51 |
Tue 09 May 2023
Skeptoid #882: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 3
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.
00:15:09 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Skeptoid #881: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 2
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.
00:12:25 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Skeptoid #880: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 1
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.
00:13:10 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
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