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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.

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14:43

Skeptoid #901: The Mystery of the Severed Feet

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2023/09/12

Severed feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea since 2007. What could be the cause?

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19:10

Skeptoid #900: Mussolini's Aliens

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2023/09/05

How an old Italian UFO hoax became proof of alien visitation to the US Congress

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14:42

Skeptoid #899: Berberine: Thin Body, or Thin Evidence?

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2023/08/29

This supplement is claimed by social media influencers to be Nature's Ozempic.

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15:50

Skeptoid #898: Finding the Third Man

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2023/08/22

Reports from some extreme adventurers say that a benevolent presence sometimes appears to provide comfort.

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14:03

Skeptoid #897: The Secret of the Norden Bombsight

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2023/08/15

Pop culture tells us the famous Norden bombsight from World War II was actually terribly inaccurate. Was it?

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16:36

Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll

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2023/08/08

This greatest of all imaginable treasures from the Dead Sea Scrolls probably never existed.

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16:56

Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth

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2023/08/01

Is the world record highest air temperature a solid measurement, or might it be invalid?

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14:49

Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres

Skeptoid ·

2023/07/25

Are these remarkable stones natural, or proof of an ancient advanced civilization?

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Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura

Skeptoid ·

2023/07/18

Were these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply?

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14:37

Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas

Skeptoid ·

2023/07/11

A look into the origin story of swamp gas as the explanation for UFOs.

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14:16

Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's...

Skeptoid ·

2023/07/04

A roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole.

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14:24

Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight

Skeptoid ·

2023/06/27

In which I issue yet another round of corrections to past episodes.

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14:21

Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic

Skeptoid ·

2023/06/20

Popular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fiction?

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13:48

Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari

Skeptoid ·

2023/06/13

Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?

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14:39

Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim

Skeptoid ·

2023/06/06

Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?

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14:14

Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central...

Skeptoid ·

2023/05/30

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.

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14:05

Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central...

Skeptoid ·

2023/05/23

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.

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15:30

Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape

Skeptoid ·

2023/05/16

This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think?

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13:51

Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls

Skeptoid ·

2023/05/09

Watch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you?

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15:09

Skeptoid #882: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 3

Skeptoid ·

2023/05/02

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

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