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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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06:34

Skeptoid #850: Ode to the Nightcrawler

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2022/09/20

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.

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15:43

Skeptoid #849: Who Really Killed the Electric Car?

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2022/09/13

Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed?

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12:56

Skeptoid #848: On the Trail of Papillon

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2022/09/06

How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière?

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13:32

Skeptoid #847: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 2

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2022/08/30

Some more of the episodes where I went in with one idea, and came out with another.

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13:51

Skeptoid #846: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 1

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2022/08/23

Some of the episodes where I went in expecting one thing, but found something different.

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14:39

Skeptoid #845: Seeking the Soviet Battle Mole

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2022/08/16

The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war.

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15:28

Skeptoid #844: What They're Saying About Electric...

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2022/08/09

The arguments made by electric car haters no longer hold up. Time to upgrade.

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16:47

Skeptoid #843: Pop Quiz: Religious Symbolism

Skeptoid ·

2022/08/02

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions.

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15:36

Skeptoid #842: The Day the UFO Deactivated the Nukes

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2022/07/26

It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos.

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13:41

Skeptoid #841: Feeling Out the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor

Skeptoid ·

2022/07/19

The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe.

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02:47

The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

Skeptoid ·

2022/07/14

Join me in producing this important feature documentary film on the modern UFO phenomenon.

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15:43

Skeptoid #840: What Sank the Lusitania?

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2022/07/12

Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed.

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14:27

Skeptoid #839: Decoding the Carolina Bays

Skeptoid ·

2022/07/05

Some say these oval depressions all along the US east coast are craters from an ancient meteor bombardment.

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01:05

Skeptoid Is Hiring a Developer

Skeptoid ·

2022/06/30

Skeptoid is hiring a web developer. For complete details, see skeptoid.org/jobs

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15:36

Skeptoid #838: The Chilean Navy UFO

Skeptoid ·

2022/06/28

Amateur Internet researchers figured out in 5 days what the Chilean government UFO group couldn't in two years.

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14:39

Skeptoid #837: Falling Fish Followup

Skeptoid ·

2022/06/21

Some feedback and followups to a raft of previous Skeptoid episodes.

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14:04

Skeptoid #836: Can You Tell if I'm Lying?

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2022/06/14

Can watching body language really tell you when someone is lying?

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16:43

Skeptoid #835: False Flag Attack? The USS Liberty

Skeptoid ·

2022/06/07

Officially, Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty was accidental friendly fire; but many claim it was a deliberate conspiracy.

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16:13

Skeptoid #834: The Haunting of the Stanley Hotel

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2022/05/31

Colorado's Stanley Hotel is famous not only for its association with The Shining, but also for ghosts of its own.

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15:55

Skeptoid #833: The Secrets of the Integratron

Skeptoid ·

2022/05/24

This white dome in the California desert may house the secrets of the universe, or nothing more than delusions.

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