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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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14:57

Skeptoid #666: The Historicity of Jesus Christ

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2019/03/12

A review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man.

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14:36

Skeptoid #665: Ocean Plastics: Facts and Falsehoods

Skeptoid ·

2019/03/05

The nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises.

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14:31

Skeptoid #664: The Keto Diet

Skeptoid ·

2019/02/26

It's the latest fad diet, and people are trying it for just about any benefit you can think of.

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16:40

Skeptoid #663: Pop Quiz: Urban Legends

Skeptoid ·

2019/02/19

Test your knowledge of popular urban legends, and the science underlying them.

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15:31

Skeptoid #662: Vaccine Denial: Failure Mode Analysis

Skeptoid ·

2019/02/12

The surprising history of how medical science's greatest success has become vilified by so many people.

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14:23

Skeptoid #661: Rapping with the Fox Sisters

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2019/02/05

Myth and mystery surrounds the sisters said to have founded the modern spiritualism industry.

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14:23

Skeptoid #660: Feedback and Followups

Skeptoid ·

2019/01/29

A handful of updates to past Skeptoid episodes... eyebrow raising to say the least.

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15:05

Skeptoid #659: Killing Castro

Skeptoid ·

2019/01/22

It's proven the CIA tried to assassinate Castro, but the number of claimed attempts differs wildly.

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15:01

Skeptoid #658: Ong's Hat

Skeptoid ·

2019/01/15

An urban legend tells of a group of scientists who successfully escaped into another dimension.

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15:36

Skeptoid #657: Illuminating the Illuminati

Skeptoid ·

2019/01/08

The surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati.

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11:53

Skeptoid #656: And Bigfoot Said...

Skeptoid ·

2019/01/01

We compare vocalizations attributed to Bigfoot with the sounds of real animals known to be in the area.

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14:54

Skeptoid #655: Stonehenge and the Scope of Uncertainty

Skeptoid ·

2018/12/25

There are things we don't know about Stonehenge, but does that mean we know nothing at all?

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16:31

Skeptoid #654: Pop Quiz: Consumer Ripoffs

Skeptoid ·

2018/12/18

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on consumer ripoffs.

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13:38

Skeptoid #653: The Great Kentucky Meat Shower

Skeptoid ·

2018/12/11

A rain of meat is said to have fallen in rural Kentucky one day in 1876.

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15:42

Skeptoid #652: The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident

Skeptoid ·

2018/12/04

The UFO story seems to defy debunking because of the physical injuries suffered by witnesses.

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15:22

Skeptoid #651: The Electric Universe Theory

Skeptoid ·

2018/11/27

Some believe that everything we know about the universe is wrong — and it's all electric.

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06:30

Skeptoid #650: I Believe

Skeptoid ·

2018/11/20

Your beliefs are fallible and can fool you. Be willing to change your mind based on new information.

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14:50

Skeptoid #649: George Soros Conspiracy Theories

Skeptoid ·

2018/11/13

George Soros remains the focus of many anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

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16:49

Skeptoid #648: Pop Quiz: Aliens and UFOs

Skeptoid ·

2018/11/06

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on aliens and UFOs.

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14:24

Skeptoid #647: All About Mindfulness

Skeptoid ·

2018/10/30

An examination of this super-trendy meditation technique to see whether it lives up to the hype.

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