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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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Skeptoid #526: Sky Trumpets

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2016/07/05

From all over the world come reports of strange trumpet-like blasts from the sky.

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Skeptoid #525: Autopsy: The Clinton Body Count

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2016/06/28

The surprising origins of the claim that the Clintons kill any who get in their way.

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Skeptoid #524: Colony Collapse Disorder: Science and...

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2016/06/21

Everyone loves to point the finger at the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder; here's what we actually know.

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13:52

Skeptoid #523: How Do Homing Pigeons Navigate?

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2016/06/14

The latest and greatest research reveals that we still have no clue how birds accomplish this amazing feat.

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12:56

Skeptoid #522: Dark Watchers

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2016/06/07

The true origins of the Dark Watchers, said to go all the way back to Chumash Indian stories.

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Skeptoid #521: The New Flat Earthers

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2016/05/31

The reinvented Flat Earth fad is less about geophysics and more about conspiracy mongering.

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Skeptoid #520: Solving the Haunted Hoia-Baciu Forest

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2016/05/24

It is said to be the world's most haunted forest. Here's what we actually find there.

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14:29

Skeptoid #519: Alien Implants

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2016/05/17

Some of those who believe they've been abducted by aliens also think they were left with a souvenir.

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12:59

Skeptoid #518: Listener Feedback: Denial and Aliens

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2016/05/10

Skeptoid answers some feedback sent in by listeners.

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Skeptoid #517: Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef

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2016/05/03

One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans.

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13:46

Skeptoid #516: Demythologizing the Shaolin Monks

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2016/04/26

Just about everything you think you know about the Shaolin Monks was made up for tourists.

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13:06

Skeptoid #515: All About Absinthe

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2016/04/19

This mysterious alcoholic drink is the subject of more urban legends than any other liquor.

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Skeptoid #514: Your Thoughts on Making Skepticism...

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2016/04/12

A proposal for how we can make skeptical programming more attractive to a larger audience.

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13:29

Skeptoid #513: Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the...

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2016/04/05

Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own.

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Skeptoid #512: Decrypting Mother Teresa

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2016/03/29

It's popular to criticize Mother Teresa, but that criticism might be better directed at the real culprit.

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Skeptoid #511: Firestorm in Waco

Skeptoid ·

2016/03/22

The FBI did not deliberately murder the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas.

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Skeptoid #510: Student Questions: Multiple...

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2016/03/15

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.

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Skeptoid #509: Ninjas Unmasked

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2016/03/08

These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were.

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Skeptoid #508: Demythologizing the Knights Templar

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2016/03/01

More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient order's depictions in pop culture.

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Skeptoid #507: No, Hitler Did Not Escape

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2016/02/23

There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina.

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