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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.
Location:
Laguna Niguel, CA
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@briandunning
Language:
English
Website:
http://skeptoid.com/
Email:
brian@skeptoid.com
Episodes
Skeptoid #956: 18 for 18
10/1/2024
Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.
Duration:00:19:50
Skeptoid #955: Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation Tales
9/24/2024
Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.
Duration:00:21:24
Skeptoid #954: 15 Sleep Myths
9/17/2024
15 popular myths about sleeping, debunked.
Duration:00:15:46
Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024
9/11/2024
Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts.
Duration:00:01:46
Skeptoid #953: Pet Pheromone Products
9/10/2024
Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.
Duration:00:16:07
Skeptoid #952: Finding Slumach's Gold
9/3/2024
Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?
Duration:00:15:32
Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited Delirium
8/27/2024
Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.
Duration:00:16:42
Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host
8/20/2024
If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.
Duration:00:06:37
Skeptoid #949: Hunting the Graveyard of the Elephants
8/13/2024
Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist?
Duration:00:15:13
Skeptoid #948: Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
8/6/2024
The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.
Duration:00:14:26
Skeptoid #947: How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
7/30/2024
Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.
Duration:00:17:07
Skeptoid #946: Strange but True Stories from Space
7/23/2024
The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight.
Duration:00:18:37
Skeptoid #945: A Sea of Younger Dryas Woo
7/16/2024
Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization.
Duration:00:16:16
Skeptoid #944: Bullibility and the Cult of Wellness
7/9/2024
Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible.
Duration:00:16:19
Skeptoid #943: The Aliens Are Not Coming
7/2/2024
Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth.
Duration:00:15:29
Death Valley for Students
6/25/2024
Skeptoid's Death Valley Adventure is holding 5 tickets for students and active duty military. To apply to get one, visit skeptoid.com/deathvalley
Duration:00:01:23
Skeptoid #942: What the Movies Always Get Wrong
6/25/2024
A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.
Duration:00:14:47
Skeptoid #941: Docu Dangers: Why Science Documentaries Usually Suck
6/18/2024
How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film.
Duration:00:16:13
Skeptoid #940: The Stephenville Lights
6/11/2024
This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever.
Duration:00:15:50
Skeptoid #939: A Visit to Lemuria
6/4/2024
The true history of a mythical place.
Duration:00:16:50