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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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Oh no! Another pop quiz. Take the challenge: 9 questions about space. Think you can get them all?
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A century-old hoax takes wing again, proof that good stories never stay buried.
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If ghosts don't exist, then how do we account for all the ghost experiences that people have every day?
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Mediterranean archaeologist Dr. Flint Dibble will be our resident expert on the real history (and the fake history) at our ports of call when Skeptoid Adventures sails from Málaga, Spain to Nice, France this April. He is perhaps best known for his 2024 destruction of pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience.
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The myths and misconceptions surrounding blood donation and why you might consider donating.Links to resources from Bloodworks Northwest:Blood Donation Need to KnowEligibility GuidelinesEligibility Checker
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The history and pseudohistory of this infamous and ubiquitous obscene gesture.
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From fireplace to folklore, how the Yule log got its fake pagan backstory.
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This device claims to be able to dramatically improve the efficiency and emissions of any internal combustion engine.
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An exploration of all the scientific possibilities by which ghosts might actually exist in this universe.
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It should have been impossible for the CIA's Glomar Explorer to obtain the ship's bell from the K-129 submarine... but they did. How?
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A roundup of evidence supporting the use of radiocarbon dating to assess the age of organic matter from 500 to 55,000 years old.
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1Stories claim that this region of Alaska is home to a huge number of unexplained disappearances.
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Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002?
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A conspiracy theory claims the Hollywood and Deep State elitists have a magical bed that allows them to remain forever young and healthy.
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Is the Rake mere creepypasta, or do more recent events prove it to be a real creature?
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When ordinary deer turn grotesque, Appalachia’s forests whisper of the Not-Deer — unnatural predators lurking somewhere between folklore and nightmare.
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A pop quiz of trivia from the previous 19 years of Skeptoid shows! Can you beat the masters?
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The actual wayfinding methods used by the ancient Polynesians to navigate between islands and settle the entire Pacific Ocean.
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Skeptoid Adventures will set sail on the world's largest sailing vessel, the SV Royal Clipper, from Malaga, Spain, to Nice, France this April. We'll have a mini-conference aboard and we'll stop at amazing ports of call -- all while on the coolest full-rigged sailing ship you've ever seen. Take a look at skeptoid.com/adventures. Please note: This ship often sells out by the end of October, so reserve your cabin soon. All deposits are fully refundable.
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Nearly as much mythology as science surrounds the wayfinding techniques used by early Polynesians to navigate the South Pacific.
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This would be a great recommendation for teachers if not for that final plug about the premium content. Was that really necessary to include?
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome are not well known and documented. Where did that statement come from?
Til feudal china was capitalist. This show is general great, but i stg the american libertarian brain rot is hard to hear. Maoist China (Svoiet Russia for that matter) were never communist, anymore than North Korea is a democratic republic. Besides that, having a commodity market isn't capitalism, pre-maoist china was feudalist. Maoist China was State Capitalist (fascism using communist terms for spin) and remains so to this day.
The next decade of Republican fascism makes this seem really optimistic in hindsight lol
I can't believe you're asserting that the "Toxic Lady" was definitely mass hysteria. There were many experienced nurses who were affected.
I thought Pope Lick Bridge was in Vatican City
... you read that wrong (so did I)
Fabulous podcast. Short,sweet & to the point. With so much disinformation circulating these days we need people like this more than ever.
Can't find it anywhere to watch it.
They believe in 'chi' but note in moon chi's. 😤
This episode was unexpectedly funny, lol.
The Kitty Genovese story has been wildly exaggerated as well. There's a very good episode de You're Wrong About that goes back on that event.
Reminds me of a friend. We were in the black rock desert in Nevada. At night every light in the sky was a UFO. I would point out that they were planes landing in Reno. Finally be pointed up directly overhead, okay what's that? A satellite. I guess we all believe what we want to believe.
I used this technique with jelly beans in a jar. I won and was only a few beans off!
is there any other skeptoid episodes or website posts how about other alleged miracles? specifically famous Catholic ones like Lourdes and Fatima
what? That doesn't even make sense. I have a friend at work that firmly believes that this site was built by aliens.
I should add that in Hindu traditions, the 12th day after a birth of a baby is a day of celebration of the birth. While the 13th day after a death is certain important occasion regarding the death. So "12th day" and "13th day" have their own denoting.
This one is now one of my favorite Skeptoid episodes.