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Skeptoid

Brian Dunning•skeptoid.com
Science
Social Sciences

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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Episodes

Skeptoid #250: The History of Knowledge

A trip through the centuries to see how human knowledge is reflected through music. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 22, 2011•12 min•Ep. 250

Skeptoid #248: The Exorcism of Anneliese

Exorcisms are a brutal torture ritual with no hope of actually helping a person who believes themselves possessed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 08, 2011•14 min•Ep. 248

Skeptoid #247: The Miracle of Calanda

This famous story of God once healing an amputee falls apart under historical scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 01, 2011•12 min•Ep. 247

Skeptoid #242: Scientology

The real facts behind the most notorious religion on Earth and its space opera backstory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 25, 2011•14 min•Ep. 242

Skeptoid #241: The Alien Buried in Texas

Some believe a space alien is buried in a rural cemetery in Aurora, Texas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 18, 2011•12 min•Ep. 241

Skeptoid #240: Mystery Spots

Various "gravitational anomalies" around the world have fascinating real science behind them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 11, 2011•12 min•Ep. 240

Skeptoid #239: Gluten Free Diets

Gluten free diets provide no benefits at all for healthy people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 04, 2011•12 min•Ep. 239

Skeptoid #238: More Hollywood Myths

Was John Wayne's cancer death caused by filming downwind of the Nevada Test Site? ...and other Hollywood rumors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 28, 2010•12 min•Ep. 238

Skeptoid #237: Hollywood Myths

Skeptoid looks into some of the classic Hollywood legends that you've always believed are true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 21, 2010•12 min•Ep. 237

Skeptoid #236: Whales and Sonar

Navy sonar is claimed to be lethal to whales, but the latest research tells a very different story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 14, 2010•14 min•Ep. 236

Skeptoid #235: IQ Testing

IQ tests are fundamentally flawed, hopelessly inconsistent, and almost completely useless. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 07, 2010•14 min•Ep. 235

Skeptoid #234: The South Atlantic Anomaly

This mysterious region in the south Atlantic was not responsible for the crash of Air France flight 447. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 30, 2010•12 min•Ep. 234

Skeptoid #231: The Mystery of STENDEC

We still don't know the significance of this mysterious final transmission of an airliner just before its crash. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 09, 2010•13 min•Ep. 231

Skeptoid #230: DDT: Secret Life of a Pesticide

DDT can be both a killer of birds and a savior against malaria. Rarely is a question as black and white as we'd like. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 02, 2010•14 min•Ep. 230

Skeptoid #229: Speed Reading

Speed reading classes claim to be able to turbocharge your words per minute. Save your money; it doesn't work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 26, 2010•12 min•Ep. 229

Skeptoid #228: My Favorite Things

A few of my favorite moments looking back on 228 Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 19, 2010•12 min•Ep. 228

Skeptoid #226: The Brown Mountain Lights

A ghost light in North Carolina has people scratching their heads, but researchers solved it a century ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 05, 2010•15 min•Ep. 226

Skeptoid #223: The Frog in the Stone

Stories of living frogs being found encased in solid rock have a more interesting (and reality-based) explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 14, 2010•14 min•Ep. 223