Skeptoid #435: The St. Clair Triangle UFO
In 2000, Illinois police chased what has come to be known as the St. Clair Triangle UFO. We found out what it was. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 07, 2014•15 min•Ep. 435
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Skeptoid #434: The Braxton County Monster
A group of 7 West Virginians looked for a crashed UFO in the hills and ended up getting the fright of their lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 30, 2014•12 min•Ep. 434
Skeptoid #433: The Water Woo of Masaru Emoto
Masaru Emoto invented a New Age mythology in which water crystals reflect human consciousness. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 23, 2014•14 min•Ep. 433
Skeptoid #432: The Death of Rasputin
Legend says that Grigori Rasputin, the "Mad Monk", was hard to kill; but the truth about his life is the real story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 16, 2014•13 min•Ep. 432
Skeptoid #431: Acupuncture
Acupuncture, the safe and effective ancient Chinese medical treatment, turns out to be none of those things. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 09, 2014•16 min•Ep. 431
Skeptoid #430: Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The clash between the champions of scientific skepticism and supernaturalism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 02, 2014•14 min•Ep. 430
Skeptoid #429: The Many Voices of Frank's Box
Frank's ghost box is a radio designed to hear communications from ghosts. Here's how it works (or not). Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 26, 2014•14 min•Ep. 429
Skeptoid #428: The Haunted Dybbuk Box
A popular tale tells of a haunted Jewish wine box that brought ill fortune upon its owners... apparently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 19, 2014•12 min•Ep. 428
Skeptoid #427: The Legend of the Flying Dutchman
The real source of the ancient nautical legends of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 12, 2014•13 min•Ep. 427
Skeptoid #426: The Baldoon Mystery
The surprising truth behind Canada's most famous ghost story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 05, 2014•12 min•Ep. 426
Listeners Have Another Say
Skeptoid supporters reveal the reason they decided to join the team. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 01, 2014•5 min
Skeptoid #425: Albinism Facts and Fiction
Even in developed countries, myths persist about people who have albinism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 29, 2014•15 min•Ep. 425
Skeptoid #424: The Santa Barbara Simoom of 1859
Stories of a lethally hot storm wind in Santa Barbara in 1859 persist to this day. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 22, 2014•13 min•Ep. 424
Skeptoid #423: 12 Step Programs
Religious-based twelve step programs are no better at stopping addiction than other programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 15, 2014•13 min•Ep. 423
Skeptoid #422: Lie Detection
Polygraphs are no better than a roll of the dice at determining whether you're lying. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 08, 2014•14 min•Ep. 422
Listeners Have a Say
Giving the Skeptoid listeners a chance to have their say. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 04, 2014•4 min
Skeptoid #421: Student Questions: Internet Tracking and Plasma Cosmology
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 01, 2014•14 min•Ep. 421
Skeptoid #420: Hillary vs. Mallory: The First to Everest
From the evidence we have, it seems clear there's no way Mallory could have beaten Hillary to the summit of Everest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 24, 2014•14 min•Ep. 420
Skeptoid #419: Slacktivism: Raising Awareness
Clicking a "Like" button on a web site is not only useless, it may actually be counterproductive. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 17, 2014•14 min•Ep. 419
Skeptoid #418: Left Brained, Right Brained, or Hare Brained?
Pop psychology tells us we're all either left brain or right brain dominant, a concept with no scientific support. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 10, 2014•13 min•Ep. 418
Skeptoid #417: The Riddle of Flight 19
The 1945 disappearance of five fighter planes in the Bermuda Triangle was real, but hardly how it's portrayed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 03, 2014•13 min•Ep. 417
Skeptoid #416: 5 Conspiracy Theories that Turned Out to Be True... Maybe?
Skeptoid listeners are always asking for conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. Here are the best I found. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 27, 2014•15 min•Ep. 416
Skeptoid #415: In Which I Am the Very Picture of Error Personified
Skeptoid corrects another round of mistakes made in previous episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 20, 2014•13 min•Ep. 415
Skeptoid #414: Killing Princess Diana
Some say the death of Princess Diana in 1997 was actually a murder plotted by her government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 13, 2014•13 min•Ep. 414
Skeptoid #413: 3-7-77: The Montana Vigilance Code
This mysterious code representing vigilante justice has a history steeped in mystery. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 06, 2014•15 min•Ep. 413
Skeptoid #412: Animal Predictors: Psychic, Sensitive, or Silly?
Despite many examples being promoted in the press, animals do not have psychic powers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 29, 2014•14 min•Ep. 412
Skeptoid #411: Your Body's Alleged Energy Fields
There is no such thing as your body's energy field. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 22, 2014•14 min•Ep. 411
Skeptoid #410: The Black Eyed Kids
An urban legend says that children with completely black eyes go around trying to be allowed inside. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 15, 2014•12 min•Ep. 410
Skeptoid #409: Oil Pulling
This New Age alternative health fad is not, in fact, based on ayurveda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 08, 2014•13 min•Ep. 409
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Apr 04, 2014•1 min
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