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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 #491: 420: The Cannabis Code

Myths and competing claims fog the origin of the term 420, a slang code for marijuana. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 03, 2015•13 min•Ep. 491

Skeptoid #490: Deconstructing the Tasaday Tribe

Some say this tribe of "gentle savages", discovered in 1971, was just a hoax. The truth isn't quite so simple. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 27, 2015•14 min•Ep. 490

Skeptoid #488: Who Was Charles Fort?

This enigmatic author of the strange continues to confound. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 13, 2015•13 min•Ep. 488

Skeptoid #486: The Flying Saucer Menace

The true, interwoven history of flying saucers in American folklore. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 29, 2015•13 min•Ep. 486

Skeptoid #485: Holocaust Denial

Why some people think the Holocaust never happened, and what to do about it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 22, 2015•14 min•Ep. 485

Skeptoid #483: Unsung Women of Science

These important scientists are virtually unknown. Let's see if we can fix that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 08, 2015•14 min•Ep. 483

Skeptoid #482: Franklin's Cannibals

The fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Expedition gives a valuable lesson in types of evidence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 01, 2015•13 min•Ep. 482

Skeptoid #481: Captain Kidd's Treasure

Think you're going to find Captain Kidd's buried treasure on the US east coast? Think again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 25, 2015•13 min•Ep. 481

Skeptoid #480: The Nazi of Nanking

This most unlikely of guardian angels saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 18, 2015•15 min•Ep. 480

Skeptoid #479: Chemicals

Chemicals are deadly, delicious, essential and basically, everything. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 11, 2015•15 min•Ep. 479

Skeptoid #478: Listener Feedback: Natural History

Today we're going to answer questions sent in by listeners pertaining to episodes having to do with our natural world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 04, 2015•12 min•Ep. 478

Skeptoid #477: Wag the Dogman

They say that a half-canine cryptid stalks the woods of Northern Michigan. Are they right? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 28, 2015•14 min•Ep. 477

Skeptoid #474: Solfeggio Frequencies

Certain specific sonic frequencies are not the key to love, intuition, or spiritual order. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 07, 2015•14 min•Ep. 474

Skeptoid #473: The Loveland Frog

A series of sightings of a frog-like humanoid in the suburb of Loveland, Ohio prompts an enduring folkloric legend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 30, 2015•15 min•Ep. 473

Skeptoid #471: Male Circumcision

Infant male circumcision remains common in the United States. Today we look at the reasons and the implications. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 16, 2015•17 min•Ep. 471

Skeptoid #470: Marijuana

In the last 50 years, marijuana has gone from menace to medicine. Which is it? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 09, 2015•15 min•Ep. 470

Skeptoid #469: Jade Helm 15

Conspiracy theory that a military training exercise is going to lead to martial law. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 02, 2015•15 min•Ep. 469

Skeptoid #468: Listener Feedback: Fads

Brian responds to some listener feedback concerning the topic of fads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 26, 2015•13 min•Ep. 468

Skeptoid #467: Baby Myths

A look at some common myths about babies and children. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 19, 2015•17 min•Ep. 467

Skeptoid #466: 5 Answers for Creationists

Creationists have presented 5 questions they don't think 'evolutionists' can answer. Here are some answers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 12, 2015•14 min•Ep. 466

Skeptoid #465: Agenda 21

A look at the conspiratorial hysteria and sensationalism surrounding the United Nations' Agenda 21. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 05, 2015•14 min•Ep. 465

Skeptoid #464: The Lake Michigan Triangle

There is a region in the Great Lakes where, some say, ships and planes mysteriously disappear. Not so much. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 28, 2015•12 min•Ep. 464

Skeptoid #463: Transgender: Fact or Fiction?

The Internet believes a lot of things about transgender people, but much of it isn't true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 21, 2015•15 min•Ep. 463

Skeptoid #462: Satanic Ritual Abuse

The history of claims that secret Satanic cults are abusing children. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 14, 2015•18 min•Ep. 462