Skeptoid #696: History's Smallest Underground War
The public's zeal for sensationalism over facts can sometimes have deadly consequences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 08, 2019•13 min•Ep. 696
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Skeptoid #695: Fighting Global Warming with Economics
There's always been an easy solution to global warming on the table, and it won't hurt the economy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 01, 2019•14 min•Ep. 695
Skeptoid #694: Playing Error Guitar
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes caught by you amazing listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 24, 2019•15 min•Ep. 694
Skeptoid #693: The Age of the Sphinx
Popular TV shows try to persuade us that Egypt's Great Sphinx is far older than archaeology tells us. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 17, 2019•15 min•Ep. 693
Skeptoid #692: Thirteen: The Private History of a Curse
The number 13 may have more relevance in your life than you suspect. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 10, 2019•14 min•Ep. 692
Skeptoid #691: FLICC: 5 Techniques of Science Denial
One popular rubric for identifying the common techniques used by science deniers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 03, 2019•16 min•Ep. 691
Skeptoid #690: Video Games and Violence
Data does not support the popular belief that video games promote violent behavior. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 27, 2019•14 min•Ep. 690
Skeptoid #689: The Bili Ape of the Congo
The facts behind the legend of a mysterious giant ape, said by some to be a chimp-gorilla hybrid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 20, 2019•14 min•Ep. 689
Skeptoid #688: Your Phavorite Phollowups
Updates and newer information to some of the conclusions in your favorite Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 13, 2019•14 min•Ep. 688
Skeptoid #687: No, Electric Cars Don't Pollute More
Popularly shared articles claim electric cars produce more greenhouses gases than internal combustion cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 06, 2019•14 min•Ep. 687
Skeptoid #686: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 2
I give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 30, 2019•14 min•Ep. 686
Skeptoid #685: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 1
I take a shot at critical analysis of your weirdest experiences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 23, 2019•14 min•Ep. 685
Skeptoid #684: Starlite, the Magical Mystery Material
The real reasons for the disappearance of this amateur material said to be able to withstand even a nuclear blast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 16, 2019•16 min•Ep. 684
Skeptoid #683: Prehistoric Supersonic Monster Tides
A geophysical look at the idea that Earth's early history had enormous destructive tides. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 09, 2019•16 min•Ep. 683
Skeptoid #682: Mexico's Zone of Silence
Legend has it that radios and compasses will not work in this remote Mexican desert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 02, 2019•15 min•Ep. 682
Skeptoid #681: Alien Visitation and Kecksburg
We can often get a good sense of a UFO story's accuracy even without researching all the details. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 25, 2019•15 min•Ep. 681
Skeptoid #680: The True Fate of the Amber Room
State-sponsored disinformation continues to drive treasure hunters who seek the legendary Amber Room. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 18, 2019•15 min•Ep. 680
Skeptoid #679: The Greenbrier Ghost
A skeptical look at the time a ghost's testimony resulted in a murder conviction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 11, 2019•14 min•Ep. 679
Skeptoid #678: What the Feedback
More updates and additional information for some recent Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 04, 2019•15 min•Ep. 678
Skeptoid #677: 5G: Upgrade or Uncertainty?
An examination of the claims that 5G cell phone data service is potentially harmful to life. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 28, 2019•15 min•Ep. 677
Skeptoid #676: Glyphosate and Behavioral Economics
How misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 21, 2019•14 min•Ep. 676
Skeptoid #675: Valiant Thor: Your Friendly Pentagon Alien
Some believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 14, 2019•15 min•Ep. 675
Skeptoid #674: Student Questions: Drinking Urine and Studying to Music
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 07, 2019•13 min•Ep. 674
Skeptoid #673: Yamashita's Gold
The facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 30, 2019•15 min•Ep. 673
Skeptoid #672: Refeeding Syndrome and Sudden Death
Can starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 23, 2019•14 min•Ep. 672
Skeptoid #671: China, Imported Recyclables, and Ocean Plastic
Addressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 16, 2019•15 min•Ep. 671
Skeptoid #670: Wrong Does Not Cease to be Wrong
The 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 09, 2019•14 min•Ep. 670
Skeptoid #669: Pop Quiz: History and Pseudohistory
Test your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 02, 2019•17 min•Ep. 669
Skeptoid #668: A Science Based Ghost Hunting Toolkit
How a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 26, 2019•14 min•Ep. 668
Skeptoid #667: All About Atlantis
For centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 19, 2019•15 min•Ep. 667