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.
Sellers of new-age water treatment products charge outrageous prices for a product with zero plausibility. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Guess whether these popular characters from history were real or fictional. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The facts behind the story that a heavenly host saved a small group of British from a large German force in WWI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid answers another round of questions submitted by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hard to believe, but it wasn't space aliens that caused blinking lights in Rendlesham Forest in 1980. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptics and believers both tend to accuse each other of closed-mindedness in their thinking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Wealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
If they're offering extraterrestrial real estate or star-naming rights for sale, chances are it's a ripoff. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This mysterious treasure pit on a Nova Scotia island has a fascinating natural explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The artificial sweetener aspartame is falsely accused of being the cause of nearly every disease. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We turn our skeptical eye on claims of incorruptibility - bodies that do not decay after death. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A critical look at the pseudoscientific antics of some of today's celebrities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A critical look at the original UFO abduction story, that so many people take for granted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
More fun from the inbox, responding to listener feedback. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A close look at HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, and the claim that it's a superweapon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
No, Nikola Tesla did not design a superweapon capable of vaporizing whole parts of the earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new Young Earth Fundamentalist online encyclopedia rears its ugly head. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid answers some more questions from students. Send yours in today! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An exploration of the best way to evaluate an old, unsubstantiated folk legend like The Bell Witch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
There is neither evidence nor plausible hypothetical foundation for cell phone signals to be at all dangerous. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Being known as a skeptic is not necessarily good for your social life. Here's how to overcome the difficulties. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A pair of young Italian brothers probably didn't uncover evidence of Soviet cosmonauts dying in space. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For the first time ever, the active ingredients in homeopathic preparations are revealed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Despite the popular fearmongering, GMO technologies promise a boon to agriculture and humanity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Misinformation and fantasy surrounds the popular Tibet notions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The pope canonized them, but these three children didn't actually predict anything in 1917. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
