Skeptoid #858: Resignation Syndrome
In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 15, 2022•15 min•Ep. 858
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Skeptoid #857: On the Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol
Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 08, 2022•14 min•Ep. 857
Skeptoid #856: A Cavalcade of Corrections
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 856
Skeptoid #855: Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones
Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 25, 2022•16 min•Ep. 855
Skeptoid #854: The Day Science Was Overthrown
A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 18, 2022•15 min•Ep. 854
Skeptoid #853: Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO
This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 11, 2022•14 min•Ep. 853
Skeptoid #852: Electric Cars and the Power Grid
Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 04, 2022•15 min•Ep. 852
Skeptoid #851: How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You
Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 27, 2022•15 min•Ep. 851
Skeptoid #850: Ode to the Nightcrawler
Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 20, 2022•7 min•Ep. 850
Skeptoid #849: Who Really Killed the Electric Car?
Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 13, 2022•16 min•Ep. 849
Skeptoid #848: On the Trail of Papillon
How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 06, 2022•13 min•Ep. 848
Skeptoid #847: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 2
Some more of the episodes where I went in with one idea, and came out with another. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 30, 2022•14 min•Ep. 847
Skeptoid #846: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 1
Some of the episodes where I went in expecting one thing, but found something different. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 23, 2022•14 min•Ep. 846
Skeptoid #845: Seeking the Soviet Battle Mole
The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 16, 2022•15 min•Ep. 845
Skeptoid #844: What They're Saying About Electric Cars Now
The arguments made by electric car haters no longer hold up. Time to upgrade. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 09, 2022•15 min•Ep. 844
Skeptoid #843: Pop Quiz: Religious Symbolism
How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 02, 2022•17 min•Ep. 843
Skeptoid #842: The Day the UFO Deactivated the Nukes
It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 26, 2022•16 min•Ep. 842
Skeptoid #841: Feeling Out the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor
The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 19, 2022•14 min•Ep. 841
The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See
Join me in producing this important feature documentary film on the modern UFO phenomenon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 14, 2022•3 min
Skeptoid #840: What Sank the Lusitania?
Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 12, 2022•16 min•Ep. 840
Skeptoid #839: Decoding the Carolina Bays
Some say these oval depressions all along the US east coast are craters from an ancient meteor bombardment. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 839
Skeptoid Is Hiring a Developer
Skeptoid is hiring a web developer. For complete details, see skeptoid.org/jobs Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 30, 2022•1 min
Skeptoid #838: The Chilean Navy UFO
Amateur Internet researchers figured out in 5 days what the Chilean government UFO group couldn't in two years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 28, 2022•16 min•Ep. 838
Skeptoid #837: Falling Fish Followup
Some feedback and followups to a raft of previous Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 21, 2022•15 min•Ep. 837
Skeptoid #836: Can You Tell if I'm Lying?
Can watching body language really tell you when someone is lying? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 14, 2022•14 min•Ep. 836
Skeptoid #835: False Flag Attack? The USS Liberty
Officially, Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty was accidental friendly fire; but many claim it was a deliberate conspiracy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 07, 2022•17 min•Ep. 835
Skeptoid #834: The Haunting of the Stanley Hotel
Colorado's Stanley Hotel is famous not only for its association with The Shining, but also for ghosts of its own. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 31, 2022•16 min•Ep. 834
Skeptoid #833: The Secrets of the Integratron
This white dome in the California desert may house the secrets of the universe, or nothing more than delusions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 24, 2022•16 min•Ep. 833
Science Friction now available on streaming
Skeptoid Media's first full-length feature documentary movie, Science Friction, is now available to stream on Prime Video. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 18, 2022•3 min
Skeptoid #832: What Greek Fire Really Was
This ancient weapon of terror struck fear throughout the ancient world, and stokes a number of mysteries today. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 17, 2022•14 min•Ep. 832
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