Skeptoid #915: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 1
A year-end Ask Me Anything session to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Skeptoid and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 19, 2023•14 min•Ep. 915
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Say Goodbye to 2023
Help us say goodbye to 2023, Skeptoid style. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 14, 2023•3 min
Skeptoid #914: Stopping Hiccups with Science
Does science have a way to reliably cure the hiccups? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 12, 2023•14 min•Ep. 914
Skeptoid #913: Surviving Brazil's Snake Island
This Brazilian island is said to be too dangerous to visit due to countless venomous snakes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 05, 2023•16 min•Ep. 913
Skeptoid #912: Kambo: Let It Go
Some believe that taking a deadly frog poison confers a vast array of New Age wellness benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 28, 2023•15 min•Ep. 912
Skeptoid #911: How to Escape Nibiru
Some believe this speculative rogue planet is on a collision course with the Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 911
Skeptoid #910: How to Spot Misinformation
Much content online is designed for high engagement, not for accuracy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 14, 2023•15 min•Ep. 910
Skeptoid #909: Fixing Former Fumbles
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in past episodes pointed out by listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 07, 2023•17 min•Ep. 909
Skeptoid #908: Your Creepiest Halloween Stories
Celebrating Halloween with the creepiest ghost stories sent in by you, our listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 31, 2023•15 min•Ep. 908
Skeptoid #907: The Science of the 27 Club
Do lots of famous pop musicians really die at the age of 27, or is there something in science that just makes us think so? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 24, 2023•14 min•Ep. 907
Skeptoid #906: Unraveling the Myth of Nazareth
Did the village of Nazareth exist at the time of Jesus, making it possible for there to have been a Jesus of Nazareth? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 17, 2023•14 min•Ep. 906
Skeptoid #905: Artificial Turf: Poisonous Pitches?
Some claim that artificial turf sports fields emit poisonous chemicals, making them dangerous for children. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 10, 2023•15 min•Ep. 905
Skeptoid #904: Pop quiz: 17 for 17
What better way to celebrate 17 years of the Skeptoid podcast than a 17-question pop quiz! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 904
Skeptoid #903: Tracking California's Monster Salamander
Does a monster salamander the size of Asia's largest live undiscovered in the Pacific Northwest? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 26, 2023•14 min•Ep. 903
Skeptoid Flashmob!
If you're going to be at CSICon 2023, join the Skeptoid Flashmob! skeptoid.com/store Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 25, 2023•2 min
Skeptoid #902: Focusing in on Eye Exercises
Can you really make your eyesight better with a simple series of eye movements and exercises? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 902
Skeptoid #901: The Mystery of the Severed Feet
Severed feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea since 2007. What could be the cause? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 12, 2023•15 min•Ep. 901
Skeptoid #900: Mussolini's Aliens
How an old Italian UFO hoax became proof of alien visitation to the US Congress Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 05, 2023•19 min•Ep. 900
Skeptoid #899: Berberine: Thin Body, or Thin Evidence?
This supplement is claimed by social media influencers to be Nature's Ozempic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 29, 2023•15 min•Ep. 899
Skeptoid #898: Finding the Third Man
Reports from some extreme adventurers say that a benevolent presence sometimes appears to provide comfort. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 22, 2023•16 min•Ep. 898
Skeptoid #897: The Secret of the Norden Bombsight
Pop culture tells us the famous Norden bombsight from World War II was actually terribly inaccurate. Was it? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 15, 2023•14 min•Ep. 897
Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll
This greatest of all imaginable treasures from the Dead Sea Scrolls probably never existed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 08, 2023•17 min•Ep. 896
Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth
Is the world record highest air temperature a solid measurement, or might it be invalid? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 01, 2023•17 min•Ep. 895
Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres
Are these remarkable stones natural, or proof of an ancient advanced civilization? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 25, 2023•15 min•Ep. 894
Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura
Were these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 18, 2023•15 min•Ep. 893
Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas
A look into the origin story of swamp gas as the explanation for UFOs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 11, 2023•15 min•Ep. 892
Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind
A roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 04, 2023•14 min•Ep. 891
Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight
In which I issue yet another round of corrections to past episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 27, 2023•14 min•Ep. 890
Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic
Popular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fiction? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 20, 2023•14 min•Ep. 889
Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari
Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 888
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