Skeptoid Adventures: Death Valley 2024
Come join the Skeptoid Adventures trip for 2024, a journey of exploration in Death Valley! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 02, 2024•4 min
Skeptoid
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.
Episodes
Skeptoid #934: Decoding the Kensington Runestone
The story goes that this stone covered with Viking runes was found in a Minnesota field in 1898. Its true history is much more interesting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 30, 2024•16 min•Ep. 934
Snazzy New Store Items
Get the snazzy new Skeptoid Hydro Flask tumbler or radical new Skeptoid coffee mug. Both are engraved so they’ll never fade. Now available at the Skeptoid store at Skeptoid.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 26, 2024•54 sec
Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab Leak
Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 23, 2024•20 min•Ep. 933
Skeptoid #932: Is Recycling for Real?
A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 16, 2024•15 min•Ep. 932
Skeptoid #931: Error Erasure Extravaganza
It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 09, 2024•14 min•Ep. 931
Skeptoid #930: Dr. Crow and the Melon Heads
Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 02, 2024•14 min•Ep. 930
Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945
The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 26, 2024•20 min•Ep. 929
Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain
This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 19, 2024•16 min•Ep. 928
Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3
Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 12, 2024•18 min•Ep. 927
Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 05, 2024•16 min•Ep. 926
Skeptoid #925: The Conspirituality of Enneagrams
Can everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 27, 2024•17 min•Ep. 925
Skeptoid #924: Foo Fighters
What were these early UFOs that chased and harried World War II fighter pilots? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 20, 2024•17 min•Ep. 924
Skeptoid #923: The Voodoo Ax Murders
Were two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 13, 2024•15 min•Ep. 923
Skeptoid #922: Testing Alcubierre's Warp Drive
Proponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 06, 2024•15 min•Ep. 922
Institutional Partners for Our New Show
Skeptoid is looking for institutional partners and/or title sponsors for a proposed video series. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 02, 2024•1 min
Skeptoid #921: Reconsidering the Seveso Dioxin Disaster
Was this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 30, 2024•15 min•Ep. 921
Skeptoid #920: The Headless Goats of the Chattahoochee
The carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 23, 2024•16 min•Ep. 920
Skeptoid #919: Looking Back on the Chronovisor
A Benedictine monk is said to have built a device allowing him to see and hear historical events. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 16, 2024•15 min•Ep. 919
Skeptoid #918: Martin Luther King Jr. Myths
We break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 09, 2024•15 min•Ep. 918
Skeptoid #917: DDT, 13 Years Later
A failure mode analysis of my most-hated episode ever: #230 on the use of DDT to fight malaria. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 02, 2024•16 min•Ep. 917
Skeptoid #916: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 2
Skeptoid rapid fires a bunch of mini-episodes in answer to your questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 26, 2023•17 min•Ep. 916
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
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
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android
Open in Metacast