Skeptoid #963: Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent
This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 19, 2024•15 min•Ep. 963
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Skeptoid #962: Bats and Rabies
Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 12, 2024•14 min•Ep. 962
Report from Death Valley, and the Bermuda Triangle
A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip to the Bermuda Triangle! Reserve your spot now at https://skeptoid.com/events/30285 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 06, 2024•3 min
Skeptoid #961: The Man from Taured
A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 05, 2024•17 min•Ep. 961
Skeptoid #960: I Know What Scares You
Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 29, 2024•15 min•Ep. 960
Skeptoid #959: Finding the Black Olmec
A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 22, 2024•16 min•Ep. 959
Skeptoid #958: The Rock Wall of Texas
This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 15, 2024•15 min•Ep. 958
It's Skeptoid's 18th Birthday!
It's Skeptoid's 18th birthday! Won't you help us celebrate by giving us a little birthday present? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 11, 2024•2 min
Skeptoid #957: Dogs Who Type
Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 08, 2024•14 min•Ep. 957
Skeptoid #956: 18 for 18
Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 01, 2024•20 min•Ep. 956
Skeptoid #955: Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation Tales
Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 24, 2024•21 min•Ep. 955
Skeptoid #954: 15 Sleep Myths
15 popular myths about sleeping, debunked. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 17, 2024•16 min•Ep. 954
Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024
Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 11, 2024•2 min
Skeptoid #953: Pet Pheromone Products
Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 10, 2024•16 min•Ep. 953
Skeptoid #952: Finding Slumach's Gold
Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 03, 2024•16 min•Ep. 952
Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited Delirium
Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 27, 2024•17 min•Ep. 951
Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host
If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 20, 2024•7 min•Ep. 950
Skeptoid #949: Hunting the Graveyard of the Elephants
Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 13, 2024•15 min•Ep. 949
Skeptoid #948: Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 06, 2024•14 min•Ep. 948
Skeptoid #947: How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 30, 2024•17 min•Ep. 947
Skeptoid #946: Strange but True Stories from Space
The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 23, 2024•19 min•Ep. 946
Skeptoid #945: A Sea of Younger Dryas Woo
Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 16, 2024•16 min•Ep. 945
Skeptoid #944: Bullibility and the Cult of Wellness
Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 09, 2024•16 min•Ep. 944
Skeptoid #943: The Aliens Are Not Coming
Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 02, 2024•15 min•Ep. 943
Death Valley for Students
Skeptoid's Death Valley Adventure is holding 5 tickets for students and active duty military. To apply to get one, visit skeptoid.com/deathvalley Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 25, 2024•1 min
Skeptoid #942: What the Movies Always Get Wrong
A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 25, 2024•15 min•Ep. 942
Skeptoid #941: Docu Dangers: Why Science Documentaries Usually Suck
How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 18, 2024•16 min•Ep. 941
Skeptoid #940: The Stephenville Lights
This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 11, 2024•16 min•Ep. 940
Skeptoid #939: A Visit to Lemuria
The true history of a mythical place. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 04, 2024•17 min•Ep. 939
Skeptoid #938: Vampire Facials
This procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 28, 2024•16 min•Ep. 938
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