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
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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 #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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim
Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 2
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 1
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape
This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls
Watch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #882: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 3
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #881: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 2
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #880: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 1
The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #879: Alien Octopi
A popular Internet claim asserts that the DNA of the octopus is literally alien in origin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #878: Reining In the Expanding Earth
Although the Expanding Earth may seem like a silly conjecture, it was actually one of the leading geophysical models quite recently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #877: What the Oil Companies Really Knew, Part 2
Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #876: What the Oil Companies Really Knew, Part 1
Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #875: Pop Quiz: St. Patrick's Day
Today's quiz tests whether you've been skeptical of what you think you know about St. Patrick's Day. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #874: The Devil's Tramping Ground
Popular tales claim no plants at all will grow inside this round clearing in North Carolina, said to have been made by the Devil himself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #873: Earthquake Prediction
After every earthquake, there's always someone who claims to have predicted it. Is earthquake prediction possible? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #872: Climate Change Checkup: 2023 Edition
The state of the climate so far... how we're doing, and what do we need to work on the most. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices