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Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular urban legends and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Skeptoid is a listener supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Learn more

 

Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent

Episode 963, November 19, 2024

This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.

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Bats and Rabies
Episode 962, November 12, 2024
Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?

The Man from Taured
Episode 961, November 5, 2024
A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed.

I Know What Scares You
Episode 960, October 29, 2024
Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me.

Finding the Black Olmec
Episode 959, October 22, 2024
A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.

The Rock Wall of Texas
Episode 958, October 15, 2024
This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin.

Click Clack Bark: Dogs Who Type
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Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words?

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Episode 956, October 1, 2024
Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.

Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation Tales
Episode 955, September 24, 2024
Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.

15 Sleep Myths
Episode 954, September 17, 2024
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Pet Pheromone Products
Episode 953, September 10, 2024
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.

Finding Slumach's Gold
Episode 952, September 3, 2024
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?

Dying of Excited Delirium
Episode 951, August 27, 2024
Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.

A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host
Episode 950, August 20, 2024
If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.

Hunting the Graveyard of the Elephants
Episode 949, August 13, 2024
Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist?

Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
Episode 948, August 6, 2024
The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.

How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
Episode 947, July 30, 2024
Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.

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Episode 946, July 23, 2024
The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight.

A Sea of Younger Dryas Woo
Episode 945, July 16, 2024
Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization.

Bullibility and the Cult of Wellness
Episode 944, July 9, 2024
Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible.

The Aliens Are Not Coming
Episode 943, July 2, 2024
Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth.

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Episode 942, June 25, 2024
A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.

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How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film.

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