Skeptoid

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Sinopsis

Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular myths and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Free subscribers get the most recent 50 episodes, premium subscribers (skeptoid.com) can access the full archive, all ad-free.

Episodios

  • Skeptoid #816: The Dark Side of Polyvagal Theory

    25/01/2022 Duración: 15min

    A controversial mental health framework is also being peddled by unqualified coaches.

  • Skeptoid #815: On the Trail of the Chupacabra

    18/01/2022 Duración: 15min

    An exploration into the chupacabra, and how that word came to be applied to so many unrelated things.

  • Skeptoid #814: Nazis and the Occult

    11/01/2022 Duración: 15min

    Popular tales of the occult underpinnings of the Nazis are largely modern fiction.

  • Skeptoid #813: Why You Need to Care About Concrete

    04/01/2022 Duración: 14min

    Concrete will remain one of our most important materials for decades — but there's a big problem with it.

  • Skeptoid #812: 20 Years of Data from Portugal: Drug Decriminalization

    28/12/2021 Duración: 14min

    20 years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in an effort to reduce addiction, incarceration, and negative health impacts. How has it worked?

  • Skeptoid #811: Radon Therapy

    21/12/2021 Duración: 14min

    Trying to treat pain or cancer by exposing yourself to a radioactive carcinogen provides only risk without the benefit.

  • Skeptoid #810: Frida Sofia, the Victim Who Wasn't

    14/12/2021 Duración: 14min

    After the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, rescuers dug through the rubble for a little girl named Frida Sofia — who never existed.

  • Skeptoid #809: The Avro Arrow Conspiracies

    07/12/2021 Duración: 16min

    Conspiracy theories surround the cancellation of this advanced Canadian aircraft from the 1950s.

  • Skeptoid #808: Followups and Extras

    30/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    Some new facts and extra information on six previous episodes.

  • Skeptoid #807: Huna: New Age on an Island

    23/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    Huna blends generic New Age spiritualism with a concocted version of Hawaiian tradition.

  • Skeptoid #806: Environmental Microplastics

    16/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    This manmade debris permeates our bodies and our planet, but what's the harm?

  • Skeptoid #805: The Cottingley Fairies: Analysis of a Famous Hoax

    09/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    The true and weird history of the two girls who fooled the world with their fairy photographs in 1917.

  • Skeptoid #804: Unmasking the Old Stinker: The Hull Werewolf

    02/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    This modern sighting of a strange beast is claimed to have been a resurgence of a legendary medieval monster.

  • Skeptoid #803: What Really Happened at Tunguska

    26/10/2021 Duración: 15min

    The true cause of one of history's most violent cataclysms remains a mystery... to a degree.

  • Skeptoid #802: Pop Quiz: 15 for 15

    19/10/2021 Duración: 16min

    It's 15 trivia questions from 15 Skeptoid episodes, to celebrate our 15th anniversary!

  • Skeptoid #801: Probiotics Fact and Fiction

    12/10/2021 Duración: 14min

    Some people promote probiotics as a miracle cure for just about anything. What can they really do?

  • Skeptoid #800: To the Stars

    05/10/2021 Duración: 10min

    A strange radio broadcast from a very unique group of VIPs being whisked away on a UFO.

  • Skeptoid #799: On the Authorship of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

    28/09/2021 Duración: 14min

    The most famous organ work in history has a surprising mystery -- we're not really sure who composed it!

  • Skeptoid #798: Tracking the Wild Big Cats of Britain

    21/09/2021 Duración: 13min

    A close look at the tales of large black predatory cats stalking Britain for centuries.

  • Skeptoid #797: Why You Need to Care About Methane

    14/09/2021 Duración: 14min

    We focus a lot on carbon dioxide when talking about climate change. Should we be talking more about methane?

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