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
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Skeptoid #816: The Dark Side of Polyvagal Theory
25/01/2022 Duración: 15minA controversial mental health framework is also being peddled by unqualified coaches.
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Skeptoid #815: On the Trail of the Chupacabra
18/01/2022 Duración: 15minAn exploration into the chupacabra, and how that word came to be applied to so many unrelated things.
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Skeptoid #814: Nazis and the Occult
11/01/2022 Duración: 15minPopular tales of the occult underpinnings of the Nazis are largely modern fiction.
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Skeptoid #813: Why You Need to Care About Concrete
04/01/2022 Duración: 14minConcrete will remain one of our most important materials for decades — but there's a big problem with it.
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Skeptoid #812: 20 Years of Data from Portugal: Drug Decriminalization
28/12/2021 Duración: 14min20 years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in an effort to reduce addiction, incarceration, and negative health impacts. How has it worked?
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Skeptoid #811: Radon Therapy
21/12/2021 Duración: 14minTrying to treat pain or cancer by exposing yourself to a radioactive carcinogen provides only risk without the benefit.
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Skeptoid #810: Frida Sofia, the Victim Who Wasn't
14/12/2021 Duración: 14minAfter the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, rescuers dug through the rubble for a little girl named Frida Sofia — who never existed.
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Skeptoid #809: The Avro Arrow Conspiracies
07/12/2021 Duración: 16minConspiracy theories surround the cancellation of this advanced Canadian aircraft from the 1950s.
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Skeptoid #808: Followups and Extras
30/11/2021 Duración: 14minSome new facts and extra information on six previous episodes.
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Skeptoid #807: Huna: New Age on an Island
23/11/2021 Duración: 14minHuna blends generic New Age spiritualism with a concocted version of Hawaiian tradition.
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Skeptoid #806: Environmental Microplastics
16/11/2021 Duración: 14minThis manmade debris permeates our bodies and our planet, but what's the harm?
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Skeptoid #805: The Cottingley Fairies: Analysis of a Famous Hoax
09/11/2021 Duración: 14minThe true and weird history of the two girls who fooled the world with their fairy photographs in 1917.
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Skeptoid #804: Unmasking the Old Stinker: The Hull Werewolf
02/11/2021 Duración: 14minThis modern sighting of a strange beast is claimed to have been a resurgence of a legendary medieval monster.
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Skeptoid #803: What Really Happened at Tunguska
26/10/2021 Duración: 15minThe true cause of one of history's most violent cataclysms remains a mystery... to a degree.
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Skeptoid #802: Pop Quiz: 15 for 15
19/10/2021 Duración: 16minIt's 15 trivia questions from 15 Skeptoid episodes, to celebrate our 15th anniversary!
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Skeptoid #801: Probiotics Fact and Fiction
12/10/2021 Duración: 14minSome people promote probiotics as a miracle cure for just about anything. What can they really do?
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Skeptoid #800: To the Stars
05/10/2021 Duración: 10minA strange radio broadcast from a very unique group of VIPs being whisked away on a UFO.
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Skeptoid #799: On the Authorship of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
28/09/2021 Duración: 14minThe most famous organ work in history has a surprising mystery -- we're not really sure who composed it!
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Skeptoid #798: Tracking the Wild Big Cats of Britain
21/09/2021 Duración: 13minA close look at the tales of large black predatory cats stalking Britain for centuries.
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Skeptoid #797: Why You Need to Care About Methane
14/09/2021 Duración: 14minWe focus a lot on carbon dioxide when talking about climate change. Should we be talking more about methane?