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 #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?
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Skeptoid #796: 9/11 Truthers, 20 Years Later
07/09/2021 Duración: 13min20 years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the conspiracy theories are still thriving -- just as we should expect.
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Skeptoid #795: What Made the Shroud of Turin Immortal
31/08/2021 Duración: 13minA close look at what true science and true history can tell us about this most sacred Catholic relic.
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Skeptoid #794: Why You Needn't Worry About the Missing 411
24/08/2021 Duración: 14minA popular conspiracy theory claims that lots of people disappear under unexplainable circumstances in America's national parks.
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Skeptoid #793: Your Turn Yet Again
17/08/2021 Duración: 13minSkeptoid gives our take on some spooky experiences sent in by listeners.
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Skeptoid #792: Your Turn Again
10/08/2021 Duración: 12minIn which I take a shot at trying to explain some of the weirdest stories sent in by listeners.
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Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft
03/08/2021 Duración: 14minIf you need to find ground water, ask a hydrologist, not an occult magician.
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Skeptoid #790: Is the Existence of Billionaires Inherently Harmful?
27/07/2021 Duración: 14minPop culture tells us that the existence of billionaires is harmful to the economy. Is that so?
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Skeptoid #789: All About Clearcutting
20/07/2021 Duración: 14minIs clearcutting of forests for logging a public nuisance or a public benefit?
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Skeptoid #788: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 2
13/07/2021 Duración: 13minAn unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously.