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 #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?

  • Skeptoid #796: 9/11 Truthers, 20 Years Later

    07/09/2021 Duración: 13min

    20 years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the conspiracy theories are still thriving -- just as we should expect.

  • Skeptoid #795: What Made the Shroud of Turin Immortal

    31/08/2021 Duración: 13min

    A close look at what true science and true history can tell us about this most sacred Catholic relic.

  • Skeptoid #794: Why You Needn't Worry About the Missing 411

    24/08/2021 Duración: 14min

    A popular conspiracy theory claims that lots of people disappear under unexplainable circumstances in America's national parks.

  • Skeptoid #793: Your Turn Yet Again

    17/08/2021 Duración: 13min

    Skeptoid gives our take on some spooky experiences sent in by listeners.

  • Skeptoid #792: Your Turn Again

    10/08/2021 Duración: 12min

    In which I take a shot at trying to explain some of the weirdest stories sent in by listeners.

  • Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft

    03/08/2021 Duración: 14min

    If you need to find ground water, ask a hydrologist, not an occult magician.

  • Skeptoid #790: Is the Existence of Billionaires Inherently Harmful?

    27/07/2021 Duración: 14min

    Pop culture tells us that the existence of billionaires is harmful to the economy. Is that so?

  • Skeptoid #789: All About Clearcutting

    20/07/2021 Duración: 14min

    Is clearcutting of forests for logging a public nuisance or a public benefit?

  • Skeptoid #788: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 2

    13/07/2021 Duración: 13min

    An unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously.

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