Skeptoid

Some believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years.

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.

The facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines.

Can starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food?

Addressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic.

The 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it.

Test your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims.

How a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science.

For centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island.

A review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man.

The nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises.

It's the latest fad diet, and people are trying it for just about any benefit you can think of.

Test your knowledge of popular urban legends, and the science underlying them.

The surprising history of how medical science's greatest success has become vilified by so many people.

Myth and mystery surrounds the sisters said to have founded the modern spiritualism industry.

A handful of updates to past Skeptoid episodes... eyebrow raising to say the least.

It's proven the CIA tried to assassinate Castro, but the number of claimed attempts differs wildly.

An urban legend tells of a group of scientists who successfully escaped into another dimension.

The surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati.

We compare vocalizations attributed to Bigfoot with the sounds of real animals known to be in the area.