Skeptoid

This poltergeist in Columbus Ohio turned out to be, like nearly all such cases, a mischievous teen.

We respond to questions about cryptids asked by listeners to our recent episodes.

We are a story our brain tells itself. And our brains are habitual liars.

The Discovery Channel wants you to think that a giant prehistoric shark may still swim our oceans.

Alcatraz Island is veiled in the fog of myth.

This large riverboat is said to have vanished without a trace on the Mississippi River in 1872.

Griffins, considered absurd mythological beasts today, were actually our first attempt to explain fossils.

The first "full body cast" of an alleged Bigfoot left many experts with a different impression.

Some say fibromyalgia is a real disease, while others question the diagnosis.

How we look at the news is as important as where we get it.

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles panicked a nation with a single broadcast. Or did he?

The audiophile preference for tube amps over solid state is based more on emotion than on science.

Ionithermie is not effective for slimming or cellulite removal -- or, for anything, really.

In 2000, Illinois police chased what has come to be known as the St. Clair Triangle UFO. We found out what it was.

A group of 7 West Virginians looked for a crashed UFO in the hills and ended up getting the fright of their lives.

Masaru Emoto invented a New Age mythology in which water crystals reflect human consciousness.

Legend says that Grigori Rasputin, the "Mad Monk", was hard to kill; but the truth about his life is the real story.

Acupuncture, the safe and effective ancient Chinese medical treatment, turns out to be none of those things.

The clash between the champions of scientific skepticism and supernaturalism.

Frank's ghost box is a radio designed to hear communications from ghosts. Here's how it works (or not).