Skeptoid

The popular known history of Easter Island — that deforestation brought about its demise — is not generally accepted.

This relatively new and not-so-famous cryptid manages to have an outsized pop-culture footprint.

Whether cold reading, warm reading, or hot, there are simple explanations for even the most impressive psychic performances.

The unfortunate false narrative of the Winchester Mystery House obscures a wonderful story of one of California's great women pioneers.

Modern authors say that scientists didn't used to accept the idea of rogue waves. Is that true?

The real cause of washboarding on dirt roads is very different from the traditionally believed reason.

All those fancy-sounding forensic sciences you've come to trust might not be worth very much of your trust after all.

The origin story of some of the government's alleged alien wreckage is a little bit shaky.

Some corrections to errors made in recent shows.

The urban legend that train track gauge descends from Roman war chariots falls apart at every link in the chain.

In which we hear, analyze, and attempt to explain the ghostly personal stories you've sent in.

A controversial mental health framework is also being peddled by unqualified coaches.

An exploration into the chupacabra, and how that word came to be applied to so many unrelated things.

Popular tales of the occult underpinnings of the Nazis are largely modern fiction.

Concrete will remain one of our most important materials for decades — but there's a big problem with it.

20 years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in an effort to reduce addiction, incarceration, and negative health impacts. How has it worked?

Trying to treat pain or cancer by exposing yourself to a radioactive carcinogen provides only risk without the benefit.

After the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, rescuers dug through the rubble for a little girl named Frida Sofia — who never existed.

Conspiracy theories surround the cancellation of this advanced Canadian aircraft from the 1950s.

Some new facts and extra information on six previous episodes.