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Skeptoid #1054: Let Yourself Get Scammed

Aug 18, 202615 min

Skeptoid #1053: Recovered Memory Therapy

Aug 11, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1052: Is CERN Altering Reality?

Aug 4, 202616 min

Skeptoid #1051: The Humble Pie Report

Jul 28, 202615 min

Skeptoid #1050: Does Torture Work?

Jul 21, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1049: The Many Worlds of Reality Shifting

Jul 14, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1048: Are Seed Oils Poisoning Our Food Supply?

Jul 7, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1047: The Pirates of Cozumel

Jun 30, 202616 min

Feed Drop! Tales From Aztlantis and "Remembering the Maya Apocalypse"

Jun 27, 20261h 26m

Skeptoid #1046: The Case of the Impossible Satellites

Jun 23, 202618 min

Skeptoid Adventures Early Bird Special

Jun 20, 20261 min

Skeptoid #1045: Balanced Literacy and the Reading Wars

Jun 16, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1044: Red Light Therapy

Jun 9, 202615 min

Skeptoid #1043: The Men Who Walk Through Walls

Jun 2, 202617 min

Encore! "Finding the Black Olmec"

May 30, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1042: On the Trail of the Rougarou

May 26, 202616 min

Encore! "The Voodoo Ax Murders"

May 23, 202615 min

Skeptoid #1041: Full Moon Myths

May 19, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1040: Food Dyes

May 12, 202617 min

Skeptoid #1039: Chemtrails: Still Haven't Blown Away

May 5, 202618 min

Skeptoid #1038: Project Anchor: Anatomy of a Hoax

Apr 28, 202616 min

Skeptoid #1037: A Skeptic's Guide to Sleepmaxxing

Apr 21, 202617 min

New Skeptoid Movie: Alien Echoes

Apr 17, 20265 min

Skeptoid #1036: The Myth of the Alpha Wolf

Apr 14, 202615 min

Skeptoid #1035: How Disastrous Are Declining Birth Rates?

Apr 7, 202619 min

Ep 1034Skeptoid #1034: The Colorado Martian

The discovery of a Martian sarcophagus in Colorado in 1864: An oddball story, or consistent with the lore of the day? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 31, 202614 min

Ep 1033Skeptoid #1033: Skeptifying BBC's Uncanny

Supplying some much-needed skepticism to an episode of the BBC podcast Uncanny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 24, 202620 min

Ep 1032Skeptoid #1032: Is Germ Theory a Myth?

Even today, some people cling to a pre-scientific belief that germs do not cause disease. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 17, 202617 min

Sailing the Skeptical Seas! New Orleans Escapade! Mysteries of the Maya Cruise!

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Time is running out to grab one of the few remaining cabins for Málaga, Spain to Nice, France on the SV Royal Clipper AND announcing our next adventure to New Orleans followed by the Mysteries of the Maya cruise to the Yucatán Peninsula! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 13, 20262 min

Ep 1031Skeptoid #1031: Unearthing Ancient Advanced Civilizations

An exploration of the validity of the Silurian hypothesis, which posits the existence of a pre-human intelligent race on Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 10, 202617 min

Gentle Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Starts Tomorrow

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As a gentle reminder that you will have an hour of sleep robbed from you tonight, enjoy this episode on Daylight Saving Time Myths from the archives! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 7, 202611 min

Ep 1030Skeptoid #1030: Testing the Rossi E-Cat

This secretive device has been promising to deliver clean, free energy for more than 15 years — but so far nobody's been allowed to examine it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 3, 202615 min

Ep 1029Skeptoid #1029: How to Become a Sovereign Citizen

Is there somewhere on Earth where Sovereign Citizens can actually be free of any nation's laws? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 24, 202615 min

Ep 1028Skeptoid #1028: Manipulative Advertising

Advertising wants your attention, not your soul; and it’s not nearly as good at getting either as you might think. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 17, 202617 min

Ep 1027Skeptoid #1027: Radioactive Relics: The Missing RTGs

Radioactive nuclear generators sit out in the environment, posing a real hazard. They're mostly — but not all — in Russia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 10, 202617 min

Mic'd Up: Brian's Blood Donation Interview

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Brian gets questioned while giving blood. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 6, 202614 min

Ep 1026Skeptoid #1026: Vintage Ceramics: Decorative or Deadly?

How concerned do you truly need to be about vintage ceramicware leaching lead into your food? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 3, 202616 min

Ep 1025Skeptoid #1025: Pop Quiz: Space Quandaries

Oh no! Another pop quiz. Take the challenge: 9 questions about space. Think you can get them all? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 27, 202618 min

Ep 1024Skeptoid #1024: The Van Meter Visitors

A century-old hoax takes wing again, proof that good stories never stay buried. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 20, 202615 min

Ep 1023Skeptoid #1023: What Accounts for Ghost Encounters?

If ghosts don't exist, then how do we account for all the ghost experiences that people have every day? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 13, 202618 min

Dr. Flint Dibble Interview: Our Resident Expert for Málaga to Nice!

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Mediterranean archaeologist Dr. Flint Dibble will be our resident expert on the real history (and the fake history) at our ports of call when Skeptoid Adventures sails from Málaga, Spain to Nice, France this April. He is perhaps best known for his 2024 destruction of pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 7, 202622 min

Ep 1022Skeptoid #1022: Blood Donation Myths

The myths and misconceptions surrounding blood donation and why you might consider donating.Links to resources from Bloodworks Northwest:Blood Donation Need to KnowEligibility GuidelinesEligibility Checker Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 6, 202617 min

Ep 1021Skeptoid #1021: The First Middle Finger

The history and pseudohistory of this infamous and ubiquitous obscene gesture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 30, 202515 min

Ep 1020Skeptoid #1020: Yule Logs

From fireplace to folklore, how the Yule log got its fake pagan backstory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 23, 202516 min

Ep 1019Skeptoid #1019: Testing the Thunderstorm Generator

This device claims to be able to dramatically improve the efficiency and emissions of any internal combustion engine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 16, 202517 min

Ep 1018Skeptoid #1018: Might Ghosts Exist?

An exploration of all the scientific possibilities by which ghosts might actually exist in this universe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 9, 202517 min

Ep 1017Skeptoid #1017: The Bell that Tolls for the K-129

It should have been impossible for the CIA's Glomar Explorer to obtain the ship's bell from the K-129 submarine... but they did. How? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 2, 202518 min

Ep 1016Skeptoid #1016: The Case for Carbon Dating

A roundup of evidence supporting the use of radiocarbon dating to assess the age of organic matter from 500 to 55,000 years old. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 25, 202516 min

Ep 1015Skeptoid #1015: The Alaska Triangle

Stories claim that this region of Alaska is home to a huge number of unexplained disappearances. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 18, 202515 min

Ep 1014Skeptoid #1014: The Giant of Kandahar

Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 11, 202517 min