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Some people can control their dreams and do anything they want in them -- or can they? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid gets some interesting letters from listeners pertaining to radioactive skeletons and lefties. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Although many regard Koko as an ape who used sign language, science tells us that ability probably doesn't exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When we set aside pop food woo, we find that even multiple Big Macs can be part of a healthy daily diet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This rash of UFO sightings over Sweden in 1946 has long been considered to be Soviet missile tests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

These mischievous creatures that sabotage airplanes are claimed by some to be actual physical beings. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We put this ancient system of divination based on numbers to the test. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We try to figure out some of the creepiest stories ever sent in by Skeptoid listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The malfunction said to have doomed this spacecraft may have just been a cover story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This company's annual press releases are intended to frighten you into buying organic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An exploration of the thought experiment that seeks to determine whether we're living in a computer simulation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Pentagon gave $22 million to a very unlikely group of UFO proponents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Listeners write in with extra information that adds a whole new dimension to some past shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We point the skeptical eye at five popular beliefs about alcoholic beverages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Another round of famous names from the past: Can you guess whether each is real or fictional? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A look at those few times when hoaxers came closest to fooling those who knew better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe that oil comes from geological processes rather than from ancient biomass. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Three of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Why no, in fact you should not avoid certain foods to reduce your body's inflammation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Children throughout India are being taught to see while blindfolded... apparently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This boy thought he had lived a past life as a fighter pilot. He had some help getting there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some New Agers believe that you can heal virtually any ailment simply by taking off your shoes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mystery clouds the story of what happened to these three vanished lighthouse keepers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Online articles claiming the first slaves in the Americas were white are fictional and racially motivated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Is it a medical miracle, an environmental disaster, both, or neither? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What the science says on whether we need to change the way we eat crustaceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A murder was said to have been solved by the intervention of the victim's ghost. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This famous Internet photo of Civil War soldiers posing with a pterosaur has a surprising source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A skeptic's guide for organizing the issues raised by Net Neutrality. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There is a much better explanation than sonic weapons for reported attacks against US diplomats in Cuba. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The modern practice of Western mothers eating their placentas is a new and strange attention-seeking behavior. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This infamous scandal was said to have proven global warming was all just a hoax. Umm, no. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Everything you didn't know about ten years of Skeptoid musical episodes, including the reason. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some updates, notes, and extra information sent in by listeners about recent episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hundreds of people watched this UFO over the Hudson River Valley many times between 1983 and 1984. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid corrects a round of past errors, that they might become the wisdom of the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some tips to assess whether a documentary is good science or just propaganda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A roundup of the conspiracy theories and the probable true fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In 1979, a mysterious flash occurred over the southern ocean that could have been a nuclear bomb. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Real effects far more interesting than spiritualism claims are behind these famous talking boards. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The line between skepticism and cynicism is a bit too blurry for many people. Today we bring it into focus. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Popular claims of a Big Pharma Conspiracy don't stand up to any rational scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A look at which celebrities are currently working hardest to erode the public intellect. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Stories about urban legends are at their best when there are real people at their center. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the wake of VW Dieselgate, the government took the wrong steps to solve the wrong problem. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How factual are the urban legends about Japanese soldiers in the Pacific who never heard the war ended? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A look at the science-based myths and misconceptions about eclipses, plus some things you might not know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid responds to some listener feedback, updating a few episodes and clarifying some others. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices