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Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid's Death Valley Adventure is holding 5 tickets for students and active duty military. To apply to get one, visit skeptoid.com/deathvalley Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The true history of a mythical place. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A bizarre subculture of Helen Keller Truthers believe that she was either faking her deafblindness or even that she didn't exist at all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A roundup of 15 common myths about coffee. Which ones had you always believed? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Come join the Skeptoid Adventures trip for 2024, a journey of exploration in Death Valley! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The story goes that this stone covered with Viking runes was found in a Minnesota field in 1898. Its true history is much more interesting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Can everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What were these early UFOs that chased and harried World War II fighter pilots? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Were two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Proponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid is looking for institutional partners and/or title sponsors for a proposed video series. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Was this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Benedictine monk is said to have built a device allowing him to see and hear historical events. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A failure mode analysis of my most-hated episode ever: #230 on the use of DDT to fight malaria. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid rapid fires a bunch of mini-episodes in answer to your questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A year-end Ask Me Anything session to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Skeptoid and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Help us say goodbye to 2023, Skeptoid style. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Does science have a way to reliably cure the hiccups? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This Brazilian island is said to be too dangerous to visit due to countless venomous snakes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe that taking a deadly frog poison confers a vast array of New Age wellness benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe this speculative rogue planet is on a collision course with the Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Much content online is designed for high engagement, not for accuracy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in past episodes pointed out by listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices