Skeptoid

Legend has it that radios and compasses will not work in this remote Mexican desert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We can often get a good sense of a UFO story's accuracy even without researching all the details. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

State-sponsored disinformation continues to drive treasure hunters who seek the legendary Amber Room. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A skeptical look at the time a ghost's testimony resulted in a murder conviction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

More updates and additional information for some recent Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An examination of the claims that 5G cell phone data service is potentially harmful to life. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Can starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Addressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Test your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

For centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's the latest fad diet, and people are trying it for just about any benefit you can think of. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Test your knowledge of popular urban legends, and the science underlying them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The surprising history of how medical science's greatest success has become vilified by so many people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Myth and mystery surrounds the sisters said to have founded the modern spiritualism industry. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A handful of updates to past Skeptoid episodes... eyebrow raising to say the least. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's proven the CIA tried to assassinate Castro, but the number of claimed attempts differs wildly. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An urban legend tells of a group of scientists who successfully escaped into another dimension. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We compare vocalizations attributed to Bigfoot with the sounds of real animals known to be in the area. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There are things we don't know about Stonehenge, but does that mean we know nothing at all? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on consumer ripoffs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A rain of meat is said to have fallen in rural Kentucky one day in 1876. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The UFO story seems to defy debunking because of the physical injuries suffered by witnesses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe that everything we know about the universe is wrong — and it's all electric. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Your beliefs are fallible and can fool you. Be willing to change your mind based on new information. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

George Soros remains the focus of many anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on aliens and UFOs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An examination of this super-trendy meditation technique to see whether it lives up to the hype. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Many people believe animals have the ability to predict earthquakes. The facts tell a different story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on ancient mysteries. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A roundup of conspiracy theories from various countries all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe these stone structures in New England to be evidence of ancient cultures. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on cryptozoology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Even in the 21st century, vets and pet owners are turning to prescientific, magic-based medical care. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Many people believe this ancient scroll container was actually an early type of battery. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Once again, Skeptoid corrects another round of errors found in previous episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A closer look at how bad the evidence is that a cave exists filled with golden alien wonders. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some people believe that this cave in Ecuador harbors an alien library etched on metallic plates. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This exciting new(ish) field in genetics has brought with it a slew of snake oil claims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We have good evidence for what to expect from mandated labeling of GMO foods, and it's not good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The last show on alcohol myths wasn't good enough for many of you, so here are some more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This early-1900s horse appeared to be able to do math and other feats, and we learned a lot from him. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices