Skeptoid

In Costa Rica, mysterious stone spheres left behind by the country's previous inhabitants seem to defy explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Ideomotor Response underlies a number of occult phenomena and alt-med practices. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We examine Believe it or Not! and determine if we can believe this stuff. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Did aliens visit the ancient Earth and inspire human cultures? Some people claim so. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This poltergeist in Columbus Ohio turned out to be, like nearly all such cases, a mischievous teen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We respond to questions about cryptids asked by listeners to our recent episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We are a story our brain tells itself. And our brains are habitual liars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Discovery Channel wants you to think that a giant prehistoric shark may still swim our oceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Alcatraz Island is veiled in the fog of myth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This large riverboat is said to have vanished without a trace on the Mississippi River in 1872. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Griffins, considered absurd mythological beasts today, were actually our first attempt to explain fossils. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The first "full body cast" of an alleged Bigfoot left many experts with a different impression. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some say fibromyalgia is a real disease, while others question the diagnosis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How we look at the news is as important as where we get it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles panicked a nation with a single broadcast. Or did he? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The audiophile preference for tube amps over solid state is based more on emotion than on science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ionithermie is not effective for slimming or cellulite removal -- or, for anything, really. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In 2000, Illinois police chased what has come to be known as the St. Clair Triangle UFO. We found out what it was. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A group of 7 West Virginians looked for a crashed UFO in the hills and ended up getting the fright of their lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Masaru Emoto invented a New Age mythology in which water crystals reflect human consciousness. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Legend says that Grigori Rasputin, the "Mad Monk", was hard to kill; but the truth about his life is the real story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Acupuncture, the safe and effective ancient Chinese medical treatment, turns out to be none of those things. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The clash between the champions of scientific skepticism and supernaturalism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Frank's ghost box is a radio designed to hear communications from ghosts. Here's how it works (or not). Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A popular tale tells of a haunted Jewish wine box that brought ill fortune upon its owners... apparently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices