Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ 1081 episodes

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.

Author

Brian Dunning

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Science

Podcast website

skeptoid.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Skeptoid #526: Sky Trumpets 05.07.2016

From all over the world come reports of strange trumpet-like blasts from the sky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #525: Autopsy: The Clinton Body Count 28.06.2016

The surprising origins of the claim that the Clintons kill any who get in their way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #524: Colony Collapse Disorder: Science and Pseudoscience 21.06.2016

Everyone loves to point the finger at the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder; here's what we actually know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #523: How Do Homing Pigeons Navigate? 14.06.2016

The latest and greatest research reveals that we still have no clue how birds accomplish this amazing feat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #522: Dark Watchers 07.06.2016

The true origins of the Dark Watchers, said to go all the way back to Chumash Indian stories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #521: The New Flat Earthers 31.05.2016

The reinvented Flat Earth fad is less about geophysics and more about conspiracy mongering. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #520: Solving the Haunted Hoia-Baciu Forest 24.05.2016

It is said to be the world's most haunted forest. Here's what we actually find there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #519: Alien Implants 17.05.2016

Some of those who believe they've been abducted by aliens also think they were left with a souvenir. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #518: Listener Feedback: Denial and Aliens 10.05.2016

Skeptoid answers some feedback sent in by listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #517: Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef 03.05.2016

One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #516: Demythologizing the Shaolin Monks 26.04.2016

Just about everything you think you know about the Shaolin Monks was made up for tourists. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #515: All About Absinthe 19.04.2016

This mysterious alcoholic drink is the subject of more urban legends than any other liquor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #514: Your Thoughts on Making Skepticism Commercial 12.04.2016

A proposal for how we can make skeptical programming more attractive to a larger audience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #513: Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the Same Scale We Do 05.04.2016

Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #512: Decrypting Mother Teresa 29.03.2016

It's popular to criticize Mother Teresa, but that criticism might be better directed at the real culprit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #511: Firestorm in Waco 22.03.2016

The FBI did not deliberately murder the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #510: Student Questions: Multiple Intelligences and the Gender Pay Gap 15.03.2016

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

Skeptoid #509: Ninjas Unmasked 08.03.2016

These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #508: Demythologizing the Knights Templar 01.03.2016

More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient order's depictions in pop culture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #507: No, Hitler Did Not Escape 23.02.2016

There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #506: Bad Skepticism: Why You Should Challenge Popular Assumptions 16.02.2016

From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #505: You've Got to Be Wrong to Be Right 09.02.2016

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #504: Growing Skeptical of Hair Restoration 02.02.2016

As long as people lose their hair, the market will remain flooded with sham remedies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #503: Bad Science on PBS 26.01.2016

The reasons why PBS is so quick to promote pseudoscience informercials during pledge drives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #502: Listener Feedback: Killing the Comments 19.01.2016

Your comments on our decision to remove the comments from Skeptoid episode transcript pages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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