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.

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Brian Dunning

Episodes

Skeptoid #427: The Legend of the Flying Dutchman 12.08.2014 12:30

The real source of the ancient nautical legends of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #426: The Baldoon Mystery 05.08.2014 12:28

The surprising truth behind Canada's most famous ghost story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Listeners Have Another Say 01.08.2014 4:42

Skeptoid supporters reveal the reason they decided to join the team. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #425: Albinism Facts and Fiction 29.07.2014 14:32

Even in developed countries, myths persist about people who have albinism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #424: The Santa Barbara Simoom of 1859 22.07.2014 13:19

Stories of a lethally hot storm wind in Santa Barbara in 1859 persist to this day. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #423: 12 Step Programs 15.07.2014 13:29

Religious-based twelve step programs are no better at stopping addiction than other programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #422: Lie Detection 08.07.2014 14:08

Polygraphs are no better than a roll of the dice at determining whether you're lying. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Listeners Have a Say 04.07.2014 4:25

Giving the Skeptoid listeners a chance to have their say. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #421: Student Questions: Internet Tracking and Plasma Cosmology 01.07.2014 13:40

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 #420: Hillary vs. Mallory: The First to Everest 24.06.2014 13:47

From the evidence we have, it seems clear there's no way Mallory could have beaten Hillary to the summit of Everest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #419: Slacktivism: Raising Awareness 17.06.2014 13:50

Clicking a "Like" button on a web site is not only useless, it may actually be counterproductive. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #418: Left Brained, Right Brained, or Hare Brained? 10.06.2014 13:16

Pop psychology tells us we're all either left brain or right brain dominant, a concept with no scientific support. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #417: The Riddle of Flight 19 03.06.2014 13:03

The 1945 disappearance of five fighter planes in the Bermuda Triangle was real, but hardly how it's portrayed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #416: 5 Conspiracy Theories that Turned Out to Be True... Maybe? 27.05.2014 14:46

Skeptoid listeners are always asking for conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. Here are the best I found. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #415: In Which I Am the Very Picture of Error Personified 20.05.2014 12:33

Skeptoid corrects another round of mistakes made in previous episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #414: Killing Princess Diana 13.05.2014 13:23

Some say the death of Princess Diana in 1997 was actually a murder plotted by her government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #413: 3-7-77: The Montana Vigilance Code 06.05.2014 14:30

This mysterious code representing vigilante justice has a history steeped in mystery. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #412: Animal Predictors: Psychic, Sensitive, or Silly? 29.04.2014 13:53

Despite many examples being promoted in the press, animals do not have psychic powers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #411: Your Body's Alleged Energy Fields 22.04.2014 13:34

There is no such thing as your body's energy field. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #410: The Black Eyed Kids 15.04.2014 12:02

An urban legend says that children with completely black eyes go around trying to be allowed inside. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #409: Oil Pulling 08.04.2014 13:11

This New Age alternative health fad is not, in fact, based on ayurveda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid Media is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity 04.04.2014 1:12

Donations to Skeptoid Media are now fully tax deductible. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #408: 15 Phreaky Phobias 01.04.2014 13:26

Phobias are irrational, yet the brain surprisingly has a good reason for creating them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #407: The Death of Mad King Ludwig 25.03.2014 12:36

What we do and do not know about the mysterious death of Bavaria's Mad King who built castles like Neuschwanstein. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #406: The Disappearance of Glenn Miller 18.03.2014 12:11

This popular bandleader disappeared over the English Channel during World War II, and here's what happened. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices