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 #181: The Baigong Pipes 24.11.2009

Modern metal pipes found buried in ancient China are neither pipes nor evidence of ancient alien visitation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #180: Vaccine Ingredients 17.11.2009

The claims made about the dangerous chemicals in vaccines are all either false or misrepresented. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #179: The Scole Experiment 10.11.2009

Said to be the best evidence yet for the afterlife, the Scole Experiments were actually just a hackneyed performance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #178: Student Questions: The Montauk Monster and Bee Sting Therapy 03.11.2009

Skeptoid answers some more questions sent in by students, on a variety of short topics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #177: The Bloop 27.10.2009

This mysterious sound captured by NOAA hydrophones was not a sea monster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #176: Network Marketing 20.10.2009

Call them Network Marketing, Multilevel Marketing, or MLM, these pyramid schemes are proven not to work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #175: Shadow People 13.10.2009

These shadowy apparitions we sometimes see can be terrifying, but aren't supernatural. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #174: More Medical Myths 06.10.2009

More myths about the human body that you've always heard, and probably believe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #173: All About Astrology 29.09.2009

Astrology neither has plausibility nor any test data showing that its predictions are better than random chance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #172: Daylight Saving Time Myths 22.09.2009

All the reasons you've ever heard for Daylight Saving Time are nonsense. Here is the real one. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #171: The Battle of Los Angeles 15.09.2009

At the beginning of WWII, the American defense forces in Los Angeles fought a battle against a UFO. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #170: It's Raining Frogs and Fish 08.09.2009

Waterspouts have nothing to do with popular stories of frogs and fish falling from the sky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #169: Bride of Listener Feedback 01.09.2009

More replies to some of Skeptoid's more colorful listener feedback. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #168: Decrypting the Mormon Book of Abraham 25.08.2009

Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith allegedly translated the adventures of Abraham in Egypt. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #167: Should Science Debate Pseudoscience? 18.08.2009

When scientists publicly debate promoters of pseudoscience, they often do more harm than good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #166: Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture 11.08.2009

Organic agriculture provides no benefits whatsoever over science-based farming. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #165: Real or Fictional: Food and Fashion 04.08.2009

See if you can tell whether these food and fashion products are named after real people or fictitious people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #164: What's Up with the Rosicrucians? 28.07.2009

Believed by many to be an ancient mystical order, but really just a mail-order New Age literature business. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #163: How to Make Skepticism Commercial 21.07.2009

Critical thinking offers the opposite of what seems to be popular, yet we can still make it commercial. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #162: Locally Grown Produce 14.07.2009

The idea of locally grown produce as nowhere near as green as its proponents seem to think it is. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #161: Listener Feedback Episode VIII: No New Hope 07.07.2009

Some more jabs and punches between Skeptoid and its most vocal listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #160: Sarah Palin Is Not Stupid 30.06.2009

Good arguments often go unused because poor arguments like ad hominems are so much easier. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #159: The Mothman Cometh 23.06.2009

A skeptical look at the Mothman, an alleged prophet of disaster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #158: Student Questions: Swine Flu and Depleted Uranium 16.06.2009

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

Skeptoid #157: High Fructose Corn Syrup: Toxic or Tame? 09.06.2009

A skeptical look at whether high fructose corn syrup is really any worse for you than sugar. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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