Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

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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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Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft 03.08.2021 14:00

If you need to find ground water, ask a hydrologist, not an occult magician. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #790: Is the Existence of Billionaires Inherently Harmful? 27.07.2021 14:14

Pop culture tells us that the existence of billionaires is harmful to the economy. Is that so? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #789: All About Clearcutting 20.07.2021 14:13

Is clearcutting of forests for logging a public nuisance or a public benefit? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #788: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 2 13.07.2021 13:03

An unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #787: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 1 06.07.2021 13:16

An unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #786: Horses in Pre-Columbian America 29.06.2021 15:23

Horses went extinct in North America at the end of the last ice age, but oddly some are now saying they didn't. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #785: Desalination vs. A National Water Grid 22.06.2021 14:51

A comparison of two popular ways to help cope with the new water reality of global warming. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #784: Head Transplants 15.06.2021 14:19

The facts and fiction of what's possible and what's already been tried in switching human heads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #783: The Legend of Barsa-Kelmes 08.06.2021 14:13

The story behind the story of the many paranormal events associated with this former island in the Aral Sea. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #782: A Collection of Corrections 01.06.2021 13:45

In which another round of corrections is made to previous episodes. Keeping it real! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #781: Space Junk: The Real Risk and What to Do About It 25.05.2021 14:39

The problem of a runaway catastrophe in Low Earth Orbit looms ever larger and closer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #780: CBD for Everything 18.05.2021 15:21

Cannabidiol is sold as an additive to just about every kind of product you can imagine. Why? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #779: How the Pyramids Were (and Were Not) Built - Part 2 11.05.2021 14:19

Some of what we know about the Great Pyramid that exclude it having been built by aliens or Atlanteans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #778: How the Pyramids Were (and Were Not) Built - Part 1 04.05.2021 14:45

Some of what we know about the Great Pyramid that exclude it having been built by aliens or Atlanteans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #777: The 2019 USS Kidd Incident 27.04.2021 18:09

Popular reports claim that a group of US Navy destroyers were buzzed by advanced drones in 2019. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #776: The Engineered Moon Conspiracy 20.04.2021 14:21

Science refutes the claim made by some that the Moon is a hollow spaceship engineered by aliens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #775: Listener Feedback: Monstrous Reversals 13.04.2021 14:41

Some updates and additional information to a few past episodes... better all the time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #774: Bitcoin Fact and Fiction 06.04.2021 14:21

What's true and what's not about the world's most popular cryptocurrency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #773: Top 10 Pro-Science Fictional Characters 30.03.2021 15:17

A roundup of all the best pro-science characters from your favorite books, movies, and TV shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #772: The Monster of Port Chatham 23.03.2021 14:15

This remote town in Alaska was said to have been abandoned because of violent Bigfoot attacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #771: Denizens of Lake Baikal 16.03.2021 14:30

A host of strange monsters are said to lurk beneath the surface of the world's deepest lake. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #770: The Human Design System 09.03.2021 15:00

A mishmash of eastern mysticism masquerades as psychometry. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #769: The Vampire of Croglin Grange 02.03.2021 13:52

Which came first: the publication of this famous vampire story, or its associated family tradition? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #768: Inside the Mountain Meadows Massacre 23.02.2021 14:32

Myths, conspiracies, and coverups cloak this 1857 massacre of American emigrants. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #767: The Year's Best of Skeptoid 16.02.2021 16:49

My personal favorite Skeptoid episodes from each and every year of its production. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices