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Jun 12
Two adventures. Back to back. This December. 🎷🏛️
New Orleans Mysteries of the Maya with Brian Dunning, Chris Perley, and archaeologist Kurly Tlapoyawa. Book both and save $500.
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Jun 10
Usually, wellness therapies that claim to treat everything actually treat nothing.
This episode courtesy of guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard
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This episode was sponsored by Lisa Baby. To sponsor an episode head over to skeptoid.com/sponsor
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Jun 2
The real story behind the CIA spending $20 million on PROJECT STARGATE to study psychics.
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May 27
Maya myths meet skeptical minds this December. 🏛️
8 Early Bird spots left for the Mysteries of the Maya — join Brian Dunning and archaeologist Kurly Tlapoyawa in Cozumel, Roatán & Harvest Caye.
$500 holds your spot. Book before June 15, save $200.
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May 26
All about Louisiana's mysterious swamp werewolf of legend... the Rougarou
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May 19
A round-up of plausible-sounding myths about the Moon, most of which you've probably heard, and some of which you might believe.
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May 12
Some say artificial food dyes are killing us. The truth is a lot more nuanced.
This weeks episode presented by guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard
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May 5
The more years go by, the more Americans believe that ordinary airliners are secretly spraying chemicals for some hidden nefarious purpose.
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Apr 28
This Internet legend claims the Earth's gravity will shut off for seven seconds in 2026.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1038
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Apr 22
Earth Day fact: The world’s official record high temp — 134°F, Death Valley, 1913 — is almost certainly fake. The weather observer likely just made up the numbers. Scientists have been trying to strike it from the books for years.
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Apr 21
This social media fad promises to supercharge your sleep and make you healthier than healthy, when in fact it probably does significantly more harm than good.
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Apr 14
It turns out there's probably no such thing as an alpha wolf.
This episode brought to you by guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard and sponsored by Skeptoid board member Sue Freas.
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Apr 10
🤖 It’s #NationalRoboticsWeek!
In 1770, a chess-playing “robot” defeated Napoleon & Benjamin Franklin and stumped the world for 80 years.
The secret? A human grandmaster was hiding inside the whole time. 👀♟️
From genius illusions to real AI — what a ride.
skeptoid.com/episodes/476
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Apr 7
Popular influencers claim birth rates are declining disastrously. How true is that, and is it a disaster?
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Apr 1
🃏 This April Fools’, go down a rabbit hole — some people didn’t just prank their friends, they tried to fool scientists. 😲 Fake fossils, made-up studies, a “robot” with a person hiding inside… the stories are unbelievable.
#617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes skeptoid.com/episodes/617
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Mar 31
The discovery of a Martian sarcophagus in Colorado in 1864: An oddball story, or consistent with the lore of the day?
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Mar 24
Supplying some much-needed skepticism to an episode of the BBC podcast Uncanny.
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Mar 17
Even today, some people cling to a pre-scientific belief that germs do not cause disease.
This episode presented by guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard
Sponsored by Jason R. Coombs
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Mar 14
Pi is an irrational number, and some of the greatest scientists in history were just "irrational" enough to experiment on themselves! 🥧🧪
In honor of #PiDay check out Skeptoid 927. These researchers are the ultimate human guinea pigs. skeptoid.com/episodes/927
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Mar 10
An exploration of the validity of the Silurian hypothesis, which posits the existence of a pre-human intelligent race on Earth.
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