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Skeptoid #1025: Pop Quiz: Space Quandaries
27 januari 2026 · 19 min
Oh no! Another pop quiz. Take the challenge: 9 questions about space. Think you can get them all? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1024: The Van Meter Visitors
20 januari 2026 · 15 min
A century-old hoax takes wing again, proof that good stories never stay buried. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1023: What Accounts for Ghost Encounters?
13 januari 2026 · 18 min
If ghosts don't exist, then how do we account for all the ghost experiences that people have every day? Lees meer
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Dr. Flint Dibble Interview: Our Resident Expert for Málaga to Nice!
7 januari 2026 · 22 min
Mediterranean archaeologist Dr. Flint Dibble will be our resident expert on the real history (and the fake history) at our ports of call when Skeptoid Adventures sails from Málaga, Spain to Nice, France this April. He is perhaps best known for his 2024 destruction of pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1022: Blood Donation Myths
6 januari 2026 · 18 min
The myths and misconceptions surrounding blood donation and why you might consider donating. Lees meer
Links to resources from Bloodworks Northwest:
Blood Donation Need to Know
Eligibility Guidelines
Eligibility Checker
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Skeptoid #1021: The First Middle Finger
30 december 2025 · 15 min
The history and pseudohistory of this infamous and ubiquitous obscene gesture. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1020: Yule Logs
23 december 2025 · 17 min
From fireplace to folklore, how the Yule log got its fake pagan backstory. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1019: Testing the Thunderstorm Generator
16 december 2025 · 18 min
This device claims to be able to dramatically improve the efficiency and emissions of any internal combustion engine. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1018: Might Ghosts Exist?
9 december 2025 · 17 min
An exploration of all the scientific possibilities by which ghosts might actually exist in this universe. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1017: The Bell that Tolls for the K-129
2 december 2025 · 18 min
It should have been impossible for the CIA's Glomar Explorer to obtain the ship's bell from the K-129 submarine... but they did. How? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1016: The Case for Carbon Dating
25 november 2025 · 17 min
A roundup of evidence supporting the use of radiocarbon dating to assess the age of organic matter from 500 to 55,000 years old. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1015: The Alaska Triangle
18 november 2025 · 16 min
Stories claim that this region of Alaska is home to a huge number of unexplained disappearances. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1014: The Giant of Kandahar
11 november 2025 · 17 min
Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1013: Medbeds: Sleeping in Bunk
4 november 2025 · 16 min
A conspiracy theory claims the Hollywood and Deep State elitists have a magical bed that allows them to remain forever young and healthy. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1012: The Rake That Comes for You in the Night
28 oktober 2025 · 15 min
Is the Rake mere creepypasta, or do more recent events prove it to be a real creature? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1011: The Not-Deer and Weird Appalachian Lore
21 oktober 2025 · 16 min
When ordinary deer turn grotesque, Appalachia’s forests whisper of the Not-Deer — unnatural predators lurking somewhere between folklore and nightmare. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1010: Pop Quiz: 19 Years of Skeptoid
14 oktober 2025 · 27 min
A pop quiz of trivia from the previous 19 years of Skeptoid shows! Can you beat the masters? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1009: Facts and Fiction of Polynesian Navigation, Part 2
7 oktober 2025 · 19 min
The actual wayfinding methods used by the ancient Polynesians to navigate between islands and settle the entire Pacific Ocean. Lees meer
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Skeptoid Adventures Sets Sail! Malaga, Spain to Nice, France 2026
1 oktober 2025 · 3 min
Skeptoid Adventures will set sail on the world's largest sailing vessel, the SV Royal Clipper, from Malaga, Spain, to Nice, France this April. We'll have a mini-conference aboard and we'll stop at amazing ports of call -- all while on the coolest full-rigged sailing ship you've ever seen. Take a look at skeptoid.com/adventures. Lees meer
Please note: This ship often sells out by the end of October, so reserve your cabin soon. All deposits are fully refundable.
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Skeptoid #1008: Facts and Fiction of Polynesian Navigation, Part 1
30 september 2025 · 16 min
Nearly as much mythology as science surrounds the wayfinding techniques used by early Polynesians to navigate the South Pacific. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1007: The Pilots Who Landed at Area 51
23 september 2025 · 18 min
True stories of the pilots who have tried to land at Area 51 — and what happened to them. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1006: Deconstructing Structured Water
16 september 2025 · 18 min
We all enjoy a nice crisp glass of water when we're feeling dehydrated — which makes sense, because our bodies need it most of all, so enjoying it is an evolved behavior. However, some people — notably wellness influencers — have determined that good old H2O is actually not a good thing at all (who knew?); and that what you really need is their own concoction that's actually an entirely different molecule: structured water. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1005: Debugging Done Diligently
9 september 2025 · 15 min
Another round of corrections of errors from past episodes, keeping your Skeptoid archive tidy and accurate. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1004: Dating the White Sands Footprints
2 september 2025 · 18 min
Ancient footprints in New Mexico are forcing scientists to rewrite the story of when humans first set foot in the Americas, and the debate is shaking paleoanthropology to its core. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1003: History's Weirdest Science Findings
26 augustus 2025 · 18 min
Fourteen of the most unexpected and counterintuitive science findings. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1002: A Feast of Feedback
19 augustus 2025 · 16 min
Once again we go through some of your feedback to past episodes — all the good stuff that enhances and improves the presentation. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1001: The Phantom Clown Panic
12 augustus 2025 · 13 min
Clowns have a habit of terrifying many of us. So why shouldn't we be surprised to see mass clown panics? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1000: Candle on the Water
5 augustus 2025 · 16 min
Today marks the 1000th Skeptoid episode. And it's time to raise the question: What are you going to do for it? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #999: Day of the Medieval Dead
29 juli 2025 · 17 min
Medieval tales of walking corpses reflect common misunderstandings of death and the era's blurred line between myth and reality. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #998: The Manifestation Trap: OCD and the Law of Attraction
22 juli 2025 · 16 min
What began as 19th-century mind-cure mysticism has morphed into a billion-dollar culture that may be hurting more minds than it helps. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #997: Sounds of the Aurora
15 juli 2025 · 16 min
Using real science to investigate the question of whether some people can "hear" the aurora. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #996: Murder in Hex Hollow
8 juli 2025 · 16 min
The 1928 murder of a folk healer ignited a media frenzy and moral panic, revealing how superstition and magical thinking can fuel real-world tragedy. Lees meer
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Preview — Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth on The Internet We Didn’t Get
2 juli 2025 · 49 min
We’re sharing a preview of a new audiobook, Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, which celebrates the wit and wisdom of the legendary science fiction author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Douglas Adams was someone who thought deeply about the biggest problems in the world, from the internet, to artificial intelligence, to space exploration, politics, and conservation—he was a sharp critic and a profoundly disruptive thinker of the way we do things. Written and narrated by Arvind Ethan David, Adams’ former protégé, this one-of-a-kind audiobook includes rare archival material from the Adams Estate, interviews with Adams’ personal friends like Griff Rhys Jones and David Baddiel, and reenactments of his work to form an immersive journey through the mind of one of the most visionary writers of our time. Get Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth now at Audible, Spotify, pushkin.fm/audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #995: The Eugenic History of the Body Type Diet
1 juli 2025 · 15 min
Is there good science backing up the idea that you should eat based upon which of three body types you have? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #994: Making AI Environmentally Friendly
24 juni 2025 · 17 min
Will our improvements to AI's voracious appetite for electricity keep pace with the exploding demand? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #993: How to Decide What to Eat
17 juni 2025 · 17 min
Do you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #992: The Case of the Missing Beaumont Children
10 juni 2025 · 18 min
Since psychic abilities do not exist outside the delusions of true believers, involving psychics in searches for missing persons is worse than useless. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #991: Real Sea Monsters
3 juni 2025 · 20 min
A roundup of all the biggest and scariest real sea monsters — from today and from prehistoric times. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #990: Rethinking Science Education
27 mei 2025 · 16 min
How one special moment redefined how a science teacher does her job. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #989: Are $1,000,000 Paranormal Challenges Effective?
20 mei 2025 · 16 min
Their exciting nature, combined with the fact nobody's ever won one, make paranormal challenge prizes important educational tools. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #988: Chocolate Myths
13 mei 2025 · 14 min
Here are many popular myths about chocolate. How many can you tell are true or not? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #987: More than a Magician's Assistant
6 mei 2025 · 15 min
She may have gotten her start as Houdini's sidekick, but Rose Mackenberg became a giant of unmasking fraudulent mediums. Lees meer
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A Brief Shake-Up at Skeptoid
6 mei 2025 · 2 min
You're going to get to enjoy some new guest hosts for a month or two on Skeptoid. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #986: Do Functional Mushrooms Function?
29 april 2025 · 16 min
Super mushrooms are claimed by some to provide vague health benefits beyond their known nutritional values. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #985: Supervolcanoes and Super Earthquakes
22 april 2025 · 16 min
A roundup of the world's riskiest volcanoes and fault zones — and they're not necessarily the most hazardous. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #984: Should You Feed Your Dog That?
15 april 2025 · 16 min
Some people try to feed their dogs the same alternative diet they eat themselves... not necessarily so good for the dog. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #983: Immigration Myths
8 april 2025 · 20 min
Many of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #982: Defending Against the Planet Killers
1 april 2025 · 20 min
All of the ways you've heard that deep space wants to kill us — and how plausible or likely each scenario is. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #981: Vaccines: Success Story of the Century
25 maart 2025 · 19 min
Vaccines are history's great medical success story, having saved more lives than anything else. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #980: How to Find Atlantis
18 maart 2025 · 19 min
Ten of the places where Atlantis true believers think the mythical city might actually be. Lees meer
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