Skeptoid

Will McCandless

A weekly look at the true facts behind urban legends and stories you've probably heard.

  • 17 minutes 25 seconds
    Skeptoid #1018: Might Ghosts Exist?

    An exploration of all the scientific possibilities by which ghosts might actually exist in this universe.

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    9 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 18 minutes 8 seconds
    Skeptoid #1017: The Bell that Tolls for the K-129

    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?

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    2 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 minute 10 seconds
    End of the Year Matching!

    Now through the end of the year, all Skeptoid donations will be matched up to $27,500.

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    1 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 45 seconds
    Skeptoid #1016: The Case for Carbon Dating

    A roundup of evidence supporting the use of radiocarbon dating to assess the age of organic matter from 500 to 55,000 years old.

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    25 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 39 seconds
    Skeptoid #1015: The Alaska Triangle

    Stories claim that this region of Alaska is home to a huge number of unexplained disappearances.

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    18 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 17 minutes 8 seconds
    Skeptoid #1014: The Giant of Kandahar

    Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002?

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    11 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 11 seconds
    Skeptoid #1013: Medbeds: Sleeping in Bunk

    A conspiracy theory claims the Hollywood and Deep State elitists have a magical bed that allows them to remain forever young and healthy.

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    4 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 11 seconds
    Skeptoid #1012: The Rake That Comes for You in the Night

    Is the Rake mere creepypasta, or do more recent events prove it to be a real creature?

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    28 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 16 minutes 7 seconds
    Skeptoid #1011: The Not-Deer and Weird Appalachian Lore

    When ordinary deer turn grotesque, Appalachia’s forests whisper of the Not-Deer — unnatural predators lurking somewhere between folklore and nightmare.

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    21 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 27 minutes 2 seconds
    Skeptoid #1010: Pop Quiz: 19 Years of Skeptoid

    A pop quiz of trivia from the previous 19 years of Skeptoid shows! Can you beat the masters?

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    14 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 18 minutes 35 seconds
    Skeptoid #1009: Facts and Fiction of Polynesian Navigation, Part 2

    The actual wayfinding methods used by the ancient Polynesians to navigate between islands and settle the entire Pacific Ocean.

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    7 October 2025, 9:00 am
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