Skeptoid

Will McCandless

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

  • 14 minutes 21 seconds
    Skeptoid #967: Cryonics: A Chilling Prospect

    Cryonics promises an opportunity for you to be frozen and revived at some distant point in the future — though with plenty of controversy.

    17 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 19 seconds
    Skeptoid #966: Student Questions

    Skeptoid answers another round of questions from students all around the world.

    10 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 12 seconds
    Skeptoid #965: The Legend of the Dover Demon

    What could explain a strange creature living in the suburbs, but only ever witnessed once?

    3 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 23 seconds
    Giving Tuesday!

    On this Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting Skeptoid Media (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) and our mission of cultivating critical thinking and science literacy skills. Donations will be matched by our Board of Directors!

    3 December 2024, 6:00 am
  • 14 minutes 7 seconds
    Skeptoid #964: Fixing a Flood of Flaws

    Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes.

    26 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 20 seconds
    Skeptoid #963: Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent

    This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.

    19 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 14 minutes 29 seconds
    Skeptoid #962: Bats and Rabies

    Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?

    12 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 2 seconds
    Report from Death Valley, and the Bermuda Triangle

    A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip to the Bermuda Triangle! Reserve your spot now at https://skeptoid.com/events/30285

    6 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 46 seconds
    Skeptoid #961: The Man from Taured

    A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed.

    5 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 19 seconds
    Skeptoid #960: I Know What Scares You

    Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me.

    29 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 16 minutes 7 seconds
    Skeptoid #959: Finding the Black Olmec

    A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.

    22 October 2024, 9:00 am
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