Skeptoid

By Brian DunningScience Social Sciences

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Skeptoid episodes

April 08, 2014 Skeptoid #409: Oil Pulling
This New Age alternative health fad is not, in fact, based on ayurveda.
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14 min
April 04, 2014 Skeptoid Media is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity
Donations to Skeptoid Media are now fully tax deductible.
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2 min
April 01, 2014 Skeptoid #408: 15 Phreaky Phobias
Phobias are irrational, yet the brain surprisingly has a good reason for creating them.
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14 min
March 25, 2014 Skeptoid #407: The Death of Mad King Ludwig
What we do and do not know about the mysterious death of Bavaria's Mad King who built castles like Neuschwanstein.
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13 min
March 18, 2014 Skeptoid #406: The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
This popular bandleader disappeared over the English Channel during World War II, and here's what happened.
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13 min
March 11, 2014 Skeptoid #405: Aromatherapy: Sniffing Essential Oils
If you're expecting the pleasant aroma of certain flowers and herbs to be a medical treatment, you may be disappointed.
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14 min
March 04, 2014 Skeptoid #404: The Boggy Creek Monster
The Boggy Creek Monster captured our imaginations, but its true story is even more fascinating.
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14 min
February 25, 2014 Skeptoid #403: Out of Place Artifacts
Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational explanation.
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14 min
February 18, 2014 Skeptoid #402: Listener Feedback: Ancient Mysteries
I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners around the world.
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13 min
February 11, 2014 Skeptoid #401: Hemp, Hearst, and Prohibition
A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired to make cannabis illegal in the United States.
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14 min

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