Episódios

  • Skeptoid #1012: The Rake That Comes for You in the Night
    Oct 28 2025

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

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    15 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1010: Pop Quiz: 19 Years of Skeptoid
    Oct 14 2025

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

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    27 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1009: Facts and Fiction of Polynesian Navigation, Part 2
    Oct 7 2025

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

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    19 minutos
  • Skeptoid Adventures Sets Sail! Malaga, Spain to Nice, France 2026
    Oct 1 2025

    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.

    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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    3 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1008: Facts and Fiction of Polynesian Navigation, Part 1
    Sep 30 2025

    Nearly as much mythology as science surrounds the wayfinding techniques used by early Polynesians to navigate the South Pacific.

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    16 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1007: The Pilots Who Landed at Area 51
    Sep 23 2025

    True stories of the pilots who have tried to land at Area 51 — and what happened to them.

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    19 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1006: Deconstructing Structured Water
    Sep 16 2025

    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.

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    18 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1005: Debugging Done Diligently
    Sep 9 2025

    Another round of corrections of errors from past episodes, keeping your Skeptoid archive tidy and accurate.

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    15 minutos