Skeptoid

Épisodes

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  Skeptoid #1058: Tracking the Honey Island Swamp Monster 15.09.2026 15min

  Does a huge, hairy, ape-like creature roam the swamps of Louisiana?
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  Feed Drop! Tales From Aztlantis and "How Conspiracy Theories Undermine Ethnic Studies!" 12.09.2026 43min

  Skeptoid Adventures "Mysteries of the Maya" guest expert Kurly Tlapoyawa was invited to speak at the inaugural SkeptiCamp New Mexico, and today we're sharing the lecture he gave, which covered the many ways that conspiracy theories and pseudoarchaeology undermine the goals of ethnic studies programs. Enjoy! And hear more from Kurly on the Tales From Aztlantis podcast: buzzsprout.com/1720405 chimalli.org Learn more about "The Mysteries of the Maya" Skeptoid Adventure at skeptoid.org/adventures
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  Skeptoid #1057: The 1973 Mansfield UFO Encounter 08.09.2026 18min

  Four men in an Air National Guard helicopter had a terrifying UFO encounter in the skies above Ohio.
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  Skeptoid #1056: The Mystery of the Nazca Lines 01.09.2026 16min

  The true origin and purpose of Peru's famous Nazca Lines.
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  Skeptoid #1055: Caught in the Feedback Loop 25.08.2026 16min

  We dive into the Skeptoid mailbag to find your best listener feedback.
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  Skeptoid #1054: Let Yourself Get Scammed 18.08.2026 15min

  It turns out that having zero fraud in society is not necessarily a goal that would serve the general good. Why not?
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  Skeptoid #1053: Recovered Memory Therapy 11.08.2026 17min

  Some say you might have repressed memories that you know nothing about — but that might be discovered and recovered therapeutically. Is this a real thing?
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  Skeptoid #1052: Is CERN Altering Reality? 04.08.2026 16min

  What's really behind CERN's Large Hadron Collider's third planned shutdown?
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  Skeptoid #1051: The Humble Pie Report 28.07.2026 15min

  Once again, we issue your corrections to errors made in previous Skeptoid episodes.
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  Skeptoid #1050: Does Torture Work? 21.07.2026 17min

  The question of whether torture is ever justified must take a back seat to the more important question: Is it effective at producing useful intelligence?
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  Skeptoid #1049: The Many Worlds of Reality Shifting 14.07.2026 17min

  Is this new technique to move your consciousness into another world anything more than just vivid imagination? Maybe.
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  Skeptoid #1048: Are Seed Oils Poisoning Our Food Supply? 07.07.2026 17min

  Seed oils seem to be the newest food villain. Are they something you truly need to avoid?
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  Skeptoid #1047: The Pirates of Cozumel 30.06.2026 16min

  Popular tales claim that pirates used the island of Cozumel as a base of operations. History tells us pretty much the exact opposite.
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  Feed Drop! Tales From Aztlantis and "Remembering the Maya Apocalypse" 27.06.2026 1h 26min

  As a thoughtful primer for our Skeptoid Adventure through the Maya World of the Yucatán coast this December, we're dropping an episode from our good friends at the Tales From Aztlantis podcast that's all about the so-called "Mayan Calender" that was the source of so much hype -- and some real harm -- leading up to December 2012. FUN FACT: Tales From Aztlantis co-host and Indigenous Chicano archaeologist and ethnohistorian Kurly Tlapoyawa will be our guide on "The Mysteries of the Maya" Skeptoid Adventure this December! skeptoid.com/adventures
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  Skeptoid #1046: The Case of the Impossible Satellites 23.06.2026 18min

  Are alien spacecraft truly the best explanation for "transient" dots found on old telescope photographs?
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  Skeptoid Adventures Early Bird Special 20.06.2026 1min

  The early bird special ends this Monday for BOTH Skeptoid Adventures launching this December!
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  Skeptoid #1045: Balanced Literacy and the Reading Wars 16.06.2026 17min

  What was the real cause of the drop in English-speaking literacy rates between 1980 and 2020?
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  Skeptoid #1044: Red Light Therapy 09.06.2026 15min

  Usually, wellness therapies that claim to treat everything actually treat nothing.
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  Skeptoid #1043: The Men Who Walk Through Walls 02.06.2026 17min

  The real story behind the CIA spending $20 million on PROJECT STARGATE to study psychics.
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  Encore! "Finding the Black Olmec" 30.05.2026 17min

  Our final Skeptoid Adventure of 2026 takes us to the Yucatán coast to explore the Mysteries of the Maya. So, in anticipation of that, we're playing an episode from the archive that takes us to the heart of Mesoamerica: "Finding the Black Olmec" -- Enjoy! And this Adventure takes place December 6th-13th and links up seamlessly with the New Orleans Escapade for those who are interested! www.skeptoid.com/adventures