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Summary: Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular myths and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Free subscribers get the most recent 50 episodes, premium subscribers (skeptoid.com) can access the full archive, all ad-free.

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  • Artist: Brian Dunning
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Podcasts:

 Skeptoid #617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

A look at those few times when hoaxers came closest to fooling those who knew better.

 Skeptoid #616: Abiotic Oil | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Some believe that oil comes from geological processes rather than from ancient biomass.

 Skeptoid #615: Titanic Myths | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Three of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic.

 Skeptoid #614: The Inflammatory Diet | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Why no, in fact you should not avoid certain foods to reduce your body's inflammation.

 Skeptoid #613: The Kids Who See Blindfolded | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Children throughout India are being taught to see while blindfolded... apparently.

 Skeptoid #612: The Boy Who Thought He Was Reincarnated | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This boy thought he had lived a past life as a fighter pilot. He had some help getting there.

 Skeptoid #611: All About Grounding | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Some New Agers believe that you can heal virtually any ailment simply by taking off your shoes.

 Skeptoid #610: The Keepers of Flannan Light | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Mystery clouds the story of what happened to these three vanished lighthouse keepers.

 Skeptoid #609: Were There Irish Slaves in America? | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Online articles claiming the first slaves in the Americas were white are fictional and racially motivated.

 Skeptoid #608: Palm Oil Facts and Fiction | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Is it a medical miracle, an environmental disaster, both, or neither?

 Skeptoid #607: Do Lobsters Feel Pain? | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

What the science says on whether we need to change the way we eat crustaceans.

 Skeptoid #606: The Murder in the Red Barn | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

A murder was said to have been solved by the intervention of the victim's ghost.

 Skeptoid #605: The Civil War Pterosaur | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This famous Internet photo of Civil War soldiers posing with a pterosaur has a surprising source.

 Skeptoid #604: Net Neutrality Reexamined | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

A skeptic's guide for organizing the issues raised by Net Neutrality.

 Science Friction | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Finally, a documentary film about scientists who get misrepresented by the media.

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