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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 #519: Alien Implants | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Some of those who believe they've been abducted by aliens also think they were left with a souvenir.

 Skeptoid #518: Listener Feedback: Denial and Aliens | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Skeptoid answers some feedback sent in by listeners.

 Skeptoid #517: Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans.

 Skeptoid #516: Demythologizing the Shaolin Monks | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Myth and pseudohistory plague this ancient Chinese school. Is there any truth left?

 Skeptoid #515: All About Absinthe | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This mysterious alcoholic drink is the subject of more urban legends than any other liquor.

 Skeptoid #514: Your Thoughts on Making Skepticism Commercial | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

What can be done to make skeptical programming more attractive to a larger audience?

 Skeptoid #513: Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the Same Scale We Do | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own.

 Skeptoid #512: Decrypting Mother Teresa | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Is popular criticism of Mother Teresa directed at the right person?

 Skeptoid #511: Firestorm in Waco | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

How much truth is there to the conspiracy theories that the FBI deliberately killed the Branch Davidians?

 Skeptoid #510: Student Questions: Multiple Intelligences and the Gender Pay Gap | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.

 Skeptoid #509: Ninjas Unmasked | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were.

 Skeptoid #508: Demythologizing the Knights Templar | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient order's depictions in pop culture.

 Skeptoid #507: No, Hitler Did Not Escape | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina.

 Sad News from the Skeptoid Family | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Thanking Jesse Horn for his contributions to Skeptoid and to critical thinking.

 Skeptoid #506: Bad Skepticism: Why You Should Challenge Popular Assumptions | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: Unknown

From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions.

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