Podcast Episodes

On the Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol

Episode 857

Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits.

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3 years, 6 months ago

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A Cavalcade of Corrections

Episode 856

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

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3 years, 6 months ago

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Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones

Episode 855

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.

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3 years, 7 months ago

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The Day Science Was Overthrown

Episode 854

A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO

Episode 853

This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Electric Cars and the Power Grid

Episode 852

Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.

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3 years, 7 months ago

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How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You

Episode 851

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?

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3 years, 8 months ago

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Ode to the Nightcrawler

Episode 850

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.

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3 years, 8 months ago

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Who Really Killed the Electric Car?

Episode 849

Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed?

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3 years, 8 months ago

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On the Trail of Papillon

Episode 848

How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière?

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3 years, 8 months ago

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