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Demythologizing the Shaolin Monks
Episode 516
Just about everything you think you know about the Shaolin Monks was made up for tourists.
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All About Absinthe
Episode 515
This mysterious alcoholic drink is the subject of more urban legends than any other liquor.
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Your Thoughts on Making Skepticism Commercial
Episode 514
A proposal for how we can make skeptical programming more attractive to a larger audience.
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Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the Same Scale We Do
Episode 513
Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own.
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Decrypting Mother Teresa
Episode 512
It's popular to criticize Mother Teresa, but that criticism might be better directed at the real culprit.
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Firestorm in Waco
Episode 511
The FBI did not deliberately murder the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas.
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Student Questions: Multiple Intelligences and the Gender Pay Gap
Episode 510
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
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Ninjas Unmasked
Episode 509
These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were.
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Demythologizing the Knights Templar
Episode 508
More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient order's depictions in pop culture.
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No, Hitler Did Not Escape
Episode 507
There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina.
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