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A Feast of Feedback
Episode 1002
Once again we go through some of your feedback to past episodes — all the good stuff that enhances and improves the presentation.
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The Phantom Clown Panic
Episode 1001
Clowns have a habit of terrifying many of us. So why shouldn't we be surprised to see mass clown panics?
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Candle on the Water
Episode 1000
Today marks the 1000th Skeptoid episode. And it's time to raise the question: What are you going to do for it?
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Day of the Medieval Dead
Episode 999
Medieval tales of walking corpses reflect common misunderstandings of death and the era's blurred line between myth and reality.
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Day of the Medieval Dead
Episode 999
Medieval tales of walking corpses reflect common misunderstandings of death and the era's blurred line between myth and reality.
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The Manifestation Trap: OCD and the Law of Attraction
Episode 998
What began as 19th-century mind-cure mysticism has morphed into a billion-dollar culture that may be hurting more minds than it helps.
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Sounds of the Aurora
Episode 997
Using real science to investigate the question of whether some people can "hear" the aurora.
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Murder in Hex Hollow
Episode 996
The 1928 murder of a folk healer ignited a media frenzy and moral panic, revealing how superstition and magical thinking can fuel real-world tragedy.…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Preview — Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth on The Internet We Didn’t Get
We’re sharing a preview of a new audiobook, Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, which celebrates the wit and wisdom of the legendary science fictio…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
The Eugenic History of the Body Type Diet
Episode 995
Is there good science backing up the idea that you should eat based upon which of three body types you have?
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