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The New Flat Earthers
Episode 521
The reinvented Flat Earth fad is less about geophysics and more about conspiracy mongering.
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Solving the Haunted Hoia-Baciu Forest
Episode 520
It is said to be the world's most haunted forest. Here's what we actually find there.
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Alien Implants
Episode 519
Some of those who believe they've been abducted by aliens also think they were left with a souvenir.
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Listener Feedback: Denial and Aliens
Episode 518
Skeptoid answers some feedback sent in by listeners.
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Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef
Episode 517
One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans.
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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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