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The Beale Ciphers
Episode 301
Treasure hunters comb Virginia searching for a legendary hoard of gold and silver.
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The Secret of the Gypsy Queen
Episode 300
A little girl saves her kingdom when she is the only one who does not fall for the pop pseudoscience of the day.
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Star Jelly
Episode 299
Jellylike blobs have been reported to fall from the sky during meteor showers. Aliens? No, science.
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Student Questions: Free Energy and Faster-than-Light Neutrinos
Episode 298
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all over the world.
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A Magical Journey through the Land of Reasoning Errors
Episode 297
Four common types of analytical errors in reasoning that we all need to beware of.
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The Versailles Time Slip
Episode 296
We can be sure that two women visiting Versaille in 1901 did not time-travel back to the days of Marie Antoinette.
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Finding Amelia Earhart
Episode 295
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the worst examples of television promoting pseudohistory.
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Frequent Listener Feedback
Episode 294
Skeptoid answers some listener emails that present common flaws in scientific thinking.
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Wunderwaffen: Nazi Wonder Weapons
Episode 293
The true history behind the claimed Nazi "wonder weapons" like anti-gravity flying saucers.
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The Grey Man of Ben MacDhui
Episode 292
A thin, dark phantom three times the height of a man is said to stalk this peak in the Cairngorms.
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