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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
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Olmec Heads
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Join Rob Counts & Remote Viewer John Vivanco on a Journey to the Unknown.
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Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Back to the mediaeval period, to see the earliest printing press or spinning wheel? To the Bronze Age, watching from the sidelines as a blacksmith hammers out a beautiful leaf -shaped blade? How about the early Neolithic, to learn how to knap that perfect stone hand axe? Or even all the way back to the Palaeolithic, to witness the creation of the earliest ever clay object? Well, you’re in luck! My name is Matilda Siebrecht and I will be hosting a ...
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We have finally been let into the mind of CP.
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Join us on a hilarious RPG adventure through the weird worlds of pop culture! Our heroes travel to the universes of forgotten fictional properties on a quest to save reality itself, using the RPG systems of the worlds the characters are currently in. It's funny, chaotic, and awesome. Let the quest begin! New episodes every other Wednesday.
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Join us as we explore how the Bible and history mix. Featuring author, teacher, and historian Rebekah Johnson, we will be going through the Bible chronologically and seeing how history aligns with it. From the creation week and the pre-flood world to the star of Bethlehem and beyond, we will have fun diving into it all.
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Art is the truest expression of the workings of the mind, free from learned language. More than that, it is the visual expression of culture, politics, society, religion, emotion, zeitgeist, channeled through the brush, chisel, or hands of creative individuals. Understanding art allows us to understand history: to pin it with images, and pepper it with the faces, colours, drama and expression of its time. This series is designed to give bite-sized insights into the world of Art History, brin ...
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Skeptoid #959: Finding the Black Olmec
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A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.Av Brian Dunning
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My name is Oss, you bent my sword, prepare to die! - Ep 32
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This month we’re getting elite as Matilda chats all about chieftain burials with archaeologist, curator, editor, and model Dr Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof (also known on her online platforms as The Overdressed Archaeologist). Well, they’re talking about one chieftain burial in particular - that found in Oss in the Netherlands - and they’re especia…
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This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin.Av Brian Dunning
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It's Skeptoid's 18th birthday! Won't you help us celebrate by giving us a little birthday present?Av Brian Dunning
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Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words?Av Brian Dunning
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How to date an archaeologist: Thermoluminescence Dating - Ep 31
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In this month’s Tea-break Time Travel Training, Matilda is looking at yet another scientific dating technique used in archaeology: Thermoluminescence Dating! What is thermoluminescence? How you can use it to date ancient pottery? How does it compare to previous dating methods covered on the podcast? And are dreams made of atoms? Listen in to find o…
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Episode #332: Mysteries of Peru with Luke Caverns
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We went live on Youtube to discuss Luke's recent trip to Peru, and the many amazing sites he visited there. Strange stonework in Cuzco and Machu Picchu abound! How did the ancients build these amazing sites? Join us for an afternoon at the San Antonio Museum with Luke, dinner and presentations after! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afternoon-at-the-mu…
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Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.Av Brian Dunning
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Episode #331: Missing 411 - North America & Beyond - 1
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We begin a new exploration into the topic of strange missing persons cases with David Paulides' third Missing 411 book, "North America and Beyond". We only cover a small amount of the enormous number of cases in this book. If you are interested in learning more go to https://www.canammissing.com/missing-411-north-america.html You can purchase the b…
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Skeptoid #955: Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation Tales
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Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.Av Brian Dunning
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Matilda is joined this week by Raven Todd DaSilva (who you might recognise as the face behind the very popular “Dig It With Raven” YouTube channel), to talk about the colossal stone heads of the Olmec Culture. Why were these huge heads made? What do they have to do with rubber? And why hasn’t Raven posted a video on her channel for a year? Find out…
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Episode #330: Megalithic Star Maps - Part 4
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Megalithic Martin joins us again for part 4 of his series on his research into megalithic structures in England and the evidence for numerous alignments between the structures themselves, and with astronomical events. Near the end, Martin also gives an excellent argument for the date these structures were built, based on their alignments. Thanks to…
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Episode #329: Modern Metals in Ancient Vases - Update on Vase Research
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We discuss some very interesting new developments in the maverick research being done on the ancient stone vases from Egypt. Ben and Russ took a trip to Florida to get some fragments of vases examined using a Scanning Electron Microscope. No copper was found, but there were traces of other metals that the ancient Egyptians are not supposed to have …
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Episode #328: Snakebros Live: Assembly Theory
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We went live for a short episode mid-harvest season to discuss some new thoughts on Assembly Theory, but got distracted by questions from the live chat about the winemaking process. We do, eventually, discuss Assembly Theory. You can watch the video on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/13IJSjt3MGM?si=YWVyrvCx5hws0rhm Join our Patreon, supp…
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15 popular myths about sleeping, debunked.Av Brian Dunning
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Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts.Av Brian Dunning
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Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.Av Brian Dunning
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How to date an archaeologist: Dendrochronology - Ep 29
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It's time for the next installment of Tea-break Time Travel Training and this month we're showing the trees some love and looking into the details of dendrochronology! It seems like a simple concept but how much do you really know about tree rings? How do they form? How can we use them to date a site that's thousands of years old? And what does all…
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Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?Av Brian Dunning
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Olmec Colossal Heads, Mysterious Altars & Werejaguar Cryptids
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The Olmec culture’s art has caused a lot of problems for archaeologists. That’s because the styles of the Olmec Colossal Heads, their enormous altars, and their jade masks seem to have extremely significant differences that may reveal a deeper history than anyone ever knew. Events across thousands of years, cultures around the world, strange wereja…
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Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited Delirium
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Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.Av Brian Dunning
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A bundle of Viking Age text-speak - Ep 28
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What’s the link between two dirt balls, a bundle of five silver arm-rings, and a golden bird pin? They were all found in the Galloway Hoard! This month, Matilda is joined by Dr Adrián Maldonado, a medieval archaeologist who is currently researching this unique and fascinating find. Tune in to find out the difference between medieval history and med…
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Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host
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If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.Av Brian Dunning
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Remote viewing data says there were ancient civilizations on Mars. Amazingly, that would corroborate extremely old art and underground civilizations found right here on Earth. How have cyclical events throughout the solar system’s history affected the rise and fall of cultures? Was interplanetary travel once common? In this episode, John and Rob ta…
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Skeptoid #949: Hunting the Graveyard of the Elephants
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Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist?Av Brian Dunning
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How to date an archaeologist: Radiocarbon dating - Ep 27
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It’s time for the first episode of our Tea-break Time Travel training series, where we cover all of those essential theoretical and methodological backgrounds that every time traveller needs to have under their belt. This month, we’re kicking things off with one of the most popular archaeological dating methods: radiocarbon dating. But what exactly…
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Episode #327: The Spookiest Story Never Told 5 - UFOs 14
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Marty joins us again for the 5th installment in the "Spooky Story" series, and the 14th UFO episode. Ancient Egypt plays a part in this episode, as we read about a startling discovery made by none other than Flinders Petrie himself. Does a mysterious substance found at a lost Egyptian temple hold secrets of early contact? Thanks to Troy for the ama…
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Skeptoid #948: Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
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The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.Av Brian Dunning
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Strange Anomalies of Maya History: Did Otherworldly Beings Seed Ancient Civilizations?
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Did otherworldly beings seed ancient civilizations? The strange anomalies of Maya history and other Mesoamerican cultures seem to indicate that. Who are the “creator beings” carrying seed bags that have been carved all around the world? Did they literally seed different civilizations throughout human history? Why did the Maya file their teeth down …
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Skeptoid #947: How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
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Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.Av Brian Dunning
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