Skeptoid

Popular tales of the occult underpinnings of the Nazis are largely modern fiction.

Concrete will remain one of our most important materials for decades — but there's a big problem with it.

20 years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in an effort to reduce addiction, incarceration, and negative health impacts. How has it worked?

Trying to treat pain or cancer by exposing yourself to a radioactive carcinogen provides only risk without the benefit.

After the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, rescuers dug through the rubble for a little girl named Frida Sofia — who never existed.

Conspiracy theories surround the cancellation of this advanced Canadian aircraft from the 1950s.

Some new facts and extra information on six previous episodes.

Huna blends generic New Age spiritualism with a concocted version of Hawaiian tradition.

This manmade debris permeates our bodies and our planet, but what's the harm?

The true and weird history of the two girls who fooled the world with their fairy photographs in 1917.

This modern sighting of a strange beast is claimed to have been a resurgence of a legendary medieval monster.

The true cause of one of history's most violent cataclysms remains a mystery... to a degree.

It's 15 trivia questions from 15 Skeptoid episodes, to celebrate our 15th anniversary!

Some people promote probiotics as a miracle cure for just about anything. What can they really do?

A strange radio broadcast from a very unique group of VIPs being whisked away on a UFO.

The most famous organ work in history has a surprising mystery -- we're not really sure who composed it!

A close look at the tales of large black predatory cats stalking Britain for centuries.

We focus a lot on carbon dioxide when talking about climate change. Should we be talking more about methane?

20 years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the conspiracy theories are still thriving -- just as we should expect.

A close look at what true science and true history can tell us about this most sacred Catholic relic.