Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena

Skeptoid #408: 15 Phreaky Phobias

Are phobias really irrational, or does the brain have a ...

Are phobias really irrational, or does the brain have a better reason for creating them?

Skeptoid #407: The Death of Mad King Ludwig

Was Bavaria's Mad King who built castles like Neuschwanstein truly ...

Was Bavaria's Mad King who built castles like Neuschwanstein truly murdered, or did he commit suicide?

Skeptoid #406: The Disappearance of Glenn Miller

What happened to American band leader Glenn Miller when he ...

What happened to American band leader Glenn Miller when he disappeared in WWII?

Skeptoid #405: Aromatherapy: Sniffing Essential Oils

The essences of certain flowers and herbs produce a pleasing ...

The essences of certain flowers and herbs produce a pleasing smell, but is it also medicinal?

Skeptoid #404: The Boggy Creek Monster

Is Arkansas' Fouke Monster a real zoological specimen, or an ...

Is Arkansas' Fouke Monster a real zoological specimen, or an important part of local folklore?

Skeptoid #403: Out of Place Artifacts

Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational ...

Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational explanation.

Skeptoid #402: Listener Feedback: Ancient Mysteries

I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners ...

I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners around the world.

Skeptoid #401: Hemp, Hearst, and Prohibition

A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired ...

A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired to make cannabis illegal in the United States.

Skeptoid #400: It's Just Science

Some pseudoscience promoters attack the messenger rather than the evidence.

Skeptoid #399: The Moving Coffins of Barbados

An old tale tells of coffins that jumbled themselves up ...

An old tale tells of coffins that jumbled themselves up in a crypt in Barbados.