Episodes

  • Skeptoid #986: Do Functional Mushrooms Function?

    Skeptoid #986: Do Functional Mushrooms Function?
    Apr 29 2025

    Super mushrooms are claimed by some to provide vague health benefits beyond their known nutritional values.

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    16 mins
  • Skeptoid #985: Supervolcanoes and Super Earthquakes

    Skeptoid #985: Supervolcanoes and Super Earthquakes
    Apr 22 2025

    A roundup of the world's riskiest volcanoes and fault zones — and they're not necessarily the most hazardous.

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    16 mins
  • Skeptoid #984: Should You Feed Your Dog That?

    Skeptoid #984: Should You Feed Your Dog That?
    Apr 15 2025

    Some people try to feed their dogs the same alternative diet they eat themselves... not necessarily so good for the dog.

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    16 mins
  • Skeptoid #983: Immigration Myths

    Skeptoid #983: Immigration Myths
    Apr 8 2025

    Many of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts.

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    20 mins
  • Skeptoid #982: Defending Against the Planet Killers

    Skeptoid #982: Defending Against the Planet Killers
    Apr 1 2025

    All of the ways you've heard that deep space wants to kill us — and how plausible or likely each scenario is.

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    20 mins
  • Skeptoid #981: Vaccines: Success Story of the Century

    Skeptoid #981: Vaccines: Success Story of the Century
    Mar 25 2025

    Vaccines are history's great medical success story, having saved more lives than anything else.

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    19 mins
  • Skeptoid #980: How to Find Atlantis

    Skeptoid #980: How to Find Atlantis
    Mar 18 2025

    Ten of the places where Atlantis true believers think the mythical city might actually be.

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    19 mins
  • Skeptoid #979: Crusades Imagery and White Nationalism

    Skeptoid #979: Crusades Imagery and White Nationalism
    Mar 11 2025

    Many of the Christian symbols created in the aftermath of the First Crusade have been adopted by White Nationalists. Why?

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    15 mins