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The latest news, and some clips, from my indie documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See!

Legend has it this ghost light has been spooking people in Missouri for hundreds of years.

A roundup of easy techniques anyone can employ to better discern accurate news reports from false ones.

In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years.

Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits.

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.

A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.

This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.

Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.

Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed?

How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière?

Some more of the episodes where I went in with one idea, and came out with another.

Some of the episodes where I went in expecting one thing, but found something different.

The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war.

The arguments made by electric car haters no longer hold up. Time to upgrade.

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions.

It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos.

The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe.

Join me in producing this important feature documentary film on the modern UFO phenomenon.

Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed.

Some say these oval depressions all along the US east coast are craters from an ancient meteor bombardment.

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Amateur Internet researchers figured out in 5 days what the Chilean government UFO group couldn't in two years.

Some feedback and followups to a raft of previous Skeptoid episodes.

Can watching body language really tell you when someone is lying?

Officially, Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty was accidental friendly fire; but many claim it was a deliberate conspiracy.

Colorado's Stanley Hotel is famous not only for its association with The Shining, but also for ghosts of its own.

This white dome in the California desert may house the secrets of the universe, or nothing more than delusions.

Skeptoid Media's first full-length feature documentary movie, Science Friction, is now available to stream on Prime Video.

This ancient weapon of terror struck fear throughout the ancient world, and stokes a number of mysteries today.

This discredited technique deceives loved ones into believing non-communicative people are able to communicate just fine by hiring one of these facilitators.

The complicated life of JPL's co-founder meant that his death was almost certain to be cloaked in conspiracy theories.

What is the state of the science behind this online video genre that combines relaxation with chills and shivers?

The science shows that dogs and cats bred to be flat-faced suffer from respiratory distress, but some argue otherwise.

The popular known history of Easter Island — that deforestation brought about its demise — is not generally accepted.

This relatively new and not-so-famous cryptid manages to have an outsized pop-culture footprint.

Whether cold reading, warm reading, or hot, there are simple explanations for even the most impressive psychic performances.

The unfortunate false narrative of the Winchester Mystery House obscures a wonderful story of one of California's great women pioneers.

Modern authors say that scientists didn't used to accept the idea of rogue waves. Is that true?

The real cause of washboarding on dirt roads is very different from the traditionally believed reason.

All those fancy-sounding forensic sciences you've come to trust might not be worth very much of your trust after all.

The origin story of some of the government's alleged alien wreckage is a little bit shaky.

Some corrections to errors made in recent shows.

The urban legend that train track gauge descends from Roman war chariots falls apart at every link in the chain.

In which we hear, analyze, and attempt to explain the ghostly personal stories you've sent in.

A controversial mental health framework is also being peddled by unqualified coaches.

An exploration into the chupacabra, and how that word came to be applied to so many unrelated things.