It turns out there's probably no such thing as an alpha wolf.
This episode brought to you by guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard and sponsored by Skeptoid board member Sue Freas.
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🤖 It’s #NationalRoboticsWeek!
In 1770, a chess-playing “robot” defeated Napoleon & Benjamin Franklin and stumped the world for 80 years.
The secret? A human grandmaster was hiding inside the whole time. 👀♟️
From genius illusions to real AI — what a ride. 🦾
skeptoid.com/episodes/476
Popular influencers claim birth rates are declining disastrously. How true is that, and is it a disaster?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1035
🃏 This April Fools’, go down a rabbit hole — some people didn’t just prank their friends, they tried to fool scientists. 😲 Fake fossils, made-up studies, a “robot” with a person hiding inside… the stories are unbelievable.
Listen to Skeptoid #617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes 🔗 skeptoid.com/episodes/617
The discovery of a Martian sarcophagus in Colorado in 1864: An oddball story, or consistent with the lore of the day?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1034
Supplying some much-needed skepticism to an episode of the BBC podcast Uncanny.
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Even today, some people cling to a pre-scientific belief that germs do not cause disease.
This episode presented by guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard
Sponsored by Jason R. Coombs
skeptoid.com/episodes/1032
Pi is an irrational number, and some of the greatest scientists in history were just "irrational" enough to experiment on themselves! 🥧🧪
In honor of #PiDay check out Skeptoid 927. From discovering insulin to creating the Sting Pain Index, these researchers are the ultimate human guinea pigs.
An exploration of the validity of the Silurian hypothesis, which posits the existence of a pre-human intelligent race on Earth.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1031
⚓️ FINAL BOARDING CALL!
The SV Royal Clipper is getting ready to cast off, and the window to join me and Mediterranean archaeologist Dr. Flint Dibble is nearly shut.
Don’t let this ship sail without you. The gangplank is about to be raised!
👉 Join us here: skeptoid.com/adventures
This secretive device has been promising to deliver clean, free energy for more than 15 years — but so far nobody's been allowed to examine it.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1030
Is there somewhere on Earth where Sovereign Citizens can actually be free of any nation's laws?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1029
Advertising wants your attention, not your soul; and it’s not nearly as good at getting either as you might think.
This episode is provided by guest house Steve Cuno and sponsored by Skeptoid board member Stephen Hacker
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Radioactive nuclear generators sit out in the environment, posing a real hazard. They're mostly — but not all — in Russia.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1027
How concerned do you truly need to be about vintage ceramicware leaching lead into your food?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1026
Oh no! Another pop quiz. Take the challenge: 9 questions about space. Think you can get them all?
Answers available at Skeptoid.com
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A century-old hoax takes wing again, proof that good stories never stay buried.
This episode comes courtesy of Blake Smith and sponsored by Rich Sagall
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Hey everyone! We set up a new channel on the Skeptoid private Discord server to discuss the upcoming Skeptoid Adventure, Málaga-Nice with Flint Dibble. To get connected to the server, just go to skeptoid.com/discord. Then look for the "Sailing the Skeptical Seas" channel once you're in!
If ghosts don't exist, then how do we account for all the ghost experiences that people have every day?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1023
The myths and misconceptions surrounding blood donation and why you might consider donating.
This episode was written by our own Will McCandless, sound designer at Skeptoid.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1022
🚢 The thinking person’s cruise is here.
Join Skeptoid Adventures & archaeologist Dr. Flint Dibble for a Mediterranean voyage (April 18–25, 2026).
Explore ancient sites, learn celestial navigation, and dive into critical thinking—all aboard the Royal Clipper. 🌊🏺
Details: skeptoid.com/adventures
The history and pseudohistory of this infamous and ubiquitous obscene gesture.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1021
From fireplace to folklore, how the Yule log got its fake pagan backstory.
Guest episode by Ashley Hamer Pritchard
skeptoid.com/episodes/1020
This episode was sponsored by Gail and Jim Webber
#Skeptoid #podcast #science #education #criticalthinking #yulelog #holidays
This device claims to be able to dramatically improve the efficiency and emissions of any internal combustion engine.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1019
An exploration of all the scientific possibilities by which ghosts might actually exist in this universe.
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It should have been impossible for the CIA's Glomar Explorer to obtain the ship's bell from the K-129 submarine... but they did. How?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1017
A roundup of evidence supporting the use of radiocarbon dating to assess the age of organic matter from 500 to 55,000 years old.
skeptoid.com/episodes/1016
This episode was sponsored by Michael Bigelow from Washington, Utah
Stories claim that this region of Alaska is home to a huge number of unexplained disappearances
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Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002?
skeptoid.com/episodes/1014
A conspiracy theory claims the Hollywood and Deep State elitists have a magical bed that allows them to remain forever young and healthy.
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