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Decrypting Mother Teresa Episode 512, March 29, 2016 Is popular criticism of Mother Teresa directed at the right person?
Firestorm in Waco Episode 511, March 22, 2016 How much truth is there to the conspiracy theories that the FBI deliberately killed the Branch Davidians?
Ninjas Unmasked Episode 509, March 8, 2016 These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were.
Demythologizing the Knights Templar Episode 508, March 1, 2016 More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient's order's depictions in pop culture.
No, Hitler Did Not Escape Episode 507, February 23, 2016 There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina.
Growing Skeptical of Hair Restoration Episode 504, February 2, 2016 As long as people lose their hair, the market will remain flooded with sham remedies.
Bad Science on PBS Episode 503, January 26, 2016 Does PBS bother to distance itself from the pseudoscience informercials aired during pledge drives?
Listener Feedback: Killing the Comments Episode 502, January 19, 2016 Your comments on our decision to remove the comments from Skeptoid episode transcript pages.
A Little Curiosity Episode 500, January 5, 2016 Have you found your curiosity in the first 500 episodes of Skeptoid?
The Hope Diamond: A Curse Deconstructed Episode 499, December 29, 2015 Find out how the obviously false story of a curse came to be associated with this famous diamond.
The Russian Sleep Experiment Episode 496, December 8, 2015 Russian test subjects are said to have done unspeakably horrible things when sleep deprived.
Black Mold: Peril or Prosaic? Episode 494, November 24, 2015 Black mold is commonly believed to harbor many deadly diseases. How much truth is there to this?
How Real Is the Stockholm Syndrome? Episode 493, November 17, 2015 Is the Stockholm syndrome a real psychological phenomenon, or a media buzzword?
Pouring Cold Water on Cryotherapy Episode 492, November 10, 2015 Questioning whether this new spa treatment provides all the medical benefits it claims.
420: The Cannabis Code Episode 491, November 3, 2015 Myths and competing claims fog the origin of the term 420, a slang code for marijuana.
Deconstructing the Tasaday Tribe Episode 490, October 27, 2015 Some say this tribe of "gentle savages", discovered in 1971, was just a hoax. Was it?