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Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Brian Dunning dissecting a single urban legend, medical fraud, or historical myth per episode with rigorous source notes.

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Skeptoid applies empirical method to cultural myths, urban legends, and discarded pseudosciences. Each weekly entry examines a single accepted claim, tracks its origins through primary sources, and measures it against actual evidence. The host bypasses polemics in favor of forensic history, documenting how bad ideas enter mainstream belief and what it takes to correct them. The back catalog serves as a durable reference library for anyone tracking the mechanics of public error.

ScienceSociety5 episodes on Steadcast · Latest Sep 2026

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