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Are all those stories you heard about razor blades hidden in Halloween candy true, or just more urban legends? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

These tests that promise to easily detect cancer with a blood test are fraught with profound accuracy errors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Las Vegas mob lore clings thick to human remains found as Lake Mead's water level recedes. But is it truly mob secrets that are being revealed or perhaps something a bit more nuanced? The NamUs.gov profile for the Hemenway Harbor Doe is here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Did this mysterious carved beast — the most common object on the Pictish standing stones — ever actually live? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In honor of Skeptoid's 20th birthday, today we're playing episode #1 from October 2006. Enjoy! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Is the moral panic surrounding artificial intelligence justified? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Wellness influencers promise to sell you supplements to reduce your cortisol, and thus reduce your weight — even though it doesn't work that way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Does a huge, hairy, ape-like creature roam the swamps of Louisiana? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid Adventures "Mysteries of the Maya" guest expert Kurly Tlapoyawa was invited to speak at the inaugural SkeptiCamp New Mexico, and today we're sharing the lecture he gave, which covered the many ways that conspiracy theories and pseudoarchaeology undermine the goals of ethnic studies programs. Enjoy! And hear more from Kurly on the Tales From Aztlantis podcast: buzzsprout.com/1720405 chimalli.org Learn more about "The Mysteries of the Maya" Skeptoid Adventure at skeptoid.org/adventures Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Four men in an Air National Guard helicopter had a terrifying UFO encounter in the skies above Ohio. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The true origin and purpose of Peru's famous Nazca Lines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We dive into the Skeptoid mailbag to find your best listener feedback. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It turns out that having zero fraud in society is not necessarily a goal that would serve the general good. Why not? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some say you might have repressed memories that you know nothing about — but that might be discovered and recovered therapeutically. Is this a real thing? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What's really behind CERN's Large Hadron Collider's third planned shutdown? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Once again, we issue your corrections to errors made in previous Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The question of whether torture is ever justified must take a back seat to the more important question: Is it effective at producing useful intelligence? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Is this new technique to move your consciousness into another world anything more than just vivid imagination? Maybe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Seed oils seem to be the newest food villain. Are they something you truly need to avoid? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Popular tales claim that pirates used the island of Cozumel as a base of operations. History tells us pretty much the exact opposite. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices