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? skeptoid.com/episodes/1062

Did this mysterious carved beast — the most common object on the Pictish standing stones — ever actually live? skeptoid.com/episodes/1061

Wellness influencers promise to sell you supplements to reduce your cortisol, and thus reduce your weight — even though it doesn't work that way. skeptoid.com/episodes/1059

Does a huge, hairy, ape-like creature roam the swamps of Louisiana? skeptoid.com/episodes/1058

Four men in an Air National Guard helicopter had a terrifying UFO encounter in the skies above Ohio. skeptoid.com/episodes/1057

The true origin and purpose of Peru's famous Nazca Lines. skeptoid.com/episodes/1056

We dive into the Skeptoid mailbag to find your best listener feedback. skeptoid.com/episodes/1055

It turns out that having zero fraud in society is not necessarily a goal that would serve the general good. Why not? skeptoid.com/episodes/1054

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? skeptoid.com/episodes/1053

What's really behind CERN's Large Hadron Collider's third planned shutdown? This guest episode brought to you by Ashley Hamer Pritchard and Sponsored by Stevan Rich. skeptoid.com/episodes/1052

Once again, we issue your corrections to errors made in previous Skeptoid episodes. skeptoid.com/episodes/1051

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? skeptoid.com/episodes/1050

Is this new technique to move your consciousness into another world anything more than just vivid imagination? Maybe. skeptoid.com/episodes/1049

Seed oils seem to be the newest food villain. Are they something you truly need to avoid? skeptoid.com/episodes/1048

Popular tales claim that pirates used the island of Cozumel as a base of operations. History tells us pretty much the exact opposite. skeptoid.com/episodes/1047

Are alien spacecraft truly the best explanation for "transient" dots found on old telescope photographs? skeptoid.com/episodes/1046

Two Skeptoid Adventures. One unforgettable December. New Orleans + Mysteries of the Maya with Brian Dunning, Chris Perley & archaeologist Kurly Tlapoyawa. Book both and save $500—plus the Maya Early Bird deadline has been extended to June 22nd for another $200 off per person

What was the real cause of the drop in English-speaking literacy rates between 1980 and 2020? skeptoid.com/episodes/1045

Two adventures. Back to back. This December. 🎷🏛️ New Orleans + Mysteries of the Maya with Brian Dunning, Chris Perley, and archaeologist Kurly Tlapoyawa. Book both and save $500. skeptoid.com/adventures

Usually, wellness therapies that claim to treat everything actually treat nothing. This episode courtesy of guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard skeptoid.com/episodes/1044 This episode was sponsored by Lisa Baby. To sponsor an episode head over to skeptoid.com/sponsor