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

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Does a huge, hairy, ape-like creature roam the swamps of Louisiana?

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Four men in an Air National Guard helicopter had a terrifying UFO encounter in the skies above Ohio.

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The true origin and purpose of Peru's famous Nazca Lines.

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We dive into the Skeptoid mailbag to find your best listener feedback.

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

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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?

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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.

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Once again, we issue your corrections to errors made in previous Skeptoid episodes.

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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?

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

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Seed oils seem to be the newest food villain. Are they something you truly need to avoid?

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

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Are alien spacecraft truly the best explanation for "transient" dots found on old telescope photographs?

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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

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What was the real cause of the drop in English-speaking literacy rates between 1980 and 2020?

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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.
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Usually, wellness therapies that claim to treat everything actually treat nothing.

This episode courtesy of guest host Ashley Hamer Pritchard

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The real story behind the CIA spending $20 million on PROJECT STARGATE to study psychics.

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Maya myths meet skeptical minds this December. 🏛️

8 Early Bird spots left for the Mysteries of the Maya — join Brian Dunning and archaeologist Kurly Tlapoyawa in Cozumel, Roatán & Harvest Caye.
$500 holds your spot. Book before June 15, save $200.

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