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May 5, 2025 - Skeptoid
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A Brief Shake-Up at Skeptoid

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Celebrating Twenty Years of Skeptoid 00:02:48
A quick reminder for everyone, you're listening to Skeptoid, revealing the true science and true history behind urban legends every week since 2006.
With over a thousand episodes, we're celebrating 20 years of keeping it focused and keeping it brief.
And we couldn't have done it without your curiosity leading the way.
And now we're even offering a little bit more.
If you become a premium member, supporting the show with a monthly micropayment of as little as $5, you get more Skeptoid.
The premium version of the show is not only ad-free, it has extended content.
These episodes are a few minutes longer.
We get rid of the ads and we'll replace them with more Skeptoid.
The extended premium show available now.
Come to Skeptoid.com and click Go Premium.
Hey everyone, Brian from Skeptoid here.
I want to tell you about something very cool you're going to notice in the next few episodes.
In my 19-year career as a skeptical podcaster, I've met a lot of people, a lot of extraordinary people, including many of you listening right now.
I've been to a lot of super cool places.
I've become friends with a lot of the best in the business, in half a dozen countries, in exotic locations, and places where I needed a security clearance, even to places where I had to sign a non-disclosure so I can't even tell you.
And yes, that is actually true.
The bottom line here is I've felt a tiny bit guilty that I haven't been able to share everything Skeptoid has done for me with all of you.
So, what you're going to hear over the next couple months are a lot of new guest hosts interspersed with my own regular Skeptoid episodes.
Not one of these guest hosts is an unknown Rando.
Every one of them is a much-beloved, much-trusted colleague in this shared mission we all have of moving the world population away from anti-facts and toward facts.
From fake history toward real history.
From anti-science toward real science.
Please enjoy these good friends spreading the same message we all care about so much.
Each of them, at the end of their guest presentation, will tell you where to find and follow them.
Take them up on it.
And above all, enjoy.
You're listening to Skeptoid.
I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.
From Fake History to Real Science 00:01:06
Hello, everyone.
This is Adrian Hill from Skookum Studios in Calgary, Canada, the land of maple syrup and moose.
And I'm here to ask you to consider becoming a premium member of Skeptoid for as little as $5 per month.
And that's only the cost of a couple of Tim Horton's double doubles.
And that's Canadian for coffee with double cream and sugar.
Why support Skeptoid?
If you are like me and don't like ads, but like extended versions of each episode, premium is for you.
If you want to support a worthwhile nonprofit that combats pseudoscience, promotes critical thinking, and provides free access to teachers to use the podcast in the classroom via the teacher's toolkit, then sign up today.
Remember that skepticism is the best medicine.
Next to giggling, of course.
Until next time, this is Adrienne Hill.
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