StS Episode 217: Dark Play with Libby Tucker
Episode Summary: For our last episode of the year, after Ben lists his upcoming appearances and a nice book accolade, and after Celestia discusses “Skibidi Toilet Syndrome,” we speak with…
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StS Episode 216: Absinthe, Murder and Panic
Episode Summary: After some discussion on a recent shooting in Las Vegas, Alex Jones being let back onto Twitter/X, and Napoleon’s height, we dive into a look back at Absinthe.…
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StS Episode 215: Dallas Zoo Animal Disappearances, with Kristina Downs
Episode Summary: First Ben and Celestia discuss genetically modified potatoes, cougar kitties, and cocaine hippos. Then we are joined by Dr. Kristina Downs of the Texas Folklore Society to talk…
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StS Episode 214: Gargoyles!
Episode Summary: Ben and Celestia discuss conspiracies, real and unreal, the conspiracy-backed arguments from a high-profile defense lawyer, a superconductor article retraction, and Barbra’s opinion on the Streisand Effect. Then,…
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StS Episode 213: Gef the Talking Mongoose, with Sharon Hill
Episode Summary: First, Celestia goes over her high points and low points of CSI Con 2023, then we move on to a few tidbits Ben came across. Sharon Hill joins…
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StS Episode 212: The Rise and Fall of Slenderman, with Andrea Kitta
Episode Summary: First we discuss a few skepticism-adjacent current events: the recent Colorado train spotting of Bigfoot, RFK Jr.’s bid for the presidency, and a new lawsuit naming “Sound of…
Read MoreStS Episode 211: SWAYSO Grab Bag and DragonCon Live!
Episode Summary: First we have a whole lot of current events that are dinging out skeptical radar: Nobels are being announced; a kidnapped girl was found (not by psychics); a…
Read MoreStS Episode 210: The UFO movie THEY don’t want you to see, with Brian Dunning
Episode Summary: First we discuss a few skepticism-adjacent current events: the recent Colorado train spotting of Bigfoot, RFK Jr.’s bid for the presidency, and a new lawsuit naming “Sound of…
Read MoreStS Episode 209: Agritainment and rural haunts with Betty Aquino
Episode Summary: It’s agritainment season, y’all! So get ready to pick apples, walk a corn maze, pet some goats and maybe get spooked at a rural haunted house! Folklorist and…
Read MoreStS Episode 208: Feral kids, for real, kids?
Episode Summary: From Romulus and Remus to Tarzan and Mowgli, children raised in the wild by animals is a popular tale in folklore. But what about feral kids in real…
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