Brian Dunning is a prolific skeptical podcaster with his award-winning show “Skeptoid” coming up on its 700th episode. He’s also a writer, with his most recent book Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories, explaining the facts behind 50 different conspiracy theories. He’s also a documentary producer, currently working on Science Friction, a documentary about scientists who get misrepresented by the media. We discuss all these topics and more.
Recent Posts
- Episode 58: Peter Bergen – Kirkpatrick, UFOs, and the Pentagon
- Episode 57: Alex Dietrich, Clouds, Critical Thinking, and UFOs
- Episode 56: Robert Bartholomew – Havana Syndrome and Mass Psychogenic Illness
- Episode 55 – Professor Avi Loeb: The Galileo Project
- Episode 54 – Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko: Pastels and Pedophiles
- Episode 53 – Jason Colavito – UFOs and the Invisible College, How Did We Get Here?
- Episode 52 – Luis Elizondo – UFOs, UAPs, AATIP, and TTSA
- Episode 51 – Michael: Post Inauguration QAnon Catchup
- Episode 50 – Alex: Raised by Conspiracy Theorists
- Episode 49 – Georgina: A QAnon Friend in the UK
- Episode 48 – Accidentally Dating a Conspiracy Theorist
- Episode 47: Sarah – Conspiracy Casualty
- Episode 46: Ryan – Growing Out Of 9/11
- Episode 45: Brandon Fugal: The Owner of Skinwalker Ranch
- Episode 44: Steven Hassan – Cults and Conspiracies
- Episode 43 – Tim McMillan: The Challenges of UFO Investigations
- Episode 42 – Flat Earth and Coronavirus
- Episode 41 – Johnny Orbital: Former Flat Earther, Now a Science Advocate
- Episode 40 – Jeremy Rys: Alien Science and 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
- Episode 39 – DJ Thermal Detonator: 9/11 History and Change
- Episode 38 – Michael: Part 2: QAnon and Predictions
- Episode 37 – Michael: Part 1: UFOs and Alien Encounters
- Episode 36 – Gary Voorhis: Tic-Tac UFO Witness
- Episode 35 – Mike Santangelo: 9/11 Truth vs. B.S.
- Episode 34 – Stian Arnesen: Debunking, Censorship, 9/11, and UFOs
- Episode 33 – Anthony Magnabosco: Street Epistemology and Conspiracy Theories
- Episode 31: Professor Elizabeth Loftus – Memory and Conspiracy
- Episode 30: Tom – 9/11 Why We Believe and Change
- Episode 29: Geoff – Everything is a Hoax, The Earth Might Be Flat
- Episode 28 – Brian Dunning: Skeptoid, Conspiracies Declassified, and Science Friction
- Episode 27 – Michael Shermer: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories — The Great Courses
- Episode 26: UFO Jesus – Disclosure, the Nimitz Tic-Tac, and UFO Evidence
- Episode 25 – Jason Bermas: Producer of Loose Change, Shade, Invisible Empire
- Episode 24: Nick Pope – Area 51, UFOs and UFOlogy
- Episode 23 – Ian/TheoryQED: UFOs, Government Cover-ups, and Alien Visitors.
- Episode 22 – Seth Shostak: SETI Senior Astronomer on the Search for ETs, UFO “Disclosure”, and Storming Area 51.
- Episode 21: Donald Friedman – Engineer at the World Trade Center After 9/11
- Episode 20 – JM Talboo: Debunker of 9/11 Debunkers
- Episode 19 – Mike Rothschild: Decline of QAnon, Death of Epstein, and other Conspiracies.
- Episode 18 – Paradigm Shift – A Student With Questions about 9/11 and the Possibility of Explosives
- Episode 17: Willie – Rabbit Hole Escapee (ETRH – Preface)
- Episode 16: Adam Taylor – Retired 9/11 Truth Activist
- Episode 15: Brad – Mathematics vs. Conspiracy Theories
- Episode 14: Rory – Flat Earth Debunking and Spiritual Journeys
- Episode 13 – Professor David Keith – Geoengineering Research and the Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory
- Episode 12: Paul – Escape from Planet X
- Episode 11: Jim Lee – Chemtrails, Geoengineering, Conspiracies, and Semantics
- Episode 10: Jen Senko – Director of “The Brainwashing of my Dad”
- Episode 9: Joe – Former Chemtrail Conspiracist, Current New World Order Conspiracist
- Episode 8: Sasha: Chatting with a Flat Earther
- Episode 7: Flat Earth Exit the Matrix Expo
- Episode 6: Tim Osman, Debunker and Conspiracist
- Episode 5: Dan, Former Apocalyptic Prepper
- Episode 4: Stian Arnesen, the 9/11 Alaska Report and the Science of 9/11
- Episode 3: Stian Arnesen, 9/11, Crop Circles, and Debunkers
- Episode 2: Mike Rothschild, discussing QAnon
- Episode 1: Introduction & The Ex Conspiracy Theorist