Skeptical Skeptics: Recent Episodes
RJ and Rachel Metzger
This is a podcast for people somewhere in between believer and skeptic. Whether it's aliens, bigfoot, or just creepy Dan down the hall, we'll talk about it. Feedback, reviews, subs, and all are super appreciated, but we want to talk to you as well, so connect with us on Twitter and Facebook: @SkepSkepPod on both! Or visit our website at SkepticalSkeptics.com!
This week, we have a sports conspiracy and some more murders. Based on what you know about us, I'll let you guess who presents what.
This week, Rachel looks into what Reddit has to say regarding a subject some listeners wanted more stories on and RJ looks into his favorite topic, with a Russian twist.
This week, RJ looks into a haunting/possession/just crazy person? Rachel talks about another sad thing, like usual.
This week, Rachel looks at a "witch" that was a real witch. RJ talks about something that might be share an explanation with ghosts, time travel...? Who knows.
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This week, RJ looks at more cases like Hobbits, Leprechauns, and Dwinde. Rachel, looks at a.... nonprofit?
This week Rachel looks into a case that may be a ghost, sheep dog, a mongoose, or scarier still - a child. RJ meanwhile shares a story about someone that is Jason Bourne, minus all the cool stuff.
This week, we recap all our previous specials and search for additions to the stories. We want to do this every 5 specials so as not to let huge topics die forever. This year, we recap Area 51, JFK, Bigfoot, Zodiac, and Mothman (kinda).
Listen to those first, it's the first time we have a prerequisite!
For Bigfoot:
Source 1
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This week, RJ looks at a case that could be a balloon accident, an escaped Kangaroo, or of course... the Devil. Rachel on the other hand, looks at a for sure case of crazies.
This week Rachel shares a sad story about mistreated slaves. RJ shares another Russian story that is, as all Russian stories are, shrouded in Blyat.
This week RJ tries once again to convince Rachel of the Matrix. She's says that it's for the birds. And Rachel convinces RJ, once again, that rednecks really do see weird things in the woods.
Videos Referenced in Episode:
Facebook Viral Bird
Instagram Bird
Not Convincing
Another One
Bird with People Under and Other Birds
California Highway
NBA Players in Sync
This week Rachel does another spooooky murder with no solve in sight. RJ talks about a community of weirdos, which makes him happy.
RJ talks about some possible inspiration for the Courage the Cowardly Dog, a demonic TV show straight from hellfire! Rachel talks about a land that exists.... or does it?!?!?!?
Rachel has a creepy place submitted to us by a listener to talk about. RJ talks about some of the most well-documented miracles in the history of the world.
We're finally back from hiatus! RJ has a Pentagon UFO unit update. Rachel talks about Yōkai from Japanese culture. It's a mess coming back, but hey, we're glad to be back!
This week, we both talk about our favorite topics. Which, if you know the show, you should be able to guess!
This week we continue diving into the mothman. While on quarantine. I'm bored. Please help me.
This week, and for the next week as well, we look at Mothman. An underrated, in our newly formed opinion, cryptid!
This week, RJ shares a story about the largest, modern religious/paranormal sighting in the world. Rachel talks about the first accused witch in Ireland!
This week, Rachel shares a cryptid that is seemingly both Irish and Spanish in decent? Not really, but kind of.. A lot. Also, RJ Talks about how weird twins are. They're so weird. Seriously.
This week, RJ tells some strange tales that make no sense - even more than normal. Rachel talks about a ghost that does something only a handful have ever done.
This week, we review "A Haunting", "My Celebrity Ghost Story", and "Ghost Nation". Enjoy!
This week, Rachel looks at another mysterious disappearance without an official resolution. RJ shares a first-person narrative from Huffpost that is well-told by the author.
This week, RJ and Rachel review Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, and BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural!
This week, RJ pays off an 8-month tease and finishes covering the best UFO evidence of all time! Rachel mixes a couple common subjects with a "cryptid" who was likely just a regular serial killer.
This week Rachel says blasphemy about some celebrities. RJ, while describing the "Papacy's best kept secret" talks about legitimate blasphemy as well! Join the party.
This week, review and compare Paranormal Lockdown and Ghosts in the Hood! One is one of the best and the other is meh, found out our thoughts and give them a watch!
This week, RJ shares the tale of an ancient structure that defies everything we know about history... If you stop listening before we get to the rational explanation. Rachel shares a tale about a man with only a misspelled first name and a birthday and he only got one of those things right.
This week, Rachel looks at some Reddit Alien stories for a change of pace. RJ looks at a very famous haunted location that they've visited because it has found its way into the haunted hall of fame. That's not a place, but we wish it was.
This week, we look at one of the most infamous serial killers in history and discuss his victims, potential identities, and other theories about him! Also, drawing winners announced in this episode! Credit to these two YouTube videos for providing some audio for us as well.
Here are some questions that were asked of us! It's a long one! If you feel like we missed your question, we might have! Please send it in again and we'll put it in our next episode!
For this mini-episode, we talk about our first ghost hunt. It will be on YouTube within the month, but just wanted to put this out for anyone not interested in watching the video. No real spoilers, but feel free to watch the hunt first and skip this for now, or listen to it. Either way.
This week, RJ talks about the Order of the Solar Temple which had an interesting end... If they didn't, would we even talk about them? And Rachel discusses a cryptid that RJ had never heard of, but its parts all sound familiar. Like, all of its parts.
This week for a mini-special, RJ and Rachel look at the only witch trial in Virginia's history!
This week Rachel talks about an island that's really, really gross. And a bit creepy, we guess. Also, RJ tries to understand if we're in a Matrix, and that's a rabbit hole that we might be tempted to go down again.
For a mini-sode, RJ and Rachel both researched the Winchester House. And in a huge disappointment, neither found any evidence of actual ghosts... SHOCKER!
This week RJ looks at a potential UFO encounter with evidence that's as close as a walk from a listener's in-law's house! Rachel tells a strange story where the evidence was a short walk from many, many people's houses! Also, stay tuned after the outro at the end of the episode for this week's bloopers!
This week, Rachel looks at an odd disappearance with some very random details. RJ looks at some goblins (owls?) that tormented (lived near?) some rural folks. Also, we recorded this like a month ago, so our timeline is way off. HAPPY TO BE BACK!
This week we share some listener stories with a special guest: Carol from Retro Late Fee! Thanks to everyone that submitted a story! Please submit at any time through any social media platform!
This week RJ looks at another potential origin for a common conspiracy theory, but this one was proven to be true. It also may have deadly consequences, even if some of the theories are a bit shaky. Rachel looks at some people with some really hillbilly names that went missing... Or did they? Oh wait, they did. The question is... Who did it?
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast, Rachel talks about vampirism ahem consumption ahem. While RJ discusses one of the more widespread "paranormal" anomalies. See if you have become a victim of it too!
This week we discuss how we feel about aliens, ghosts, conspiracies, cryptids, etc. in general. This is so we can document our overall thoughts and see how/if they change over time. Join the conversation!
This week, Rachel looks at a classically creepy hospital that's been shrouded in even more mystery. RJ looks at one of the most defining early UFO incidents that helped start UFO culture.
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast, RJ and Rachel look at bigfoot. This is a very long episode, being a special. So, get comfortable, get a snack ready, and prepare to get the full history of Bigfoot in North America in the first half and modern compelling evidence in the second half of the episode.
Videos referenced/Audio Used:
Vocalization Explanation - Animal Planet
Various Yells
Bigfoot and Dog
Scream at Beginning
Anatomist Talking About Patterson Film
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics, RJ looks at some folklore from one of his cultures, the Philippines. Rachel looks at the serial killer with the worst name we've ever heard. And not scary, just straight the worst.
This week on Skeptical Skeptics, Rachel tells a tale about two twins that did a bunch of strange stuff in a short amount of time despite being seemingly normal people. RJ tells many tales about weird people going through weird things that actually call the cops for once!
This week on Skeptical Skeptics, RJ looks at an area that is like a sitcom clip show, it's got a little bit of everything we've talked about before. Meanwhile, Rachel looks into something pretty new to the show. I mean, we had something similar in episode 1. But that was a LONG time ago!
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast, Rachel looks at the evils that lurk behind the.... Denver Airport. Meanwhile, RJ takes a look at the aliens, ghosts, and whistleblowers (fakes) at Fort Irwin... I mean, 29 Palms... I mean, Joshua Tree.
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast, RJ looks at a bunch of creatures we know and love today... that started off as cryptids. Rachel looks at an urban legend that has taken on a life of its own, despite an inability to prove any of the originating story having even happened.
This week on Skeptical Skeptics, Rachel looks at an abduction that occurred while two, not intoxicated people, went fishing. The shocking part of that story is not that the abduction took place, but that the fishermen were not intoxicated... Astounding. RJ looks into precognition. After reading this description, sleep on it and see if you know which stories he'll be talking about!
This week on Skeptical Skeptics, RJ looks at Robert the Doll... Seriously, have you looked at this thing? Rachel tries to "solve" the missing Angola 727 case, and by "solve" I mean "laugh at". And by "tries", I mean, we do.
This week on the Skeptical Skeptics we're looking at mermaids. Old tales, new tales, fish tails. Check our social media accounts for various links to stories mentioned. Also, we're going to discuss a story shared with us from a listener's personal encounter.
This week, the show is structured a little differently... Were we programmed by others to do this show? No, it was just a fun thing to do. We'll have regular programming on Wednesday at midnight!
This week we sound a little different. Happy April Fool's Day! Check out Massive Late Fee @MassiveLateFee everywhere we are or on michigansportsandentertainment.com
This week RJ looks into another child's reincarnation case. This one is another pilot from WW2, but this one is one of the good guys. Rachel showcases a place that is rumored to both have the Devil visit it regularly and have a 3.5 star rating on Google Maps... Spooky.
Note: If you're a new listener, this is a special episode and is longer and more in depth than normal. So, if that's not your style, go back an episode. If that is your style, check out our Area 51 special and let us know which subject you'd like some more in-depth analysis!
This week we dive into the well known and not so well known conspiracy theories behind JFK's assassination. Warning, the content is historically heavy from the audio clip at 6:30 to 14:14. We spent some time setting up the official timeline and story because I knew we'd reference it with every theory. So, if you're already a JFK buff and would like to just skip to the fun theories, go to 14:14.
This week Rachel talks about the Battle of Los Angeles which was a famous(?) battle against the Japanese, or Aliens, or Balloons, or Blimps, or all of the above. Either way, something (or nothing) got shot at... A lot. RJ presents the case of Gil Perez, The Transported Soldier from 1593. Forget mermaids and whatever other crap they were believing in back then, this case has some evidence. Or does it?
This week we look at a bunch of science experiments that probably shouldn't have happened. Or, at least, shouldn't be repeated; like the Milgram Shock Experiment. Between those, the Stanford Prison Experiment, mind control of bulls, and many other experiments. We don't have to believe the supernatural to get our fix of weird. Speaking of weird... Rachel's story features a couple of incredibly strange dueling magicians turned vampire hunters... It's not as cool as it sounds.
This week Rachel looks at the hauntings of Vulture Mine in Arizona. Meanwhile, RJ presents on all things dinosaurs. Particularly, why people might think they're dragons, or that (because of their sketchy scientific start) they're not real at all, or that they're still alive and kicking after having possibly lived alongside humans.
This week, Rachel looks at Robert Hansen, one of the most deranged serial killers from the US. RJ looks at the USS Nimitz incident that gained notoriety after the New York Times wrote an article about it and its extra terrestrial implications.
This week we look at Don Decker, the possessed Rainman and a conspiracy that's a little too crazy, even for us!
This week we look at the Goatman's Bridge and a possible reincarnation of a Nazi pilot!
This week we look at Vietnam's Bigfoot and a serial killer whose most identifying feature is having access to some burlap sacks!
This week we look at a curious and smelly death that hospitalized 5 people. Also, we check out some possible pyramids that are probably just large, triangular hills!
This week we share some personal paranormal encounters and some stories from our listeners!
In this week's special episode, we talk about Area 51! We go over the official story, Bob Lazar's role in how it became a cultural phenomenon, and whether or not his story is worth its weight in element 115.
Join us this week as we look at the sad murders of some teenagers that may have caught their murderer on camera. And we look at a world-classic cryptid that really has gained some modern traction in England.
This week we discuss a car that crashed in a river. The first responders had a strange experience during the recovery. Also, we go over one of the strangest forests, located inside of one of the strangest countries, in the world.
This week we're looking at an incident dubbed the American Dyatlov Pass. For the original Dyatlov Pass Incident, check out episode 1 of the podcast. We'll also be looking at one of the most, if not the most, violent hauntings in the US and the world.
This week RJ talks about a few conspiracy theories from a while back that ended up being proven true. Rachel talks about a giant lizard that might be part man or just a bear or just an alligator or just a made up story.
This week Rachel tells a story about the first DC area serial killer that liked to dump corpses by the highway. RJ talks about one of the most classic haunts in American History and inspiration for the Blair Witch.
Freeway Phantom: https://tinyurl.com/y7ckjtzz
Bell Witch: http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm
What are the details surrounding the first recorded object from another solar system that entered ours? Is it an alien probe? Has it probed a human before? Also, how would you go about selling a mummy on the black market? First, have a better story about how you got the mummy...
Oumuamua: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/11/what-do-we-know-about-oumuamua
Modern Mummy: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-mummy-hoax-might-be-wrapped-up-in-a-modern-murder
Can people spontaneously combust? Did someone do it in the 1950's? Also, what's going on with Yankee Jim and the Whaley House on this week's episode of Skeptical Skeptics.
Combustion: https://tinyurl.com/yb3xujk8
Whaley house: https://tinyurl.com/yapwbpnt
A mysterious people that took on Egypt like a Chihuahua takes on a Pit Bull, but disappeared... or did they? Also, a reverse Bermuda Triangle where all the weird stuff congregates? Nice.
Sea People: https://www.ancient.eu/Sea_Peoples/
Skinwalker Ranch: https://tinyurl.com/yc7a69fx
Welcome to the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast! See our podcast description for my clever quips on us. A preview of this first episode: A cell phone video captures several murders at sea and is posted online with little to no context and whole lot of mystery. Also, Russian skiers are killed on the side of the mountain. Was it the yeti, aliens, or their love child?