There's a really cool podcast on BBC called Uncanny, unique in that it offers the true

skeptical perspective alongside the storytelling version of each tale they tell.

Well, usually, anyway, one recent episode in particular, either their dog ate the skeptical angle or they somehow managed to just forget.

But fear not, Skeptoid is here to fill in the gaps.

And in our extended content for premium members, we skeptify one more tale from Uncanny that we couldn't squeeze into the main episode.

That's coming up right now,

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Skeptifying BBC's Uncanny.

Welcome to the show that separates fact from fiction, science from pseudoscience,

real history from fake history, and helps us all make better life decisions by knowing

what's real and what's not.

Uncanny is the title of a BBC radio show and podcast. It's a fun show, and I very much enjoy it.

Host, Danny Robbins, who's a fantastic storyteller, interviews people who have experienced

hauntings, often dramatic ones, and then he has a pair of experts on to give their perspectives

on the tale, one from Team Believer and one from

Team Skeptic. And the unusual thing about it, and part of why I like it so much, is that

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