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Skeptoid #175: Shadow People

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2009

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

These shadowy apparitions we sometimes see can be terrifying, but aren't supernatural.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Lots of people report having some ghostly experience.

0:07.4

Maybe they see a brief apparition, more likely they have a flash of dread or a feeling

0:12.5

of some presence.

0:14.2

There are many different kinds, but there's one kind that is surprisingly widespread,

0:20.1

and when we see a pattern like this emerge, it suggests that there might be something

0:24.6

in here worth looking into.

0:27.7

Shadow people is today on Skeptoid.

0:31.6

Hey everyone, Brian here, a quick favor.

0:40.6

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0:43.1

We'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey.

0:47.4

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0:50.8

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0:54.4

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0:56.1

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0:59.3

Please visit survey.prx.org slash Skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:06.6

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1:14.2

Thanks.

1:20.2

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:21.8

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com Shadow people.

1:27.8

They usually come at night.

1:30.0

Maybe you're reading or watching TV or just laying in bed.

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