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Skeptoid #856: A Cavalcade of Corrections

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

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

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So let's say you're the writer of a podcast that dissects urban legends and historical

0:08.6

mysteries and stuff.

0:10.6

Imagine the most minor and inconsequential detail that might be in such a story, something

0:15.9

that truly makes no difference.

0:18.5

Is it still important to get that detail right?

0:21.6

But you better believe it.

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If you don't, they will notice.

0:27.1

Seeing your details right is coming up right now, unskeptoid.

0:34.1

5 years ago, a CNN reporter received a phone call from someone who said she could prove

0:43.0

James Brown was murdered.

0:45.6

CNN's new True Crime podcast, The James Brown Mystery, follows reporter Thomas Lake as

0:52.0

he investigates James Brown's death and tries to answer the question, was the godfather

0:57.4

of soul murdered?

0:59.4

Listen as he explores a story of secrets, intimidation, and suspected foul play.

1:05.8

Listen to CNN's The James Brown Mystery, on Apple Podcasts Spotify, iHeartRadio, or

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wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:19.9

For listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

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A Cavalcade of Corrections.

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Once again it's time to do the very most important thing we do here at Skeptoid, correct any errors

1:34.8

found in previous shows.

1:37.3

This is the 21st such episode, and out of 855 previous shows, that comes to about one

1:44.2

in every 42 shows, and figuring that each correction show has corrections from an average

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