ECSO - European Council of Skeptical Organisations
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The European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) is an umbrella of skeptical organisations in Europe. Founded on 25 September 1994, the ECSO aims to co-ordinate activities of European organisations and individuals that aim at critically investigating
TheESP – Ep. #545 – Make people think! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #545 – Make people think! - The European Skeptics Podcast
Photo of James Randi by Susan Gerbic ESC Liverpool speakers announced, Wasp-watch big reveal and listener feedback about Triodos Bank. The bulk of the episode is a trip down memory lane with a rebroad...
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This week's episode name s a mouthful! TheESP – Ep. #544 – Plant Based Nano Microneedle Weight Loss Patch (don't miss the super short video of Pontus studying the solar eclipse!) theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #544 – Plant Based Nano Microneedle Weight Loss Patch - The European Skeptics Podcast
This week we have a special solar eclipse report (video available!) and two tips of UK free tourist tours relevant for skeptics. In TWISH we hear about Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of experimental psych...
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New speakers announced for ESC Liverpool, 16-18 October! escliverpool.org/news/2026/ji...
Jim Al-Khalili, Mike Wendling, and Lily O’Farrell join the European Skeptics Congress 2026 line-up | ESC 2026
With less than three months to go until we bring skeptics from all across Europe to Liverpool for the 2026 European Skeptics Congress, we’re delighted to announce three new additions to our line-up: p...
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TheESP – Ep. #543 – Never Trust a Man with Repetitive Names Super packed episode this week, with four of Annika’s Skepticon interviews and Brian Eggo sitting in for András. theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #543 – Never Trust a Man with Repetitive Names - The European Skeptics Podcast
Super packed episode this week, with four of Annika’s Skepticon interviews and Brian Eggo sitting in for András. We talk about the upcoming SkeptiCamp in Liverpool, the on-going Edinburgh Fringe and i...
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TheESP – Ep. #542 – Pyrocumulonimbus theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #542 – Pyrocumulonimbus - The European Skeptics Podcast
This week we mention World Hepatitis Day (28 July) and new study that (again) finds no relationship between mobile cellphones and cancer. We also have two short interviews by Annika(!) from Skepticon ...
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TheESP – Ep. #538 – Happily Biased Towards Science! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #538 – Happily Biased Towards Science! - The European Skeptics Podcast
Science shows that the heatwave in Europe was made much worse by climate crisis, and in TWISH we hear about an old but classic ‘UFO encounter’ in France. Naturally, we also take a look at the news: SW...
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TheESP – Ep. #537 – The Not-So-Great Replacement Theory theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #537 – The Not-So-Great Replacement Theory - The European Skeptics Podcast
The applications to talk at SkeptiCamp in October are now open, don’t be shy! In TWISH we hear about how the jesuit priest Angelo Secchi unwittingly became the origin of tales about green men on Mars....
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TheESP – Ep. #536 – Back to the Stone Age theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #536 – Back to the Stone Age - The European Skeptics Podcast
Some people still ignore the climate crises while there have been 200,000 preventable deaths due to heat only in Europe in the last four years. In TWISH we hear about the pope tried to strike back aga...
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TheESP – Ep. #535 – Belfast Burning Climate crisis reaches all the way up to Scandinavia and in TWISH we hear about Roger Bacon. And after the news, we hand a big fat Really Wrong Award to Tommy Robinson. theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #535 – Belfast Burning - The European Skeptics Podcast
Climate crisis reaches all the way up to Scandinavia and in TWISH we hear about Roger Bacon, an early advocate for investigative science. Then we have the news: SCOTLAND / INTERNATIONAL: Research inte...
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TheESP – Ep. #534 – Fight for Science! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #534 – Fight for Science! - The European Skeptics Podcast
These days even cognitive biases are automated. In TWISH we hear about the skeptical TV-series X-Aknák (X-Mines) that ran on Hungarian TV in the early 2000s. Then, it’s time for the news: UK / INTERNA...
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TheESP – Ep. #533 – Toxic Frogs theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #533 – Toxic Frogs - The European Skeptics Podcast
Not even June and people are already dying from heatwave in Europe. Skepkon 2026 in Regensburg looks to have been a hit and speaking of conferences – don’t forget to plan your trip to ESC Liverpool in...
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TheESP – Ep. #532 – Of Scurvy and Science theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #532 – Of Scurvy and Science - The European Skeptics Podcast
With the return of a super-El Niño it may be a hot year and in TWISH we hear about James Lind‘s famous scurvy experiment from 1747. Then we have the news: INTERNATIONAL: Antidepressants in pregnancy d...
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TheESP – Ep. #531 – It's all AI theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #531 – It's all AI - The European Skeptics Podcast
The new Hungarian government are making all the right noises and we hope they will live up to it. Don’t forget to get your ESC Liverpool tickets, and in TWISH we here about Magnus Hirschfeld, a pionee...
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TheESP – Ep. #530 – Don't Use Pitchforks! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #530 – Don't Use Pitchforks! - The European Skeptics Podcast
ESC Liverpool 2026 tickets are now available! Get yours now! Chris French wrote a eulogy for Nick Pope, UFO profile who passed away, and in TWISH we hear about Gustave Le Bon who identified the mass p...
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Tickets have been released! First speakers announced! escliverpool.org
ESC Liverpool 2026 | European Skeptics Congress | 16-18 October 2026
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TheESP – Ep. #528 – Cupping Time! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #528 – Cupping Time! - The European Skeptics Podcast
Lots going on this week! It’s European Immunization Week, Pontus went to a spa and got ‘cupped’, and we have news about two skeptical events: the launch of Skeptival 2026 in Berlin and tickets for the...
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TheESP – Ep. #527 – Spiritual Beliefs with Dr Kat Ford theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #527 – Spiritual Beliefs with Dr Kat Ford - The European Skeptics Podcast
This week we have a great interview with the fabulous Dr Kat Ford! Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes 0:00:34 INTRO 0:00:58 GREETINGS Viktor Orbán is out! 0:07:47...
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TheESP – Ep. #526 – Fat Banished! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...
TheESP – Ep. #526 – Fat Banished! - The European Skeptics Podcast
Pontus is back and Brian steps in for András, as we discuss myths and disinformation. In TWISH we hear about three common myths regarding the sinking of Titanic, and then we get into the news: UK: Non-religion is the new normal: six in ten under-35s have no religion, new analysis finds INTERNATIONAL: ‘Stand with Science’ ... Read more
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