TheESP – Ep. #549 – It's 'Else-uh-fier'! - The European Skeptics Podcast

For over a decade we have mispronounced a certain publisher’s name (duh!) but it’s never too late to learn… The Swedish election results are more or less in, and hopefully it’s a sign of reason that t...

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TheESP – Ep. #548 – Real Democracy Requires Informed Voters - The European Skeptics Podcast

Hurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September! Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversar...

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TheESP – Ep. #547 – Shoot for the stars! - The European Skeptics Podcast

Nominate candidates both Das Goldene Brett and the Ockham Award (including the Rusty Razor!), links are in the show notes. In TWISH we hear about that Russian space visionary Konstantin Tsiolkovsky wh...

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TheESP – Ep. #546 – ADHD vs. Social Construct - The European Skeptics Podcast

With András back in the saddle, we advice against climate doom and also encourage listeners to nominate for the Ockhams Awards. In TWISH we go back almost 2500 years for an example of how superstition...

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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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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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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 - 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 - 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. #541 – Forget the Vikings? - The European Skeptics Podcast

We start with some listener feedback from Poland and a short follow-up regarding last week’s report on pet whisperers. In TWISH we hear about Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, a German astronomer, physicist a...

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TheESP – Ep. #540 – It's a Dog's Life - The European Skeptics Podcast

The heatwave continues and analysis finds that most news reporting fails to mention climate change. In TWISH we hear about the founding of Accademia del Cimento, in many ways the start of scientific e...

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TheESP – Ep. #539 – Quackery Round-Up - The European Skeptics Podcast

We received some listener feedback regarding Ricky Gervais, and the Hungarian state media apologizes(!) for the lies during Orbán. In TWISH we hear about Robert Chambers, the anonymous publisher who h...

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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 - 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 - 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 - 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! - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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! - 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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TheESP – Ep. #529 – Get Your Tickets! - The European Skeptics Podcast

Next week on 6th May the tickets are released for ESC Liverpool. They may sell out fast, so be quick! In other news we note the demise of Desmond Morris and if you liked are interview with Kat Ford, a...

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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 - 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! - 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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TheESP – Ep. #525 – Reality Isn't True Either - The European Skeptics Podcast

In Pontus’ absens, András carries the torch this week and tells about Italian electoral abstentions and in TWISH we here about Robert Bunsen, who knew how to burn things with scientific rigor. Then, i...

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TheESP – Ep. #524 – We are Against Idiocy - The European Skeptics Podcast

Despite the bleak outlook we see in the news, science and critical thinking is still a thing. In the UK, Sense about Science is recruiting and in Toulouse, France, there is a great festival coming up ...

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TheESP – Ep. #523 – Germanic New Toothpaste? - The European Skeptics Podcast

General elections in Hungary are coming up and it’s going to be nasty. We get some listener feedback and we were on an video interview for Skeptical Inquirer. TWISH looks to Tesla’s famous “free energ...

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TheESP – Ep. #522 – Talking Nuclear, with Zion Lights - The European Skeptics Podcast

This week we have an interview with author and nuclear advocate Zion Lights. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes  0:00:33 INTRO 0:00:56 GREETINGS 0:07:05 INTERVIEW ...

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