András is back in good form and we start with a report from the Swedish Skeptics at the Gothenburg Book Fair – real life astronauts where involved! A little listener feed back and then we go to TWISH to hear about German R&B Singer and conspiracy theorist Xavier Naidoo. Then it’s time for the news:

• SWEDEN: Secret Service confirms State of Iran behind disinformation text messages re Quran burnings
• INTERNATIONAL: Social media moguls are a concern to most experts regarding misinformation
• BELGIUM: And the Pope is still a misogynist
• PORTUGAL: Public trust drives vaccine uptake regardless of age
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To round up we hand a Really Wrong Award to well-known homeopath Michael Frass, who keeps implying that homeopathy can treat cancer – but his arguments are based on falsified research…

Enjoy!

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:50 Greetings

0:09:45 TWISH

0:16:00 News

0:45:10 Really Wrong

0:50:34 Quote

0:51:52 Outro

0:53:07 Outtakes

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This week we interview good friend and podcast colleague Richard Saunders. We talk about skeptical activism in general and Richard’s podcast the Skeptic Zone. We also hear all about the upcoming Skepticon XL in Sydney 23 -24 November.

Enjoy!

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:50 Greetings

0:00:53 Interview

0:27:25 Farewell

0:31:11 Outro

0:32:25 Outtakes

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-446.html

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We start with some follow up from last week – Edward Bach is pronounced [batch], and we have some more thoughts on if plants can really appreciate music. In TWISH we celebrate(?) the birthday of Sally Morgan (‘Psychic Sally’) and find her neither convincing nor a nice person. Then we dig into the news:

• INTERNATIONAL: Ig Nobel prize winners 2024
• FRANCE: Brigitte Macron wins lawsuit against fortune-teller and journalist claimins she’s trans-gender
• FRANCE: Map Shows All French Churches ‘Set on Fire, Vandalized or Attacked in Recent Years’?
• GERMANY: Dubious homeopathy research funded by manufacturer

The Really Wrong Award this week goes to an old ‘friend’, pope Frankie himself.

Enjoy!

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-445.html

Segments:

0:00:26 Intro

0:00:51 Greetings

0:07:28 TWISH

0:16:43 News

0:36:00 Really Wrong

0:42:53 Quote

0:45:11 Outro

0:46:26 Outtakes

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