theESP

2022

TheESP – Ep. #343 – King of Homeopathy

TheESP – Ep. #343 – King of Homeopathy


- but at least the bees were informed of the death of their queen
We're back from ESC in Vienna! Thanks to all who came up and said hi to us, that was ...
TheESP – Ep. #342 – Does the Earth move for you too?

TheESP – Ep. #342 – Does the Earth move for you too?


- a carnival of Cardinals says it's permitted
This week we are packing our bags for the ESC Vienna - hope to see you there! But we also have plans for QED - ...
TheESP – Ep. #341 – Fake or real

TheESP – Ep. #341 – Fake or real


- and Francis flips the bird
András is back and we chat about next week's upcoming European Skeptics' Congress in Vienna - the ESC, and we're looking forward to go! Mikhail Gorbachev died ...
TheESP – Ep. #340 – Ivermectin is a cult

TheESP – Ep. #340 – Ivermectin is a cult


- speaking of cults, Mother Teresa wasn't much of a saint
Turns out the "hunger stone" found in Elbe is not a photo from this year. It's almost like you cannot trust the ...
TheESP – Ep. #339 – Papal bull through the ages

TheESP – Ep. #339 – Papal bull through the ages


- nepotism, bribes and orgies in the Vatican!
We start the episode with some listener feedback that led us to look a bit deeper into Mindfulness and find that it's worse than we ...
TheESP – Ep. #338 – Religion is big business

TheESP – Ep. #338 – Religion is big business


- a look into the Vatican's hidden finances
We start by revisiting last week's sad news about Dr Kellermayr and explore the reactions of other skeptical activists. In TWISH we learn about Peter ...
TheESP – Ep. #337 – Chief Franciscus

TheESP – Ep. #337 – Chief Franciscus


- also, climate change is a 'total meltdown'
More confusion regarding the collaboration between Roscosmos and NASA, Tantra is back on the menu and (on a not so skeptical note) today marks the ...
TheESP – Ep. #336 – From the mouths of children

TheESP – Ep. #336 – From the mouths of children


- student writes bill for UK Parliament re climate change education
This week we mention that Eurovision will be held in UK next year, that Steven Pinker makes clear that ESP is not ...
TheESP – Ep. #335 – Looking forward to QED 2020!

TheESP – Ep. #335 – Looking forward to QED 2020!


- with special guests Alice and Marsh
This week we have celebrity company in the form of Alice Howarth and Michael "Marsh" Marshall of Skeptics with a K fame! Before they tell all ...
TheESP – Ep. #334 – Space is for science!

TheESP – Ep. #334 – Space is for science!


- and propaganda is for petty dictators
This week we celebrate the news of the return of QED Skepticamp, courtesy the lovely SITP online team. Space is fascinating as demonstrated by the new ...
TheESP – Ep. #333 – Burnout, depression and death threats

TheESP – Ep. #333 – Burnout, depression and death threats


- how was your day, fellow Skeptic?
We're half-way to hell (666), but not only is Pontus back, but we also have that lovely Queen of European Skeptics Claire Klingenberg with us, so ...
The ESP – Ep. #332 – Frankie goes to... (Holyrood?)

The ESP – Ep. #332 – Frankie goes to… (Holyrood?)

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The ESP – Ep. #331 – Bullshit all around!

The ESP – Ep. #331 – Bullshit all around!


What is humour allowed to do? Despite us still missing a cheery Hejsan Hejsan, we are back with a new episode! We talk about Nikil Mukerji (interviewed in Episode 252), who wrote a ...
The ESP – Ep. #330 – "Outside the EU, we can follow the science!"

The ESP – Ep. #330 – “Outside the EU, we can follow the science!”


We are going to Australia! András and Annika are back and tell us all about upcoming events! The European Skeptics Congress in September in Vienna is sure exciting to go to, as is ...
The ESP - Ep. #329 - Don't be afraid of the light!

The ESP – Ep. #329 – Don’t be afraid of the light!


An unusually short episode this week brought to you by Annika and András, featuring the first record of a ball-lightning observation in the English speaking world from 1195 AD, then we talk about ...