2026

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 ...

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 helped pave the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: Tommy Robinson cynically exploits tragic ...

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: The ...

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 ...

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: Swedish influencer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week we have a great interview with the fabulous Dr Kat Ford! Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes
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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 ...