The Episodes Archive

Science takes an interest in Pontus' body (who would've thought?) and in TWISH we hear about Comenius who got a whole lot of things right already on the 16th century. Of course there ...

Pontus is back from skiing, Orbán is worse than ever, and an astronaut will photograph the turtle that carries the Earth on its back - just a normal week in skepticism. In TWISH ...

With Brian sitting in for Pontus while he's doing some skiing, we talk events to start with. The Hungarian Skeptic Society just handed out two awards for those enlightening the public by either ...

Believe it or not, there are more skeptical podcasts out there than ours - check out the Skeptic podcast for example, the newest one out there from the Skeptic UK. Pierre -Simon Laplace ...

We are still fascinated by the on-going planetary alignment and this week is an even better opportunity to watch it. And if it's cloudy and a Thursday, go back inside and join the ...

We talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician and founder ...

Lots about guns and politics this week, as well as science, homeopathy and a little bit about lost pants. In TWISH we hear about Descartes and his suspicious death in 1650. Was it ...

This week we interview Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, Dutch amateur astronomer, data engineer and science communicator. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes

• Marcel-Jan Krijgsman
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After discussing Nazi salutes, placebo surgery, scientology follow-up, Massimo Polidoro's new book and several recommendations for other podcasts, we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TWISH we hear about ...

We start by András paying tribute to Kevin Brown, a fellow skeptic and prominent figure of CFI Canada, who sadly died not long ago. Then we mention that the ECDC has declared January ...

In this week's episode we start by welcoming some new publications by Brian Eggo and Edzard Ernst. In TWISH we wonder if 13 January is Skeptics Day and then we dig into the ...

Quite a few things to dive into this week: the Medici popes, some listener feedback, cool dinosaur tracks and some sad news from France. In TWISH we we have an epiphany and then ...

With András unavailable, we drag Annika out of retirement to launch the new year! In TWISH we hear about Martin Luther's excommunication and while Pontus always enjoy seeing someone stand up to the ...

We close the year with some topical items related to the season. Happy New Year! Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Special segment; Quote; Outro; Outtakes

• Last show for the year, see you in ...

A little correction to start with, and then in TWISH we hear about the Jesuit and scientist Tommaso Ceva. Of course, we also have the news:

• SWEDEN: Private clinics on public contracts ...