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TheESP – Ep. #313 – Bärbel Winkler

TheESP – Ep. #313 – Bärbel Winkler


Translating the works of Skeptical Science
Bärbel Winkler is the project coordinator for the translation projects at Skeptical Science and has been organising the translation of documents like the two consecutive versions of ...
TheESP – Ep. #312 – Charles, the Alternative Prince

TheESP – Ep. #312 – Charles, the Alternative Prince


Edzard Ernst joins us to tell all about his new book
Before we get into the interview with Edzard Ernst we are a bit nostalgic about hearing that the end of the ISS ...
TheESP – Ep. #311 – Two years of Covid in Europe

TheESP – Ep. #311 – Two years of Covid in Europe


We are all animals
Annika is back in Europe and for unclear reasons we may all move to an uninhabited island in Sweden (don't hold your breath). The German Informations­-Netzwerk Homöopathie (INH) is ...
TheESP – Ep. #310 – Double Fault

TheESP – Ep. #310 – Double Fault


Djokovic wrong again, and both popes get poked
We start with the fact that everyone and his uncle seems to have covid nowadays, and access to testing is hard. As mentioned last week, ...
TheESP – Ep. #309 – It's a 'League' of Homeopaths

TheESP – Ep. #309 – It’s a ‘League’ of Homeopaths


No mercy for No-vaxx Djokovic
Sweden had some unusual northern lights last weekend (which Pontus missed) and the Tonga volcanic eruption had an impact on Annika's plans. Don't miss Pontus on next week's ...
TheESP – Ep. #308 – Elisabeth Bik

TheESP – Ep. #308 – Elisabeth Bik


Watch out researchers!
This week we have a special treat for you - we're joined by the one and only Elisabeth Bik! Our interview with her takes us into the wonders of how ...
TheESP – Ep. #307 – What do people believe?

TheESP – Ep. #307 – What do people believe?


Special report: Large Study Released by the Swedish Skeptics (VoF)
We start out welcoming the new year and chatting about the James Webb telescope, Omicron and that the Swedish King and Queen just ...
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TheESP – Ep. #262 – A Little Room to Cry In

TheESP – Ep. #262 – A Little Room to Cry In


This week we are happy that the Covid-19 Communication Handbook have been translated into German. A Swedish translation is underway and hopefully many more. We then celebrate Copernicus birthday before we look at ...
TheESP – Ep. #261 – the COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook with Philipp Schmid

TheESP – Ep. #261 – the COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook with Philipp Schmid


This week we talk to Philipp Schmid about the COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook. Philipp is a behavioural scientist at the Psychology and Infectious Diseases Lab at the University of Erfurt in Germany. He ...
TheESP – Ep. #260 – A little bit of Zeneca in my life

TheESP – Ep. #260 – A little bit of Zeneca in my life


This week we note that Martin Moder (see ep. #236) are making videos so well that anti-vaxxers want them taken down. The Swedish Skeptics has a great video up from their (English-speaking) Skeptics ...
TheESP – Ep. #259 – Fake Covid Certificates

TheESP – Ep. #259 – Fake Covid Certificates


This week we get nostalgic about the days when we could travel. We marvel over the fact that some people still thinks it is okay to do so, since the Swedish ski resorts ...
TheESP – Ep. #258 – Small Evil vs. Big Evil

TheESP – Ep. #258 – Small Evil vs. Big Evil


This week Annika has got some real nutty advice in the mail. She has also made a cameo on the Skeptic Zone, check it out!. Things are flying in the air, in Norway ...
TheESP – Ep. #257 – "No! YOU'RE stupid!"

TheESP – Ep. #257 – “No! YOU’RE stupid!”


This week Annika is back! We hear that Pontus apparently is the new Confounderer of the Year and that UK Skeptics in the Pub Online is back after the holidays. Check out the ...
TheESP – Ep. #256 – Bring On the Vaccines

TheESP – Ep. #256 – Bring On the Vaccines


This week we start the new year with an update on the Swedish pandemic laws and recommend you check out the speech that András gave at Monterrey Skepticamp 2021. In skeptical history we ...
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TheESP - Ep. #210 - Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change with John Cook

TheESP – Ep. #210 – Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change with John Cook


On this episode we interview Australian cognitive scientist and founder of the Skeptical Science website John Cook about his upcoming book 'Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change' that showcases typical climate science denial situations ...
TheESP - Ep. #209 - Heart-o-puncture™

TheESP – Ep. #209 – Heart-o-puncture™


This week before we get into the meat of the show, we talk Corona, Greta Thunberg and look forward to Adam Rutherford’s new book, “How to Argue with a Racist”. We also have ...
TheESP - Ep. #208 - The Nuclear Option with Iida Ruishalme

TheESP – Ep. #208 – The Nuclear Option with Iida Ruishalme


This week we interview Finnish activist Iida Ruishalme to talk about nuclear power and green energy. Iida is a biologist specialised in biomedical research, an environmentalist, a writer and a science communicator. She ...
TheESP - Ep. #207 - Coronavirus Misinformation

TheESP – Ep. #207 – Coronavirus Misinformation


This week we first get the record straight and correct our position on Ocean Cleanup - while we appreciate the sentiment, the whole idea is both damaging and unscientific. Two great Skeptical events ...
TheESP - Ep. #206 - From Peter’s Pence to Francis’ Pants

TheESP – Ep. #206 – From Peter’s Pence to Francis’ Pants


This week we note that the Swedish Skeptics’ article from last week concerning Thomas Erikson’s nonsense personality book “Surrounded by Idiots” has gotten some attention from other skeptics, among other things Pontus was ...
TheESP - Ep. #205 - Surrounded By Idiots

TheESP – Ep. #205 – Surrounded By Idiots


This week we note that at the time of recording, American-Swedish astronaut Jessica Meir is busy preparing and conducting the second ever all-female spacewalk. In history this week in 1964, Italian philosopher, author ...
TheESP - Ep. #204 - The Fallible Pope

TheESP – Ep. #204 – The Fallible Pope


This week András is back and we start by philosophizing a bit about what a new decade really means and look forward to a few nice skeptics meetings coming up in the near ...
TheESP - Ep. #203 - How Much to Bribe a Pope?

TheESP – Ep. #203 – How Much to Bribe a Pope?


This week Brian is back again and we look forward to the new year. One thing to note about 2020 is the Ratio conference in Sofia in Bulgaria in June and that the ...
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TheESP - Ep. #157 - Oliver Lodge, 10 years of Merseyside Skepticism and more Macchiarini

TheESP – Ep. #157 – Oliver Lodge, 10 years of Merseyside Skepticism and more Macchiarini


The band is back together for a new week of skeptical reports. On this week: Oliver Lodge did not manage to prove psychics right, Pope Francis still believes in in celibacy (although his ...
TheESP - Ep. #156 - Edzard Ernst, Click to Pray, deaths by pseudotherapies and vaccination news

TheESP – Ep. #156 – Edzard Ernst, Click to Pray, deaths by pseudotherapies and vaccination news


This week we bring you lots news and topics from across Europe including Annika Merkelbach's interview on Skeptical Inquirer's website with Natalie Grams, whose book has just been published in English, Edzard Ernst's ...
TheESP - Ep. #155 - Bacon, probiotics, the danger of acupuncture and the rise of anti-fluoridation

TheESP – Ep. #155 – Bacon, probiotics, the danger of acupuncture and the rise of anti-fluoridation


This week we're back to bring you news and info about a wide range of topics including Francis Bacon and his importance in the development of #science, how the 'good pope' John Paul ...
TheESP - Ep. #154 - Parli.co with Turi Munthe

TheESP – Ep. #154 – Parli.co with Turi Munthe


On this Episode: This time with a very interesting interview with Turi Munthe (@turi), founder of Parli.co. Parli is a new web resource aiming to (yes it’s ambitious!) document all opinions in the ...
TheESP - Ep. #153 - New year resolutions, dating the World and standing up for Science

TheESP – Ep. #153 – New year resolutions, dating the World and standing up for Science


Two weeks into the new year, our first episode of 2019 is finally hear and we can only hope it was worth the wait.
With the whole team together again, we are bringing ...
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TheESP - Ep. #107 - Memories & predictions, LSD, disease outbreak prevention & animal brothels

TheESP – Ep. #107 – Memories & predictions, LSD, disease outbreak prevention & animal brothels


This week we make predictions regarding upcoming books by Edzard Ernst, talk about the future of fact-checking, discuss the works of Peter Boghosian, remember the father of LSD Albert Hofmann, then go on ...
Episode #106 - Brian Dunning & Science Friction

Episode #106 – Brian Dunning & Science Friction


On this episode: Segments Intro; Interview; Farewell; Science Friction promo; Outro; Out-takes Show notes: 00:00:00 INTRO music 00:00:35 Greetings 00:03:43 Interview with Brian Dunning
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Episode #060, feat. Tomasz Witkowski

Episode #060, feat. Tomasz Witkowski


On this episode we talk about the rise of the antivaccination movement in Europe and interview Polish psychologist, science writer and science educator, Tomasz Witkowski, who's the author of two very important skeptical books ...
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Episode #059


This week we are talking about whether Nutella contains a known carcinogen, how the number of autism cases is not on the rise, vaccination against chicken pox called to be made mandatory in Hungary, ...
Episode #058, feat. Michael Motskin (Pint of Science)

Episode #058, feat. Michael Motskin (Pint of Science)


This week we interviewed Michael Motskin, who's the co-founder and Managing Director of the international science festival, Pint of Science. Segments Intro; Greetings & Feedback; Interview with Michael Motskin; Goodbye; Out-takes Show notes: ...
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Episode #057


With minor changes having taken effect in the segments of our podcast, here we are with a new episode on which we talked about an Italian psychic, Facebook taking on fake news, Science Busters ...
Episode #056, feat. Richard Saunders

Episode #056, feat. Richard Saunders


This week we interview Richard Saunders, international podcaster and skeptical activist from Australia. We also present some changes to the format of the show based on the listener survey. Segments Intro; Greetings & Feedback; Interview ...
Episode #055

Episode #055


Jelena and Pontus take over while András is off to Italy for the week. We talk about a planet that was not there, access to scientific journals, religion in the Netherlands, the new Ebola ...
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Episode #009, feat. Leon Korteweg

Episode #009, feat. Leon Korteweg


Featuring a short interview with Leon Korteweg, Team Leader of the Dutch group of editors in the international Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project, co-organiser of Utrecht Freethinkers in the Pub and board member of ...
Episode #008, feat. Jay Novella

Episode #008, feat. Jay Novella


Featuring an interview with Jay Novella, co-host and producer of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, producer and director of SGU Video Productions, and director of Marketing and Technology for The New England Skeptical ...
Episode #007

Episode #007


Our first episode without a long, feature interview, yet we've had so many things to talk about. Lots of skeptical events across Europe and much more. Segments: Intro; Greetings; Listener feedback; On this day; ...
Episode #006, feat. Michael Heap

Episode #006, feat. Michael Heap


Featuring an interview with Michael Heap, clinical and forensic psychologist, chairman of the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASkE), board member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) and co-organiser of the 16th European ...
Episode #005, feat. Diana Barbosa

Episode #005, feat. Diana Barbosa


Interview with Diana Barbosa, co-founder of ComCept, the Portuguese Skeptic Community and co-organiser of ComCeptCon as well as Skeptics in the Pub in Porto. Segments: Intro; Greetings; Listener feedback; On this day; What's on ...
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TheESP - Ep. #189 - with Massimo Polidoro

TheESP – Ep. #189 – with Massimo Polidoro


This week we first hear from the fantastic Massimo Polidoro who tells all about CICAP Fest from two weeks ago. We then look forward to a new film which is a fictional tale ...
TheESP - Ep. #180 - Sander van der Linden on Bad News and prebunking

TheESP – Ep. #180 – Sander van der Linden on Bad News and prebunking


This week András interviewed Sander van der Linden, who is a social psychologist and has done extensive research into how we should approach the fight against #fakenews and the spreading of #misinformation about #climatechange, ...
TheESP - Ep. #178 - Camp Quest with Andreas Kyriacou, plus IQ testing and killing science

TheESP – Ep. #178 – Camp Quest with Andreas Kyriacou, plus IQ testing and killing science


This week while Pontus is away, we talk to Andreas Kyriacou from Switzerland about Camp Quest Switzerland before moving on to other events, IQ testing and a lot more, including a German petition ...
TheESP - Ep. #171 - Rigvir with Austra Muizniece

TheESP – Ep. #171 – Rigvir with Austra Muizniece


On this Episode: This week we welcome back Latvian activist Austra Muizniece, fearless fighter against the fake 'cancer treatment’ Rigvir. Shamelessly and corruptly approved in Latvia just two days before Latvia joined the ...
TheESP - Ep. #164 - Annika @ SkepKon, ESC, HPV, climate change & Jehova's witnesses in schools

TheESP – Ep. #164 – Annika @ SkepKon, ESC, HPV, climate change & Jehova’s witnesses in schools


This week we welcome Annika Merkelbach from Germany back to the show to talk about the upcoming skeptical convention SkepKon, GSoW and her series of interviews on Skeptical Inquirer's website. We also talk ...
TheESP - Ep. #161 - Pixie Turner: No need to Diet

TheESP – Ep. #161 – Pixie Turner: No need to Diet


On this Episode: We catch up with Pixie Turner who has just released "The No Need to Diet Book". She tells us all about the book, how most people has an unhealthy view ...
TheESP - Ep. #160 - Jay Novella & The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

TheESP – Ep. #160 – Jay Novella & The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe


On this Episode: This week we're joined by Jay Novella for an interview in which we talk about his new position as a full-time employee of SGU Productions, what it means for the ...
TheESP - Ep. #154 - Parli.co with Turi Munthe

TheESP – Ep. #154 – Parli.co with Turi Munthe


On this Episode: This time with a very interesting interview with Turi Munthe (@turi), founder of Parli.co. Parli is a new web resource aiming to (yes it’s ambitious!) document all opinions in the ...
TheESP – Ep. #149 – Julia Offe

TheESP – Ep. #149 – Julia Offe


On this Episode: This week Pontus and Jelena talks to German Science Communicator and Skeptic Julia Offe. Julia Offe has a PhD in molecular biology and is active within GWUP, the German Skeptics ...
TheESP - Ep. #148 - Antonia de Oñate, Psuedoscience and Brexit fake news

TheESP – Ep. #148 – Antonia de Oñate, Psuedoscience and Brexit fake news


Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week in Skepticism; Pontus Pokes the Pope; Interview with Antonia de Oñate; News; Really Wrong; Farewell and Quote; Outro; Out-takes Show Notes: 00:00:55 Greetings 00:05:14 This Week in ...
TheESP - Ep. #146 - Pixie Turner

TheESP – Ep. #146 – Pixie Turner


On this Episode: On this week's episode Jelena and Andras interviews British biochemist, nutritionist, blogger, author and public speaker Pixie Turner, to talk about the science-based approach to healthy eating, dietary and lifestyle ...
TheESP – Ep. #142 – Aron Ra

TheESP – Ep. #142 – Aron Ra


On this Episode: On this week's episode Jelena interviews Aron Ra - atheist activist, former president of Atheist Alliance of America, host of Ra-Men podcast. He is a current regional director of the ...
TheESP - Ep. #140 - Massimo Polidoro and CICAP Fest 2018

TheESP – Ep. #140 – Massimo Polidoro and CICAP Fest 2018


On this Episode: This week we welcome Massimo Polidoro back to our show. This time he tells us about how the latest edition of CICAPFest went (it was a great success in Padova, ...
TheESP - Ep. #138 - Darren McKee and Effective altruism

TheESP – Ep. #138 – Darren McKee and Effective altruism


On this Episode: This week's episode features an interview that Andras recorded in Budapest with Canadian skeptic and host of The Reality Check podcast Darren McKee, who talks about Effective altruism and why ...
TheESP - Ep. #136 - Jay Novella

TheESP – Ep. #136 – Jay Novella


On this Episode: QED in Manchester is drawing closer! We speak to Jay Novella of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe (the SGU) whose total cast will be there in October. Hear about ...