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Episode #112 - Slovenian Skeptics

Episode #112 – Slovenian Skeptics


On this Episode: This episode features Slovenian skeptics Maja, Nejc and Mark who run the monthly Ljubljana Skeptics in the Pub and the website skeptik.si. Please also check out our event page at ...
Episode #111 - Radio CICAP, Sitp & governments tackling measles, holocaust and burkas

Episode #111 – Radio CICAP, Sitp & governments tackling measles, holocaust and burkas


Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week in Skepticism; News; Really Wrong; Quote; Outro; Out-takes Show Notes: 00:00:26 Greetings
Episode #110 - Devil's Footprints, Irish Cancer and The Backfire Effect

Episode #110 – Devil’s Footprints, Irish Cancer and The Backfire Effect


Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week in Skepticism; News; Analysis; Really Wrong; Quote; Outro; Outtakes Show Notes: 00:00:26 Greetings 00:07:15 This ...
Episode #109 - Burzynski, measles, an anti-vaxxer in court and science in the Parliament

Episode #109 – Burzynski, measles, an anti-vaxxer in court and science in the Parliament


This week we bring you some good news about Britt Hermes' crowd funding campaign run by the Australian Skeptics, a bit of an update on LSD and what a good trip is then ...
Episode #108 – Britt Marie Hermes and Eran Segev

Episode #108 – Britt Marie Hermes and Eran Segev


On this Episode: This week we bring you an interview with Britt Marie Hermes and Eran Segev regarding the lawsuit against Britt Marie. Britt Marie has been taken to court in Germany by ...
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
Episode #105 - Smallpox, fake news and the Taoiseach is a coward

Episode #105 – Smallpox, fake news and the Taoiseach is a coward


In our final episode for 2017 we look back at a skeptical year in Europe. We talk about smallpox, how measles continues to spread and how a prominent skeptic becomes head of the ...
Episode #104 - Pre-Holidays show with Gleb Tsipursky and David Fitzgerald

Episode #104 – Pre-Holidays show with Gleb Tsipursky and David Fitzgerald


On this episode: Segments Intro; Greetings; Interviews; Farewell; Song; Outro Show notes: 00:00:00 INTRO music 00:00:27 Greetings 00:07:12 Interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky about the Pro-Truth Pledge and why it is important ...
Episode #103 - Vaccinations, threats over glyphosate, the John Maddox Prize & the Nobel-disease

Episode #103 – Vaccinations, threats over glyphosate, the John Maddox Prize & the Nobel-disease


On this episode: We start with some corrections this week before we turn towards things like Nostradamus, vaccination rates in Romania, Peter Boghossian touring Europe, German Minister of Agriculture getting threats over glyphosate, ...
Episode #102 - More Superheroes!

Episode #102 – More Superheroes!


On this episode: Segments Intro; Greetings & Feedback; Interviews; Outro Show notes: 00:00:00 INTRO music 00:00:27 Greetings and Feedback Check out the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project at https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject/ 00:09:12 Interview with Andreas ...
Episode #101 - Belgian UFOs, the King of Germany and András goes into politics

Episode #101 – Belgian UFOs, the King of Germany and András goes into politics


On this episode: The brilliant Brian Eggo ("Eggman") joins us from Glasgow as guest host and tells all about the Skeptics in the Pub movement in the world. Then we dig into Belgian ...
Episode #100 - Superheroes of Skepticism

Episode #100 – Superheroes of Skepticism


On this episode: Segments Intro; Greetings & Feedback; Interviews; Outro Show notes: 00:00:00 INTRO music 00:00:34 Greetings and Feedback We jump right into the interviews 00:03:52 Interview with Gábor Hraskó 00:13:43 Interview ...
Episode #099 - Prince Charles, homeopathy and onions in your ears

Episode #099 – Prince Charles, homeopathy and onions in your ears


On this episode: This week we talk about Massimo Polidoro’s new book, the latest Heinz Oberhummer Award and the origins of the Spanish skeptic movement, then move on to discuss Prince Charles who ...
Episode #098, feat. Austra Muizniece - Rigvir scam, Exploding heads and the Higgs Boson

Episode #098, feat. Austra Muizniece – Rigvir scam, Exploding heads and the Higgs Boson


On this episode: We check out Skepticism in Latvia with an interview with Austra Muizniece who talks about the Rigvir scam. We also get two shorter interviews from the Ratio Conference in Bulgaria: ...