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Interview archive

Some of our episodes are dedicated to interviews. They are listed here to make them easier to find.
You can also see our Interview index where the interview episodes are sorted by person.

TheESP – Ep. #418 – Fake cancer cures with Brian Eggo

TheESP – Ep. #418 – Fake cancer cures with Brian Eggo

Brian Eggo is certainly bo no stranger to this podcast. Relentless in his quest to spread the skeptical world, he is known as the main force behind the Glasgow Skeptics, one of the ...
TheESP – Ep. #416 – The Science of Weird shit

TheESP – Ep. #416 – The Science of Weird shit

- with Prof. Chris French! This week we have the great pleasure to interview our friend Prof. Chris French! We hear a lot about his research into the paranormal - or Anomalistic Psychology ...
TheESP – Ep. #403 – Retract homeopathy!

TheESP – Ep. #403 – Retract homeopathy!

- with Norbert Aust
After the normal meet and greet, we have an interview with Norbert Aust - German skeptic and one of the initiators of INH, Information Network Homeopathy. He brings us ...
TheESP – Ep. #402 – Crime and Punishment

TheESP – Ep. #402 – Crime and Punishment

- with Paula Dahlberg
Full length episode, plus an interesting interview this week. We first note that science has discovered the "Pontus plate" (much to our liking) and also that if you are ...
TheESP – Ep. #401 – Dr. Cara Santa Maria

TheESP – Ep. #401 – Dr. Cara Santa Maria


Starting off our next 400 episodes, we interview the amazing Cara Santa Maria of Talk Nerdy and Skeptic Guide to the Universe fame. We get into things about her that you may not ...
TheESP – Ep. #399 – Globuli mit der Maus

TheESP – Ep. #399 – Globuli mit der Maus


SkepKon 2024 is coming up in May 2024! It will be held in Augsburg and there is a call for papers out, see link in the show notes. This episode comes out on ...
TheESP – Ep. #396 – Florian Aigner

TheESP – Ep. #396 – Florian Aigner


...science communicator extraordinaire!

This week we are talking to Florian Aigner, an Austrian physicist, science editor, author, science communicator and skeptic. He lives in Austria and works at the TU Vienna (Technical ...
TheESP – Ep. #386 – Furfy and Fairdinkum

TheESP – Ep. #386 – Furfy and Fairdinkum


...holiday on Crimea? This war is no vacation
Sweden seems clear for NATO, but there is still time for Erdogan to trip things up. Two Skeptical awards are coming up, das Goldene ...
TheESP – Ep. #385 – It's getting hot out there

TheESP – Ep. #385 – It’s getting hot out there


...plus Nicola Throp tells all about QED!
This week we're saved once again by Brian Eggo, as we suddenly find ourselves very short on staff. What a guy! Some initial info is ...
TheESP – Ep. #381 – Brian Deer and Andrew Wakefield

TheESP – Ep. #381 – Brian Deer and Andrew Wakefield


This week we have a real treat for you - an interview with Brian Deer, the journalist who more than anyone showed the world how fraudulent Andrew Wakefield was when he claimed that ...
TheESP – Ep. #380 – Susan Gerbic on skeptical activism

TheESP – Ep. #380 – Susan Gerbic on skeptical activism


We start by commenting on the sad passing of Tina Turner - even sadder since she at one point turned to homeopathy. That was a choice that she later regretted and it most ...
TheESP – Ep. #379 – WHO's giving sweet advice?

TheESP – Ep. #379 – WHO’s giving sweet advice?


...plus interviews from SkepKon
Please support Oliver Rautenberg in his defence against a SLAPP-suit! What's up with the Turkish presidential elections? Annika delivers short interviews from SkepKon with Maximilian Doeckel and Rebecca ...
TheESP – Ep. #357 – Psychic predicted death of 96-year-old

TheESP – Ep. #357 – Psychic predicted death of 96-year-old


- however, the other 1063 predictions failed This week all the hosts are back from their adventures in foreign lands to record just before Christmas. We revisit the topic of Twitter and we ...
TheESP – Ep. #356 – Homeopathy works by law

TheESP – Ep. #356 – Homeopathy works by law


- with an interview with Ralf Neugebauer! This week in Pontus' absence we lament overt the possible future of Twitter and the stupidity behind the Reichsbürger movement before being joint by Ralf Neugebauer ...
TheESP – Ep. #355 – Live from down unda!

TheESP – Ep. #355 – Live from down unda!


- with the Bent Spoon Award & a happy birthday to VoF! We start by exploring the anthroposophic connections of the Griffins, the founders of Canberra, then move on to celebrate the 40th ...