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TheESP – Ep. #406 – The Charlatan Super-surgeon

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In TWISH this week we hear about Claude Lévi-Strauss who put together a structuralist theory to analyze myths. We also hear that Pope Frankie is sick but still plans to attend the COP-28 meeting in Dubai – we cannot help wondering why. Then it’s time for the news:

  • ISRAEL: Most common rumors related to the Israel-Hamas war
  • GERMANY: Court dismisses lawsuits over alleged coronavirus vaccination damage
  • INTERNATIONAL: Things you can do to make the world a better place
  • SWEDEN: Macchiarini update – the charlatan super-surgeon

The Word of the Week is Dobhar-Chú. No spoilers! You’ll have to listen to find out what on Earth that means!

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Word of the Week; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:51 GREETINGS

0:04:23 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

0:11:28 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

0:15:22 NEWS

0:40:26 WORD OF THE WEEK

  • IRISH:
    Dobhar-Chú (or Dobharchú) – ‘the Water-Dog’ or ‘King Otter’

0:44:15 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

    Misunderstandings and lethargy perhaps produce more wrong in the world than deceit and malice do. At any rate, the latter two are certainly rarer.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832), widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. /

0:46:01 OUTRO

0:47:16 OUT-TAKES