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
- 28 November 1908: Birthday of Claude Lévi-Strauss, developer of the structuralist theory of mythology
- University of Idaho: https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~sflores/klageslevi-strauss.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss
0:11:28 PONTUS POKES THE POPE
- Frankie is ill, but still says he’ll be at COP-28
0:15:22 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
- Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/giving-tuesday.html
- SWEDEN: Macchiarini update – the charlatan super-surgeon
0:40:26 WORD OF THE WEEK
- IRISH:
Dobhar-Chú (or Dobharchú) – ‘the Water-Dog’ or ‘King Otter’
0:44:15 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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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