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Episode #092

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We are checking in from Wroclaw, where we attended the 17th European Skeptics Congress and recorded a show sitting in a hotel room together.
You can listen to a couple of our short interviews recorded during this wonderful international event with Lesek, Deborah and Daniella. More to be released with upcoming episodes.
We also talk about the changes on the board of ECSO (European Council of Skeptical Organisations).
András is now on the road with Susan Gerbic, Mark Edward and Liubomir Baburov, networking across Europe with the “About Time Tour”.

Segments
Intro; Greetings & Feedback; Interviews from the European Skeptics Congress

Show notes:
00:00:00
INTRO music

00:00:27
Greetings & feedback

  1. We talk about the European Skeptics Congress, reflect on the event and exchange thoughts and feelings.
  2. European Council of Skeptical Organisations elect the new board and a new president – Claire Klingenberg, who we congratulate and wish all the best! As well as Claire, Andras and Pontus are now also part of the board and will be taking an active part in the work done by ECSO.
  3. If you’re interested in the events happening across Europe, please visit our calendar page.

00:10:04
Interview with Lesek from Poland
Andras asks Lesek about his experience of the hypnosis on stage and how he got affected by it. During the congress Jakub Kroulik performed the seance of mass hypnosis and tried to convince the audience that anything can be suggested to the suggestible mind.

00:21:43
Interview with Deborah Hyde
Deborah and Andras talk about the congress, exorcism, the movie on exorcisms screened at the conference and the suggestibility of the human mind.

00:35:15
Interview with Daniella from Germany

00:37:45
Farewell

00:43:50
Outro

00:45:05
Out-takes