TheESP – Ep. #459 – Holy Year, holey door

We close the year with some topical items related to the season.

Happy New Year!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Special segment; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
 
0:00:25 INTRO

0:00:49 GREETINGS

• Last show for the year, see you in 2025

0:05:28 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• 25 December 2024: Start of the Holy Year
  • Vatican: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/bulls/documents/20240509_spes-non-confundit_bolla-giubileo2025.html
  • ORP: https://www.operaromanapellegrinaggi.org/en/news/the-jubilee-a-story-that-began-in-1300
  • EWTN Vatican: https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/jubilees-most-unique-door-4017
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-tomb-of-lucifer-open-christmas-eve/
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_door

0:21:13 SPECIAL SEGMENT

• Santa: How did St Nicholas end up being Father Christmas?
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas
  • VoF: https://www.vof.se/blogg/jultomten-och-coca-cola/

0:39:37 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“Let there be light”
/ God (allegedly) /

0:41:35 OUTRO

0:42:50 OUT-TAKES