The European Skeptics Podcast is an independent project run buy individuals from across Europe, to provide a forum for European skeptical activism. Hosts: András Pintér and Pontus Böckman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
For over a decade we have mispronounced a certain publisher’s name (duh!) but it’s never too late to learn… The Swedish election results are more or less in, and hopefully it’s a sign of reason that the party spreading the most disinformation lost almost 15% of their seats in parliament. In TWISH we hear the mesmerizing story about Jean Sylvain Bailly who was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution.Then we turn to the news:SWEDEN: Measles outbreakAUSTRIA: Michael Frass gets his retracted article re-publishedINTERNATIONAL: New site has started to measure imbalance in mediaWe then have a Who’s Quacking? from AfD in Germany and hand out a Really Wrong Award to the UK parliament.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-549.html (https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-549.html)Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:08:18 TWISH0:17:35 News0:36:33 Who's Quacking?0:41:14 Really Wrong0:46:00 Quote0:47:46 Outro0:49:09 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Sept 2026
TheESP – Ep. #548 – Real Democracy Requires Informed Voters
Hurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September!Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, a show that brought humanism into science fiction. Then, it’s time for the news:SWEDEN: General elections update plus early voting screwupGERMANY: AfD wins in Saxony-AnhaltINTERNATIONAL: IgNobel prizes of 2026UK: Discrepancy between public perception of crime rates and actual statisticsThis week’s Who’s Quacking? award goes to Fredrik Paulún, self-proclaimed Swedish health guru.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-548.html (https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-548.html)Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:06:14 TWISH0:16:44 News0:47:25 Who's Quacking?0:54:01 Quote0:55:20 Outro0:56:43 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Sept 2026
TheESP – Ep. #547 – Shoot for the stars!
Nominate candidates both Das Goldene Brett and the Ockham Award (including the Rusty Razor!), links are in the show notes. In TWISH we hear about that Russian space visionary Konstantin Tsiolkovsky who over a 100 years ago established still valid theories about space rockets and more, needed for space flight. Then we have the news:INTERNATIONAL: Elsevier to ‘soon investigate’ two Macchiarini papers more than a year after retraction requestITALY: Unvaccinated child dies of diphteriaGermany has finally(!) removed funding for both homeopathic and anthroposophic remedies, and for that they deserve the Really Right Award!Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-547.html (https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-547.html)Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:07:49 TWISH0:14:55 News0:28:39 Really Right0:35:09 Quote0:38:32 Outro0:39:55 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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