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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 23h

The ESP live with their 500th episode! Tonight at 19:00!
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TheESP – Ep. #499 – Drones from Outer Space!

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TheESP – Ep. #499 – Drones from Outer Space! - The European Skeptics Podcast

Next week we’ll livestream our 500th episode (but stick around for this one first!), and also we remind all non-UK QED participants to get their ETAs before they go to Manchester later this month. In ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 13d

TheESP – Ep. #498 – Don’t Be Like Bobby

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TheESP – Ep. #498 – Don't Be Like Bobby - The European Skeptics Podcast

Swedish glaciers are disappearing and in TWISH we hear about the triumph for science when discovering Neptune. After that, it’s the news: INTERNATIONAL: This year’s Ig Nobel prizes FRANCE: Macrons fin...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 20d

This week's episode is out!
TheESP – Ep. #497 – Ötzi the Ice Man

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TheESP – Ep. #497 – Ötzi the Ice Man - The European Skeptics Podcast

Make sure to check out András Skeptics in the Pub Online talk next week on 25 September! In TWISH we meet Ötzi the Ice Man, and a mystery death from 5300 years ago and a invaluable source of archeolog...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 26d

Two videos (in English) with our own Pontus Böckman in Vilnius.

Vetenskap och Folkbildning @swedishskeptics.bsky.social · 26d

Litauens skeptiker organisation (Skeptikų draugija) i samarbete Nordiska Ministerrådets kontor i Vilnius bjöd in Pontus Böckman till Bütentfestivaen i Vilnius 29-31 augusti, något som resulterade i två inspelade videor. Dessa finns nu att se på VoF hemsida.

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VoF på besök i Vilnius

Bütent Festivalis, Vilnius, 30 augusti 2025 Två nya videor Litauens skeptiker organisation (Skeptikų draugija) i samarbete Nordiska Ministerrådets kontor i Vilnius bjöd in Vetenskap och Folkbildnings ...

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Vetenskap och Folkbildning @swedishskeptics.bsky.social · 26d

Litauens skeptiker organisation (Skeptikų draugija) i samarbete Nordiska Ministerrådets kontor i Vilnius bjöd in Pontus Böckman till Bütentfestivaen i Vilnius 29-31 augusti, något som resulterade i två inspelade videor. Dessa finns nu att se på VoF hemsida.

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VoF på besök i Vilnius

Bütent Festivalis, Vilnius, 30 augusti 2025 Två nya videor Litauens skeptiker organisation (Skeptikų draugija) i samarbete Nordiska Ministerrådets kontor i Vilnius bjöd in Vetenskap och Folkbildnings ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 27d

This week's episode now out!
TheESP – Ep. #496 – Nail in the Coffin

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TheESP – Ep. #496 – Nail in the Coffin - The European Skeptics Podcast

In the Netherlands, trust in science is increasing which is unexpected good news. We have some thoughts on the election results in Norway, plus you can now hear us on YouTube! In TWISH we hear about a...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Sep 5

New episode!
TheESP – Ep. #495 – Remember That Your Memory Fails

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TheESP – Ep. #495 – Remember That Your Memory Fails - The European Skeptics Podcast

After some listener feedback regarding green energy and Pontus reporting back from Lithuania, we go to TWISH where we hear about Wilhelm Ostwald, one of the fathers of physical chemistry. The, we get ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Aug 29

New episode!
TheESP – Ep. #494 – An Everlasting Digital Dance

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TheESP – Ep. #494 – An Everlasting Digital Dance - The European Skeptics Podcast

We’re already looking forward to QED and nominations for the Ockham Awards are still open – if you know someone who deserves it nominate them! After some listener feedback we go to TWISH and hear abou...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Aug 22

This weeks episode!
TheESP – Ep. #493 – Hot Summer

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TheESP – Ep. #493 – Hot Summer - The European Skeptics Podcast

In TWISH this week we look into the achievements of James Watt who made a whole lot of things, despite not inventing the steam engine. Then of course, there’s the news: ITALY: Government reverses appo...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Aug 15

Do conspiracy theories breed terrorists? Check out today's episode!
TheESP – Ep. #492 – Conspiracy Theorists, with Steen and Claus

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TheESP – Ep. #492 – Conspiracy Theorists, with Steen and Claus - The European Skeptics Podcast

Ever realized that there are three types of conspiracy theorists and a clear link between them and terrorism? Catch the new book by Steen Svanholm and Claus Larsen and hear them talk about their findi...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Aug 8

This week's epsidoe!
TheESP – Ep. #491 – 2.5 million lives saved

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TheESP – Ep. #491 – 2.5 million lives saved - The European Skeptics Podcast %

We’ve got some listener feedback about the popularity of lie detectors in Ukraine, and in TWISH we hear about the man behind the number, Amedeo Avogadro. Of course, we then get into this week’s news: ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Aug 1

This week's episode is out!
TheESP – Ep. #490 – A theory is not a person

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TheESP – Ep. #490 – A theory is not a person - The European Skeptics Podcast

Congratulations to friend of the show Deborah Hyde who has been appointed patron of Humanists UK! In TWISH we hear about to unsolved mystery of the disappearance of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and after ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jul 25

TheESP – Ep. #489 – The Scottish Inquisition
It’s the episode nobody could expect! Least of all András, who gets put on the spot by the hot Scot known as Eggman @brianeggo.bsky.social

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; Quiz; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes

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TheESP – Ep. #489 – The Scottish Inquisition - The European Skeptics Podcast

It’s the episode nobody could expect! Least of all András, who in Pontus’ continued absence gets put on the spot by the hot Scot known as Eggman. Can you match the skills of the Magyar Man? Tune in an...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jul 21

Finally the long awaited episode #488. Sorry for the delay!
TheESP – Ep. #488 – Grok and Troll
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TheESP – Ep. #488 – Grok and Troll - The European Skeptics Podcast

As Pontus is off on som some mysterious quest or whatnot, Brian Eggo (Eggman) sneaks back into the driver’s seat of the show. In TWISH we hear about the myths surrounding the death of the last tsar of...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jul 11

TheESP – Ep. #487 – Religion has no place in science
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TheESP – Ep. #487 – Religion has no place in science - The European Skeptics Podcast

The heat wave in Europe is back, and in TWISH we learn about the Russell-Einstein Manifesto which was published 70 years ago this week, and we wonder why we haven’t come any further than we have. Then...

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Vetenskap och Folkbildning @swedishskeptics.bsky.social · Jul 7

Skeptisk måndag med VoF - Muntejp
Se upp för hur du andas! Att tejpa för munnen på natten är ett råd som påstås göra dig både snyggare och friskare. Finns det några belägg för det?
#skeptiskmåndag

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Att tejpa munnen innan man går och lägger sig ska enligt förespråkare ge dig mer energi, en manligare käklinje och förbättrad hjärthälsa.

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jul 4

Herte's this week's episode!
TheESP – Ep. #486 – Orbánned!

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TheESP – Ep. #486 – Orbánned! - The European Skeptics Podcast

Viktor Orbán got his behind handed to him when trying to ban Budapest Pride and that makes us very happy! In TWISH we learn about Attila Pataky who can not only sing but has also repeatedly been abduc...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 27

Good morning, new episode out!
TheESP – Ep. #485 – Barbara Bananas

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TheESP – Ep. #485 – Barbara Bananas - The European Skeptics Podcast

Is the virus metaphor for spreading misinformation really as good as we have been led to think? Some psychologists disagree. We again ask everyone to show support their support for the Naked Scientist...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 20

Time for this week's ESP!
TheESP – Ep. #484 – Mystery Moon

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TheESP – Ep. #484 – Mystery Moon - The European Skeptics Podcast

URGENT! The great podcast the Naked Scientists is in great danger of being cancelled by Cambridge University and we urge everyone to protest this! Information about how to to that is here: https://www...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 18

Cambridge University has taken the stupid and shortsighted decision to pull funding for the Naked Scientists Podcast in order to cut expenses!
Please let them know how wrong that would be!
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SOS - Cambridge University are killing of Dr Chris

EMERGENCY

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 13

New episode, with special guest Brian Eggo!
TheESP – Ep. #483 – Uri Geller vs. Greta Thunberg

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TheESP – Ep. #483 – Uri Geller vs. Greta Thunberg - The European Skeptics Podcast

As Eggman sits in for András, we look forward to SkeptiCamp at QED and Mike Hall’s Skeptics in the Pub Online talk and are happy to note that not only do we follow the ECDC, but they follow us back. I...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 6

James Randi dowsing in Australia in 1980. The great Richard Saunders (of the Skeptic Zone) has brought this gem back from the dead and enhanced both video and sound in a fantastic way. Check it out!
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James Randi in Australia - 45th Anniversary Edition

YouTube video by Australian Skeptics Inc

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · Jun 6

Friday morning, new episode!
TheESP – Ep. #482 – On the Highway of Misinformation

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TheESP – Ep. #482 – On the Highway of Misinformation - The European Skeptics Podcast

We have some listener feedback about the name of ‘Grok’ and a tip to sign a very important petition regarding NASA. In TWISH we hear how a timely letter kicked Darwin into action and made him finally ...

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European Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · May 30

This week's episode is here:
TheESP – Ep. #481 – with Deborah Hyde!

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TheESP – Ep. #481 – with Deborah Hyde! - The European Skeptics Podcast

Deborah Hyde joins us this week, it’s been far too long. We recommend her Youtube series ‘The Green Children of Woolpit‘! The Romanian presidential election is still contentious, and we congratulate I...

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