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ECSO - European Council of Skeptical Organisations

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The European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) is an umbrella of skeptical organisations in Europe. Founded on 25 September 1994, the ECSO aims to co-ordinate activities of European organisations and individuals that aim at critically investigating

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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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TheESP – Ep. #490 – A theory is not a person

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01.08.2025 06:06 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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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...

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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25.07.2025 07:37 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

Finally the long awaited episode #488. Sorry for the delay!
TheESP – Ep. #488 – Grok and Troll
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21.07.2025 20:17 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

TheESP – Ep. #487 – Religion has no place in science
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11.07.2025 11:49 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Muntejp Att tejpa munnen innan man går och lägger sig ska enligt förespråkare ge dig mer energi, en manligare käklinje och förbättrad hjärthälsa.

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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07.07.2025 06:08 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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

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04.07.2025 06:24 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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

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27.06.2025 06:17 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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

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20.06.2025 07:43 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
SOS - Cambridge University are killing of Dr Chris EMERGENCY

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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18.06.2025 11:52 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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

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13.06.2025 06:15 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
James Randi in Australia - 45th Anniversary Edition
YouTube video by Australian Skeptics Inc James Randi in Australia - 45th Anniversary Edition

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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06.06.2025 13:59 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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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 ...

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

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06.06.2025 06:23 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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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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TheESP – Ep. #481 – with Deborah Hyde!

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30.05.2025 06:12 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #480 – People Are the Worst - The European Skeptics Podcast Viktor Orbán is coming down hard on free speech and Romania seems to (maybe) avoid chaos after their second attempt on presidential elections. In TWISH we get into classical skepticism and have a look...

Friday morning! New episode!
TheESP – Ep. #480 – People Are the Worst
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23.05.2025 05:46 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #479 – Hard Core Science - The European Skeptics Podcast So, the conclave elected ‘Papa Bob’ a.k.a. Leo XIV – who is he, and will that bring back the ‘Pontus Pokes the Pope’ segment? Time will tell! In other news, If you catch this episode in time, please c...

Here is this week's episode!
TheESP – Ep. #479 – Hard Core Science
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16.05.2025 06:19 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #478 – Not a Political Podcast - The European Skeptics Podcast QED tickets are available everyone, so we start our count-down to October in Manchester! The papal conclave is currently on-going and we bring you the latest news. In TWISH we hear about John Strachey...

Goodmorning, time for a new episode!
TheESP – Ep. #478 – Not a Political Podcast
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09.05.2025 06:55 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #477 – AI gets high on shrooms - The European Skeptics Podcast We start out with a few things from the world of skepticism – in Belgium, SKEPP turns 35 next week with special appearance by Chris French (don’t miss it!), and we link to an article about skeptic his...

New episode out!
TheESP – Ep. #477 – AI gets high on shrooms
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02.05.2025 05:57 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #476 – The Last Poke - The European Skeptics Podcast It’s time for the last Poking of Francis but before we get into that and the other news, we go to TWISH to hear about this week’s birthday boy, Guglielmo Marconi, the pioneer of radio transmissions an...

This week's episode!
TheESP – Ep. #476 – The Last Poke
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25.04.2025 06:02 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #475 – Leonardo: the Myth, the Man, the Legend - The European Skeptics Podcast Mixed messages from QED – new dates announced but we hear this is the last one(!) and we have a hard time accepting it. At least we’ll do our best to be there and meet (among others) Chris French whos...

Good morning, new episode out!
TheESP – Ep. #475 – Leonardo: the Myth, the Man, the Legend
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18.04.2025 06:47 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #474 – Painful Endometriosis Study - The European Skeptics Podcast We first rant a bit about Viktor Orbán and examine some psychic horsing around at the Grand National. In TWISH we hear about the Dead Sea Scrolls and then we dive into the news: UKRAINE / USA: Zelensk...

Here's this week's show! Enjoy!
TheESP – Ep. #474 – Painful Endometriosis Study

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11.04.2025 06:18 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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5 skeptical podcasts that make science and critical thinking less intimidating - Global Comment In a world where information travels more quickly than ever before, and the misinformation and disinformation machines are working relentlessly, the ability to distinguish fact from fiction is essenti...

Need a more skeptical outlook? Check out these fine podcasts to keep you updated!
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08.04.2025 07:15 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #472 – Shot by the Vaccine - The European Skeptics Podcast Science takes an interest in Pontus’ body (who would’ve thought?) and in TWISH we hear about Comenius who got a whole lot of things right already on the 16th century. Of course there are also more cur...

Episode 472 is now out!
TheESP – Ep. #472 – Shot by the Vaccine
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28.03.2025 07:07 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #471 – Without Sleep, Your Brain Doesn't Work - The European Skeptics Podcast Pontus is back from skiing, Orbán is worse than ever, and an astronaut will photograph the turtle that carries the Earth on its back – just a normal week in skepticism. In TWISH we hear about the succ...

New episode!
TheESP – Ep. #471 – Without Sleep, Your Brain Doesn’t Work
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21.03.2025 07:10 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #470 – Gross Breach of Trust - The European Skeptics Podcast With Brian sitting in for Pontus while he’s doing some skiing, we talk events to start with. The Hungarian Skeptic Society just handed out two awards for those enlightening the public by either speaki...

With a slight delay, here's the latest episode of the ESP!
TheESP – Ep. #470 – Gross Breach of Trust
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16.03.2025 21:20 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #469 – Hungarian politics à la Putin - The European Skeptics Podcast Believe it or not, there are more skeptical podcasts out there than ours – check out the Skeptic podcast for example, the newest one out there from the Skeptic UK. Pierre -Simon Laplace is this week’s...

New episode!
TheESP – Ep. #469 – Hungarian politics à la Putin
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07.03.2025 07:04 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #468 – Education Fail - The European Skeptics Podcast We are still fascinated by the on-going planetary alignment and this week is an even better opportunity to watch it. And if it’s cloudy and a Thursday, go back inside and join the SITP Online virtual ...

This week's episode is out!
TheESP – Ep. #468 – Education Fail
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28.02.2025 08:09 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #467 – Tesla-skam - The European Skeptics Podcast We talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politic...

Good morning!
Friday morning means a new episode of the ESP!
TheESP – Ep. #467 – Tesla-skam
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21.02.2025 07:02 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #466 – Science and Politics - The European Skeptics Podcast Lots about guns and politics this week, as well as science, homeopathy and a little bit about lost pants. In TWISH we hear about Descartes and his suspicious death in 1650. Was it murder? Here is a li...

Good morning friends! This week's episode is out!
TheESP – Ep. #466 – Science and Politics
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14.02.2025 07:06 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #465 – The moon and the planets, with Marcel-Jan Krijgsman - The European Skeptics Podcast This week we interview Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, Dutch amateur astronomer, data engineer and science communicator. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes  0:00:33 INTRO 0:...

Good morning! Here's this week's episode:
TheESP – Ep. #465 – The moon and the planets, with Marcel-Jan Krijgsman

This week we interview Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, Dutch amateur astronomer, data engineer and science communicator.

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07.02.2025 07:13 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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TheESP – Ep. #464 – The lying liars lie - The European Skeptics Podcast After discussing Nazi salutes, placebo surgery, scientology follow-up, Massimo Polidoro’s new book and several recommendations for other podcasts, we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TW...

This week's episode is out!
TheESP – Ep. #464 – The lying liars lie
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31.01.2025 07:40 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

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