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The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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 for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #060 - Tomasz Witkowski

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/02/06

On this episode we talk about the rise of the antivaccination movement in Europe and interview Polish psychologist, science writer and science educator, Tomasz Witkowski, who's the author of two very important skeptical books on psychology: 'Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy' and 'Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy'. He is also one of the founders of the Polish Skeptic Club and a member of the organising committee of the 17th European Skeptics

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TheESP - Ep. #059

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/01/30

This week we are talking about whether Nutella contains a known carcinogen, how the number of autism cases is not on the rise, vaccination against chicken pox called to be made mandatory in Hungary, An interview with Prof. Edzard Ernst on the website of CSI, EvoKids making their brilliant video on evolution available in German, English and Turkish and the Good Thinking Society's next take on acupuncture.This week's Logical Fallacy was the Red Hering and Pontus is really optimistic about recent

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TheESP - Ep. #058 - Michael Motskin (Pint of Science)

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/01/23

This week we interviewed Michael Motskin, who's the co-founder and Managing Director of the international science festival, Pint of Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #057

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/01/15

With minor changes having taken effect in the segments of our podcast, here we are with a new episode on which we talked about an Italian psychic, Facebook taking on fake news, Science Busters releasing the video featuring James Randi, Wikipedia vs Acupuncturist, Swedish skeptical awards announced and Retraction Watch having had a great year!If you're interested in the events happening across Europe, please visit our calendar page at http://theesp.eu/Events_in_EuropeThis week's logical fallacy is

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TheESP - Ep. #056 - Richard Saunders

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/01/09

This week we interview Richard Saunders, international podcaster and skeptical activist from Australia. We also present some changes to the format of the show based on the listener survey.SegmentsIntro; Greetings & Feedback; Interview with Richard Saunders; Goodbye; Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #055

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2017/01/02

Jelena and Pontus take over while András is off to Italy for the week. We talk about a planet that was not there, access to scientific journals, religion in the Netherlands, the new Ebola vaccine, IT power consumption and how it is the season for detox scams. Plus the Sunk-cost fallacy and why Greenpeace is really wrong about GMO.SegmentsIntro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What’s on in Europe?; What’s hot in Europe?;Logical Fallacy; Really Wrong; Quote Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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TheESP - Ep. #054 - Christmas 2016 edition

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/12/26

This is a Christmas-themed episode with even a few events to talk about. Check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #053

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/12/19

This time we talk events, quacks, Christmas, the PISA test, how skeptics sometimes get it wrong, how widespread the belief in alternative medicine is in Hungary and so much more.SegmentsIntro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What's on in Europe?; What's hot in Europe?; Really Wrong; Quote Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #052

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/12/12

This is a shorter episode with no long interview, but 3 shorter ones, along with the usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week.The last run of QED reports is featured on this episode (with Lukasz Sobala, Catherine de Jong and Ralf Neugebauer) and Pontus recorded a short interview with Louise Hansare at Malmö Skeptics in the Pub, talking about sniffer dogs and how much their abilities are exaggerated.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Short

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TheESP - Ep. #051

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/12/05

This time our team is joined by foreign liaison of the Czech Skeptics Club Sisyfos, Claire Klingenberg who talks about the 17th European Skeptics Congress. Then we talk events, quacks, UFOs, OpenTrialsFDA, Santa and much more. Also, our next QED-report features science educator and host of Talk Nerdy and the SGU, Cara Santa Maria.SegmentsIntro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What's on in Europe?; What's hot in Europe?; QED report; Really Wrong; Quote Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:23:59

TheESP - Ep. #050 - Britt Hermes

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/11/29

Along with a usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week, this episode is dedicated to our interview with former naturopath Britt Hermes who recently received the 2016 Ockham's Award in the best blog category. You can also listen to two short interviews (with Bruno Van de Casteele from Belgium and two guys from Finland) recorded at QED - Question. Explore. Discover. in the middle of October.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Short interviews from

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The ESP - Ep. #049

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/11/21

On this episode, you'll find news, events and interesting topics, including Skepsis, the Norwegian skeptical organisation revitalised, the status of homeopathy in the Czech Republic, AllTrials starts TrialsTracker, an automated tool to find unpublished trials, a German university to offer a homeopathy course, James Randi receives the first Oberhummer Prize in Vienna, CICAP launches the next Mystery Investigator Course in Padova and El Esceptico Nr. 45 is out of the print. Also featuring a report

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1:15:10

The ESP - Ep. #048 - Prof. Chris French

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/11/14

Along with a usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week, this episode is dedicated to our interview with parapsychology professor Chris French. You can also listen to three short interviews (with Kash Farooq from the UK, Claire Klingenberg & Jakub Kroulik from the Czech Republic and Frauke from Germany) recorded at QED - Question. Explore. Discover. in the middle of October.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Short interviews from QED; Interview with

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1:14:24

The ESP - Ep. #047 - Edinburgh Skeptics+QED report

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/11/07

On this episode, you'll find news, events and interesting topics, including 1023 in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and Germany, Edzard Ernst's new book, The Golden Board 2016 Awards in Germany, unlicensed blood drug for sale, Hungarian cancer, "bishop" convicted for selling MMS in Ireland, Finnish Trump-game, CICAP's telepathy test makes it to the news, the Good Thinking Society's first maths project starts and the governing Polish party is Really Wrong.Also featuring a report from QED 2016 as

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The ESP - Ep. #046 - Simon Singh

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/10/31

Along with a usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week, this episode is dedicated to our interview with science educator, author, journalist and founder of the Good Thinking Society, Simon Singh. You can also listen to two short interviews (with Andrea Cardinale from Italy and Leon Korteweg from the Netherlands) recorded at QED - Question. Explore. Discover. in the middle of October.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Short interviews from QED;

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TheESP - Ep. #045 - QED special

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/10/24

This show is a special QED & Skepticamp report combined with some of the usual segments featured on odd-numbered episodes. We talked about the highlights of this wonderful festival of rationalism in Manchester, as well as listed the upcoming events in Europe, as usual.You can also listen to some of the short interviews and testimonials we recorded at QED - Question. Explore. Discover.Segments:Introduction and greetings; On This Day; Events in Europe; Interviews and testimonials from QED; Quote;

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TheESP - Ep. #044 - Claus Larsen

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/10/17

We recorded this show at QED - Question. Explore. Discover. in Manchester, UK. Along with a usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week, this episode is dedicated to our interview with Claus Larsen, editor of Skeptic Report and member of Skeptica, the Danish group of skeptics.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Interview with Claus Larsen; Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #043

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/10/10

On this episode, you'll find news, events and interesting topics, including Rosetta, ComCept officially instituted, ECSO website launched, The Good Thinking Society winning another battle, Spanish pharmacists take action against selling homeopathy, BBC report revealing shocking training for autistic people, My Scientology Movie not screening in Ireland and the Swedish Democrat Party pushing for equality of Medicine and CAM.SegmentsIntro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What's on in Europe?;

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TheESP - Ep. #042 - Natalie Grams

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/10/03

Along with a usual run-through of feedback and events across Europe in the coming week, this episode is dedicated to our interview with ex homeopath Natalie Grams, who's the founder and leader of the Homeopathy Information Network in Germany.Segments:Introduction and greetings; Events in Europe; Interview with Natalie Grams; Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP - Ep. #041

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2016/09/25

On this episode, you'll find news, events and interesting topics, including Nessie, Bayer buying Monsanto, the European Skeptics Congress Facebook page launched, as well as Paul VI’s legacy, the Good Thinking Society pushing the Charity Commission, a surgeon attempting to perform a head transplant, the UN calling for transparency of clinical trials, an atheistic campaign that hit Denmarks national church, the false hope of the Hufeland Klinik, a Swedish ghost hunting TV show in violation of

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