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...
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TheESP – Ep. #546 – ADHD vs. Social Construct
With András back in the saddle, we advice against climate doom and also encourage listeners to nominate for the Ockhams Awards . In TWISH we...
TheESP – Ep. #545 – Make people think!
ESC Liverpool speakers announced, Wasp-watch big reveal and listener feedback about Triodos Bank . The bulk of the episode is a trip down me...
TheESP – Ep. #544 – Plant Based Nano Microneedle Weight Loss Patch
This week we have a special solar eclipse report ( video available! ) and two tips of UK free tourist tours relevant for skeptics. In TWISH...
TheESP – Ep. #543 – Never Trust a Man with Repetitive Names
Super packed episode this week, with four of Annika’s Skepticon interviews and Brian Eggo sitting in for András. We talk about the upcoming...
TheESP – Ep. #542 – Pyrocumulonimbus
This week we mention World Hepatitis Day (28 July) and new study that (again) finds no relationship between mobile cellphones and cancer . W...
TheESP – Ep. #541 – Forget the Vikings?
We start with some listener feedback from Poland and a short follow-up regarding last week’s report on pet whisperers . In TWISH we hear abo...
TheESP – Ep. #540 – It’s a Dog’s Life
The heatwave continues and analysis finds that most news reporting fails to mention climate change . In TWISH we hear about the founding of...
TheESP – Ep. #539 – Quackery Round-Up
We received some listener feedback regarding Ricky Gervais , and the Hungarian state media apologizes for the lies during Orbán(!). In TWISH...
TheESP – Ep. #538 – Happily Biased Towards Science!
Science shows that the heatwave in Europe was made much worse by climate crisis , and in TWISH we hear about an old but classic ‘UFO encount...
TheESP – Ep. #537 – The Not-So-Great Replacement Theory
The applications to talk at SkeptiCamp in October are now open, don’t be shy ! In TWISH we hear about how the jesuit priest Angelo Secchi un...
TheESP – Ep. #536 – Back to the Stone Age
Some people still ignore the climate crises while there have been 200,000 preventable deaths due to heat only in Europe in the last four yea...
TheESP – Ep. #535 – Belfast Burning
Climate crisis reaches all the way up to Scandinavia and in TWISH we hear about Roger Bacon , an early advocate for investigative science. T...
TheESP – Ep. #534 – Fight for Science!
These days even cognitive biases are automated . In TWISH we hear about the skeptical TV-series X-Aknák (X-Mines) that ran on Hungarian TV i...
TheESP – Ep. #533 – Toxic Frogs
Not even June and people are already dying from heatwave in Europe . Skepkon 2026 in Regensburg looks to have been a hit and speaking of con...
TheESP – Ep. #532 – Of Scurvy and Science
With the return of a super-El Niño it may be a hot year and in TWISH we hear about James Lind ‘s famous scurvy experiment from 1747. Then we...
TheESP – Ep. #531 – It's all AI
The new Hungarian government are making all the right noises and we hope they will live up to it. Don’t forget to get your ESC Liverpool tic...
TheESP – Ep. #530 – Don't Use Pitchforks!
ESC Liverpool 2026 tickets are now available! Get yours now! Chris French wrote a eulogy for Nick Pope , UFO profile who passed away, and in...
TheESP – Ep. #529 – Get Your Tickets!
Next week on 6th May the tickets are released for ESC Liverpool . They may sell out fast, so be quick! In other news we note the demise of D...
TheESP – Ep. #528 – Cupping Time!
Lots going on this week! It’s European Immunization Week , Pontus went to a spa and got ‘cupped’ , and we have news about two skeptical even...