TheESP – Ep. #506 – Who?

NOV 21, 202559 MIN
The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

TheESP – Ep. #506 – Who?

NOV 21, 202559 MIN

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<p>This week celebrates the launch of&nbsp;<strong>Dr Who</strong>&nbsp;way back in 1963, the longest running TV-show in history, and a special favourite for many skeptics. For the news we look into the following:</p><ul><li><strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong>: Updated evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and influenza vaccines</li><li><strong>HUNGARY</strong>: Parliament votes to issue general ban on artificial meat products</li><li><strong>RUSSIA / UKRAINE</strong>: Every fifth Russian believes the sun revolves around the earth</li><li><strong>NETHERLANDS</strong>: Vaccine skepticism linked to trust in institutions and susceptibility to misinformation</li></ul><p>We hand out a&nbsp;<strong>Really Right Award</strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>the Swedish Government</strong>&nbsp;for removing state support for&nbsp;<strong>Jehovah’s Witnesses</strong>&nbsp;and in&nbsp;<strong>Who’s Quacking?</strong>&nbsp;we examine the pseudoscience of Spanish neuroscientist&nbsp;<strong>Álex Gómez Marín</strong>.</p><p><strong>Enjoy!</strong></p><p><a href="https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-506.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-506.html</a></p><br><p><strong>Segments</strong>:</p><p>0:00:27 Intro</p><p>0:00:51 Greetings</p><p>0:07:11 TWISH</p><p>0:22:28 News</p><p>0:44:01 Really Right</p><p>0:47:55 Who's Quacking?</p><p>0:55:37 Quote</p><p>0:57:05 Outro</p><p>0:58:28 Outtakes</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>