TheESP – Ep. #548 – Real Democracy Requires Informed Voters

Hurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September! Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, a show that brought humanism into science fiction. Then, it’s time for the news: SWEDEN: General elections update plus early voting screwup GERMANY: AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt INTERNATIONAL: IgNobel prizes of 2026 UK: Discrepancy between public perception of crime rates and actual statistics This week’s Who’s Quacking? award goes to Fredrik Paulún, self-proclaimed Swedish health guru. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-548.html Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:06:14 TWISH 0:16:44 News 0:47:25 Who's Quacking? 0:54:01 Quote 0:55:20 Outro 0:56:43 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.