Ever realized that there are three types of conspiracy theorists and a clear link between them and terrorism? Catch the new book by Steen Svanholm and Claus Larsen and hear them talk about their findings in this week’s interview! Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes  0:00:27 INTRO 0:00:49 GREETINGS It’s Théoden, not Denethor! ... Read more

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We’ve got some listener feedback about the popularity of lie detectors in Ukraine, and in TWISH we hear about the man behind the number, Amedeo Avogadro. Of course, we then get into this week’s news: NORWAY: Russian disinformation regarding made up ecological catastrophe RUSSIA / EU: Putin’s disinformation efforts are changing for the worse GLOBAL: ... Read more

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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 that, we dig into the news: IRELAND: Excavation of mass grave of infants in Irish “mother and baby home” INTERNATIONAL: YouTube and ... Read more

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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 and find out. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Quiz; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes  0:00:27 INTRO 0:00:57 GREETINGS 0:03:18 QUIZ ... Read more

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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 Russia and his family back in 1918. Then we take a look at the news: UK: Child ... Read more

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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, it’s time for the news: SWEDEN: Scammers using fake AI videos of politicians and scientists DENMARK / INTERNATIONAL: ... Read more

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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 abducted by aliens – maybe they just like his music? Then, it’s time for the news: EUROPE: Current ... Read more

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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 Scientists podcast and then in TWISH we hear about George Orwell whose dark visions of society seems ever relevant. Then, we go to ... Read more

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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 do that is here: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sos. In other news Pontus will be in Lithuania 29-30 August to participate in the Būtent festival. If you happen to be there ... Read more

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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. In TWISH we hear about one of the forgotten(?) super villains of the Theosophy movement, ... Read more

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