Frankie appoints a carnival of CardinalsAndrás is back and tells us not how to stand on a volcano, we have some listener feedback about YouTube banning videos and the QED conference release their tickets on 13 June. Mark you calendars for 28-30 October! We then interview Jelena Lenka Příplatová from the Czech Skeptics (Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos) about their Erratic Boulders Awards the was announced on 27 May. In TWISH we celebrate the founding of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences way back in 1739(!). Pope Frankie breaks the rules and elevates 21 of his closest cronies to be cardinals. Then, we look into the news:INTERNATIONAL: Is monkeypox a Covid vaccine side effect?POLAND: Country offers free vaccinations to Ukrainian refugees, but uptake is lowGERMANY: More bad news for homeopathsINTERNATIONAL: Humanity faces a new era of risksGERMANY: Fake doctor sentenced to life in prisonINTERNATIONAL: New tool: Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal CheckerUK: Edzard Ernst appointed member of the Academy of EuropeWe feel all positive for once and hand out a Really Right Award to the plans of reducing Sweden’s CO2 emissions by 3% by 2030.Enjoy!Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Right; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;

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