On this episode:

The brilliant Brian Eggo ("Eggman") joins us from Glasgow as guest host and tells all about the Skeptics in the Pub movement in the world.

Then we dig into Belgian UFOs, dowsing in the UK, and how to combat fake news in Italian schools. Before we end, the "King of Germany" gets the Goldenes Bretts award, Macchiarini avoids prosecution and Italian anti-vaccers spread lies about a perfectly healthy child. Plus András goes all political.

Check out Glasgow Skeptics at http://glasgowskeptics.com/ or send them an email at enquiries@glasgowskeptics.com

Also, make sure you check out our event page at http://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

00:00:28 Greetings and comments

00:10:12 This Week in Skepticism: The Belgian UFO wave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4538
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOBEPS

00:21:06
News Items

UK: Water firms use water diving to find leaks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/21/uk-water-firms-admit-using-divining-rods-to-find-leaks-and-pipes

Italy: Schools to start new program to turn students into "Fake News Hunters"
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/world/europe/italy-fake-news.html
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-31/italian-politician-wants-kids-become-fake-news-hunters

Austria: The Austrian Skeptics award the Goldenes Bretts Award to the "King of Germany"
http://2017.goldenesbrett.net/
http://2017.goldenesbrett.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Pressemeldung-Favoriten.pdf

Sweden: Macchiarini not to be prosecuted
http://retractionwatch.com/2017/10/12/swedish-prosecutor-wont-pursue-criminal-case-macchiarini/
https://www.thelocal.it/20171012/sweden-italy-prosecutors-drop-manslaughter-probe-over-macchiarini-patients

00:39:28 Really wrong: Italian anti-vaccers Corvelva and 'dead' baby picture
https://donotlink.it/3GjG
http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/11/23/quand-une-campagne-anti-vaccin-fait-passer-un-enfant-vivant-et-vaccine-pour-un-enfant-mort_5219268_4355770.html
http://www.issuesinmedicalethics.org/articles/infanrix-hexa-and-sudden-death-a-review-of-the-periodic-safety-update-reports-submitted-to-the-european-medicines-agency/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome

00:45:34 Radio spots

00:47:39 Contact details, goodbye and more

00:52:52 Quote:
"Let us keep our minds open, by all means, as long as that means keeping our sense of perspective and seeking an understanding of the forces which mould the world. But don’t keep your minds so open that your brains fall out! There are still things in this world which are true and things which are false; acts which are right and acts which are wrong, even if there are statesmen who hide their designs under the cloak of high-sounding phrases."
Walter Kotschnig, Austrian born educator, diplomat and professor at Smith College

00:55:50 Outro

00:57:05 Outtakes