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TheESP - Ep. #218 - All Pell Breaks Loose

TheESP - Ep. #218 - All Pell Breaks Loose

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP


TheESP - Ep. #218 - All Pell Breaks Loose

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week we bring you news and topics from all over Europe again.
We start by talking about the unfortunate death (probably of Covid-19) of a board member of VoF.
After that we're looking back at the history of LSD and how 19 April marks a special day in it, before we discuss how Cardinal Pell walks freely after the High Court of Australia overturns the previous verdict on his child abuse case.
In the news: Covid-19 update followed by details of some other stuff related to the pandemic, including: OfCom, the British media authority helping confused media consumers, a Policy Paper of the NHS release a few days after the publication of Sense About Science's call for transparency over testing. Colloidal Silver seems to be a big sell in Finland these days, while Hungary's response to the pandamic can only be described as chaotic, something that a petition might not be able to change. Religious liberty restrictions across Europe are also in focus as countries are trying to fight the disease, while British homeopaths "happily promote bogus treatments". A new Chernobyl scare makes its rounds on social media over a wildfire in the area, but the best news is that Edzard Ernst's new book 'Don't Believe What You Think' is now available.
President Macron gets this week's Really Wrong Prize for adding weight to an unproven 'cure' for the Novel-Coronavirus.
Also, please don't forget that nominations for the John Maddox Prize are open until 11th May.
Released:
Apr 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The European Skeptics Podcast is an independent project run buy several individuals from across Europe, trying to provide a forum for all European level activism in the field of skepticism. Hosts: András Pintér, Annika Harrison, Pontus Böckman