This week we first chat about András lending his voice acting skills to a sketch in the Skeptic Zone, Pontus teases the coming release of his sci-fi novel the Dooma and then we talk about the upcoming Italian CICAPFest. This year the conference takes place online for the three weeks(!) between 25 September and 18 October. There will be over 150 meetings and 185 speakers, and it will all be for free!
After that we get into the news:

No, dozens of countries didn’t order COVID-19 tests in 2018
Life on Venus?
Warmest summer ever for Northern hemisphere
The world’s troubling hotspots of vaccine hesitancy
NHS issued 2,000 homeopathic prescriptions in 2019 despite ban
A healthy diet more important than weight?
Ig Nobel Prizes 2020
The prize for being Really Wrong goes to Richard Gamble for “the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer” near Birmingham, England.

Enjoy!

Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes

Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe