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TheESP – Ep. #246 – RIP, James “the Amazing” Randi

TheESP – Ep. #246 – RIP, James “the Amazing” Randi

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP


TheESP – Ep. #246 – RIP, James “the Amazing” Randi

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

ratings:
Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week we remember James “the Amazing” Randi, a great skeptic and generous person who like no one else influenced the skeptic movement. His legacy lives on.

We also reflect a bit on daylight saving before we go further back in time than usual in this week in history and look into the importance of Emperor Constantine and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge for early Christianity. Then Pontus looks into if Pope Francis really has changed his and the Church’s position on gay rights, before we get into the news:

COVID-19 update
No evidence contact tracing helps tackle COVID
WHO and Wikipedia team up to combat pandemic misinformation
United Nations turns 75
Iris Hundertmark and her pharmacy – update
ARP-SAPC news
Patents on homeopathic products
IPSOS – Trust in news sources by country
Enjoy!

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

Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe
Released:
Oct 29, 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