Also, Santa is not real and Annika pokes Christmas trees
The Ockham Awards have been announced, ESA helps a Chinese rover and the Belgian Skeptics, SKEPP, finally wins against a SLAPP*) suit filed by a multimillionaire. In TWISH we hear of the gruesome death of a Scottish witch and then we dig into the news:

INTERNATIONAL: Time magazine names vaccine scientists Heroes of the Year 2021
FRANCE: Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff harassed by Catholic fundamentals
INTERNATIONAL: Tackling COVID disinformation with empathy and conversation
SIBERIA: WMO confirms highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic: 38C
ITALY: Noto’s bishop tells children Santa doesn’t exist
INTERNATIONAL: Buying guide for christmas trees?
The German “Corona Ausschuss” spreads dangerous nonsense about the vaccine and pandemic and gets today’s award for being Really Wrong.
Enjoy!

*)SLAPP = Strategic lawsuit against public participation

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;