… also, maybe “the Swedish Experiment” wasn’t such a bad idea after all
This week we start by acknowledging two skeptical initiatives: András is part of the new Hungarian podcast “Hogy is van ez?”, and SkepKon 2023 is coming up in Germany in May. Then we have two challenges for our listeners – please send in you contributions for the new segments “Word of the Week” and “Who’s Quacking?”. In TWISH we hear how “America” got its name via a cartographer born in 1451, and then Pontus wishes Pope Francis would put his money where his mouth is. After that, it’s time for the news:

AUSTRIA: Politician’s move to selling snake-oil
INTERNATIONAL: COVID-19 Origin still not known
UK: Prince Harry and Gábor Máté team up to promote weird shit together
SWEDEN / EUROPE: Sweden had the lowest excess mortality in Europe during the pandemic
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Right; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes