TheESP – Ep. #450 – Live from QED!

– the twirling mustaches is coming for us all

Episode 450 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #450 – Live from QED!" was published on October 25, 2024 and runs 45 minutes.

October 25, 2024 ·45m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

We celebrate our 450th episode (wow!) live at QED 2024 (wow!!!) with the help of Brian and Claire! We also get special greetings from Annika and Jay Novella, who unfortunately could not attend. A slightly different format due to the occasion, but of course we have the news, which this time has the (not so) cheerful theme of Russian disinformation:SWEDEN: An apparent news site focusing on the 2026 election is in fact an AI-generated propaganda tool that mixes real stories with fake news (Pontus)RUSSIA / EUROPE: Heritage Foundation and the Congress of Families (Claire)UK: MI5 chief warns of Russian disinformation campaigns targeting UK as report warns Western support for Ukraine at risk (Brian)INTERNATIONAL: Doppelganger, the Russian disinformation agency and its recently revealed documents (András)We end the show with a one-question quiz to find this weeks’ “Who’s Quacking?” candidate.Enjoy!Segments:0:00:00 Intro0:01:49 Greetings0:09:23 News0:40:25 Who's Quacking?0:43:07 Farewell0:43:37 Outro0:44:52 Outtakeshttps://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-450.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

We celebrate our 450th episode (wow!) live at QED 2024 (wow!!!) with the help of Brian and Claire! We also get special greetings from Annika and Jay Novella, who unfortunately could not attend. A slightly different format due to the occasion, but of course we have the news, which this time has the (not so) cheerful theme of Russian disinformation:

SWEDEN: An apparent news site focusing on the 2026 election is in fact an AI-generated propaganda tool that mixes real stories with fake news (Pontus)
RUSSIA / EUROPE: Heritage Foundation and the Congress of Families (Claire)
UK: MI5 chief warns of Russian disinformation campaigns targeting UK as report warns Western support for Ukraine at risk (Brian)
INTERNATIONAL: Doppelganger, the Russian disinformation agency and its recently revealed documents (András)

We end the show with a one-question quiz to find this weeks’ “Who’s Quacking?” candidate.

Enjoy!

Segments:

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:49 Greetings

0:09:23 News

0:40:25 Who's Quacking?

0:43:07 Farewell

0:43:37 Outro

0:44:52 Outtakes

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-450.html

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.