TheESP – Ep. #485 – Barbara Bananas

Episode 485 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #485 – Barbara Bananas" was published on June 27, 2025 and runs 48 minutes.

June 27, 2025 ·48m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

Is the virus metaphor for spreading misinformation really as good as we have been led to think? Some psychologists disagree. We again ask everyone to show support their support for the Naked Scientists podcast and then in TWISH we hear about George Orwell whose dark visions of society seems ever relevant. Then, we go to the news:ENGLAND / WALES: Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after MPs pass billISRAEL / IRAN: Disinformation to look out forINTERNATIONAL: Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report saysSWITZERLAND: Government tries to hide expert report on the carbon footprint of electric vehiclesAUSTRALIA / EUROPE / USA: Australian SCAM promoter Barbara O’Neill is planning a European tourStatins is the subject for both the Really Wrong and Really Right Awards this week. One goes to Aseem Malhotra and the other to Full Fact. Can you guess who gets which?Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-485.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:09:52 TWISH0:17:12 News0:41:10 Really Wrong / Really Right0:45:01 Quote0:46:14 Outro0:47:36 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Is the virus metaphor for spreading misinformation really as good as we have been led to think? Some psychologists disagree. We again ask everyone to show support their support for the Naked Scientists podcast and then in TWISH we hear about George Orwell whose dark visions of society seems ever relevant. Then, we go to the news:

ENGLAND / WALES: Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after MPs pass bill
ISRAEL / IRAN: Disinformation to look out for
INTERNATIONAL: Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says
SWITZERLAND: Government tries to hide expert report on the carbon footprint of electric vehicles
AUSTRALIA / EUROPE / USA: Australian SCAM promoter Barbara O’Neill is planning a European tour

Statins is the subject for both the Really Wrong and Really Right Awards this week. One goes to Aseem Malhotra and the other to Full Fact. Can you guess who gets which?

Enjoy!

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-485.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:51 Greetings

0:09:52 TWISH

0:17:12 News

0:41:10 Really Wrong / Really Right

0:45:01 Quote

0:46:14 Outro

0:47:36 Outtakes

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