TheESP – Ep. #516 – We’re Shedding Plastics

Canada’s Mark Carney could possibly be a role model for our European leaders, and the Swedish Bar Association agrees with our criticism of putting children in prison. In TWISH we hear of Emanuel Swedenborg, a great polymath of the Enlightenment who somehow turned into a religious mystic. Then it’s time for the news: RUSSIA: The Ukraine war has given rise to an ‘exorcism economy’ in Russia UK: The current status and concerns of the proposed ban on social media for under 16s SPAIN / SWEDEN: More immigrants, please! Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants Swedish Communes say they want more immigrants – for the community and added workforce INTERNATIONAL: So, where do we actually stand on microplastics? UK: Bigfoot has crossed the pond The Really Wrong Award goes to the UK House of Lords, where a few unelected persons are somehow allowed to filibuster the Assisted Dying Bill. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-516.html Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:53 Greetings 0:10:45 TWISH 0:28:07 News 1:00:57 Really Wrong 1:05:35 Word of the Week 1:06:54 Quote 1:08:18 Outro 1:09:40 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.