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

Episode 516 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #516 – We’re Shedding Plastics" was published on January 30, 2026 and runs 70 minutes.

January 30, 2026 ·70m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

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 RussiaUK: The current status and concerns of the proposed ban on social media for under 16sSPAIN / SWEDEN: More immigrants, please!Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrantsSwedish Communes say they want more immigrants – for the community and added workforceINTERNATIONAL: So, where do we actually stand on microplastics?UK: Bigfoot has crossed the pondThe 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.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:53 Greetings0:10:45 TWISH0:28:07 News1:00:57 Really Wrong1:05:35 Word of the Week1:06:54 Quote1:08:18 Outro1:09:40 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

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