The European Skeptics Podcast

[[File:European_Skeptics_Podcast.png|thumb|right|165px|"The ''real'' ESP experience!"]]
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The European Skeptics Podcast''}}{{skepnav}}'''''The European Skeptics Podcast''''' (or "TheESP", so as not to be confused with the other kind of [[ESP]]) is a weekly show which deals with [[skeptical]] topics (mostly) from a [[Europe]]an perspective.

The podcast was founded in 2015<ref>[https://theesp.eu/about About TheESP] ''The European Skeptics Podcast''</ref> by [[Hungary]]'s András Pintér, [[Sweden]]'s Pontus Böckman and [[Latvia]]'s Jelena Levin<ref>[https://theesp.eu/the_hosts The Hosts] ''The European Skeptics Podcast''</ref> at the encouragement of [[Susan Gerbic]], who mentored András when he joined [[Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia]] in 2014.<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-380.html TheESP – Ep. #380 – Susan Gerbic on skeptical activism] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 2 June 2023</ref> Jelena left the show in 2020 when she moved to the [[United States]] and her place in the hot seat was taken by the [[German]] skeptic Annika Harrison (also a member of Gerbic's GSoW team).<ref>[https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/annika-harrison/ Author: Annika Harrison] ''Skeptical Inquirier''</ref> In the last {{Age|2015|11|18}} years TheESP has released hundreds of episodes featuring analysis of current events, interviews of skeptical activists, long rants about [[Viktor Orbán]] and [[Pope Francis]], and the occasional face palming when the European authorities do nothing to curb the spread of [[Complementary and Alternative Medicine]] on the continent.

The gang occasionally leaves for foreign shores to appear at skeptic conventions such as the English QED Con (where in 2017 they received the Ockham Award)<ref>[https://qedcon.org/news/2022/announcing-european-skeptics-podcast-live Announcing... European Skeptics Podcast, live at QED] ''QED'' 7 September 2022</ref> and the Australian SkeptiCon.<ref>[https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/four-european-skeptics-in-australia/ Four European Skeptics in Australia] ''Skeptical Inquirer'' 20 January 2023</ref> 

Some notable people who have appeared on the show as guests include:
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*[[Aron Ra]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-142-aron-ra.html TheESP – Ep. #142 – Aron Ra] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 19 October 2018</ref>
*[[Brian Deer]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-381.html TheESP – Ep. #381 – Brian Deer and Andrew Wakefield] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 9 June 2023</ref>
*[[Britt Marie Hermes]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode_050_britt_hermes.html Episode #050, feat. Britt Hermes] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 29 November 2016</ref>
*[[Brian Dunning]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode-106-brian-dunning-science-friction.html Episode #106 – Brian Dunning & Science Friction] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 6 January 2018</ref>
*[[Edzard Ernst]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode_010_edzard_ernst.html Episode #010, feat. Prof. Edzard Ernst] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 17 February 2016</ref>
*[[James Randi]]<ref>[https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode_016_james_randi.html Episode #016, feat. James “The Amaz!ng” Randi] ''The European Skeptics Podcast'' 30 March 2016</ref>
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==See also==
*[[RationalWiki:Rational podcasts]]

==External links==
*[https://theesp.eu/ Their official website]

==References==
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