Episode description
Episode description
This week, in the absence of Jelena, Annika Harrison joins us to bring you news and curiousities from all over Europe.We start by mentioning Pontus guest-hosting The Skeptic Zone with Richard Saunders, then move on to discuss what an idiot Trump is and how Satanic Ritual Abuse is on the rise in Germany.Annika then investigates whether women are indeed better leaders with special regards to how they cope in the time of the pandemic.Then the Vatican's Rosary App is looked into as a tool to engage catholic believers while the church has really nothing to offer in this crisis.In the news:- Some businesses to reopen in Germany, including churches while schools remain closed- The European Medicines Agency (EMA) warns people not to self-medicate with chloroquine and its derivatives to avoid serious side effects- YouTube seems incapable of keeping 5G-Corona conspiracy theory videos at bay- A new survey suggests UK public supports a long lockdown- Yet another crucial WHO action as experts assess the situation in Belarus- ARP-SAPC in Spain offers Sergio Lopez Borgonoz Research Grant for paranormal investigators- Destorted reports of a survey commissioned by the German Association of Homeopathic Doctors- 5G tower burnings and halts to rollout of new systems all over Europe- Wind turbine noise shown not to cause any adverse health effects in Finland- New book by Spanish author Ramon Nogueras 'Why We Believe in Shit' out (in Spanish)- Edzard Ernst shares a story of a homeopathy-induced rib fracture.The UK Ministry of Defence gets this week's prize for being Really Wrong for buying lemon eucalyptus oil insect repellant as COVID-19 protection.Enjoy!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.