TheESP – Ep. #246 – RIP, James “the Amazing” Randi

This week we remember James “the Amazing” Randi, a great skeptic and generous person who like no one else influenced the skeptic movement. His legacy lives on.We also reflect a bit on daylight saving before we go further back in time than usual in this week in history and look into the importance of Emperor Constantine and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge for early Christianity. Then Pontus looks into if Pope Francis really has changed his and the Church’s position on gay rights, before we get into the news:COVID-19 updateNo evidence contact tracing helps tackle COVIDWHO and Wikipedia team up to combat pandemic misinformationUnited Nations turns 75Iris Hundertmark and her pharmacy – updateARP-SAPC newsPatents on homeopathic productsIPSOS – Trust in news sources by countryEnjoy!Segments:Intro; Greetings; Pontus Pokes the Pope; This Week; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takesEvents Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

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