European Skeptics Podcast

The European Skeptics Podcast
Presentation
Hosted byAndrás Gábor Pintér
Annika Harrison
Pontus Böckman
GenreScientific skepticism
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Production
No. of episodes250
Publication
Original release2015-11-18
LicenseCC-BY-NC[1]

The European Skeptics Podcast (TheESP) is a weekly podcast recorded in English and hosted by three skeptics from several different European countries: András Gábor Pintér from Hungary, Pontus Böckman from Sweden[2][3][4] and Annika Harrison from Germany who joined the team in July 2020.[5] The main goal of the podcast is to "support European level actions within the skeptical movement and build bridges among skeptics" all over the continent.[6] The show is often jokingly referred to by other podcasters and people interviewed on the show as "the REAL ESP experience" referring to a namesake pseudoscientific concept.[7]

The idea of launching a podcast with a clear European focus emerged at the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) board meeting during the 16th European Skeptics Congress in London in September 2015.[6][8] Although the show is independent, the first episode, aired on 18th November 2015, featured an interview with then ECSO chairman Gábor Hraskó[3] and since then current chair of the organisation, Claire Kraulik-Klingenberg has also appeared on the podcast several times.[9] In September 2017, two of the hosts (András G Pintér and Pontus Böckman) also became members of the board of directors of ECSO.[10]

The podcast or its hosts have been featured on several podcasts of international acclaim, including Richard Saunders' The Skeptic Zone,[11] Brian Dunning's Skeptoid,[4] Kylie Sturgess' Token Skeptic podcast,[12] the Canadian podcast The Reality Check[13] and the CSI's webpage[14].

The show was awarded the 2017 Ockham's Award in the podcast category by The Skeptic magazine during QED conference in Manchester, UK.[15][16][17]

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