{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6545f21ec9f8f800112ac643/6ac7cb51d3bfab176ee6aae6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"TheESP – Ep. #552 – Haunted by the Number Curse","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6545f21ec9f8f800112ac643/1791478473399-7c14da04-5882-4416-965c-f0f4d85d7875.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>The number curse</strong> is getting worse! The Dutch <strong>Meester Kakadoris Award</strong> has been awarded, <strong>Patreon is changing its rules</strong> (but please still subscribe!) and next week sees two big Skeptical events:<strong> Global Skeptics in the Pub</strong> and <strong>ESC Liverpool</strong>. Join one of them or both! In <strong>TWISH</strong> we hear about <strong>Henry Cavendish</strong> (no relation to bananas) and then we get to the news:</p><ul><li><strong>ISRAEL / INTERNATIONAL</strong>: Conspiracy theories about Flydubai attack spread across social media</li><li><strong>RUSSIA / UKRAINE / GERMANY</strong>: Russian disinformation campaigns are getting more sophisticated</li><li><strong>SWEDEN</strong>: Reports of election fraud – are they real?</li></ul><p>The <strong>Really Wrong Award</strong> goes to <strong>Barbara O’Neill</strong>, the Australian quack who is currently touring Europe (and the world).</p><p><strong>Enjoy!</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-552.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-552.html</a></p><p><strong>Segments</strong>:</p><p>0:00:27 Intro</p><p>0:00:51 Greetings</p><p>0:12:04 TWISH</p><p>0:23:57 News</p><p>0:41:11 Really Wrong</p><p>0:45:19 Quote</p><p>0:47:28 Outro</p><p>0:48:51 Outtakes</p>","author_name":"TheESP.eu"}