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Omicron Booster Science, Policy Ethics, Tribalism
Season 1 Episode 22
We deep dive into how our tribal divisions influence interpretations of science, ethics, and policy (topic list below).
Here's the Offit interview I m…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Death Throes Of Covidian Culture (& Some Cancer Stuff 4 Tha' Clicks)
Season 1 Episode 21
Stanford medical school commencement ceremony, boosters for 5-11 year olds, Cat COVID, the end of pre-departure screening, VP's Oncology video drama,…
4 years, 3 months ago
Guns, Vaccines, & Monkeys
Season 1 Episode 20
We dive into the riddle of gun violence in America, violence against healthcare professionals, public health officials and closing schools, will we n…
4 years, 3 months ago
Less Is More Medicine (w/Dr. Rita Redberg)
Season 1 Episode 19
We talk with Dr. Rita Redberg (professor of medicine & cardiologist at UCSF) about how very often less is more when it comes to medical care.
We cover…
4 years, 3 months ago
Supreme Court Abortion Decision & Crazy COVID Stuff
Season 1 Episode 18
CDC data collection, hepatitis in kids, Johnson & Johnson vaccine limited use, more on physician "influencers," the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court leaked …
4 years, 4 months ago
Moderna For Kids, Physician-Influencers, Stanford Nurses Strike
Season 1 Episode 17
Elon Musk buys Twitter and what that may mean, group mind and the threat of nuclear holocaust, the conundrum of "physician influencers" on social med…
4 years, 4 months ago
China Lockdowns, Teen Mental Health, Audience Capture
Season 1 Episode 16
We dive DEEP into all the things in this rare in-person video episode of The VPZD Show. And VP's lookin' pretty fly for a brown guy in that black jac…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ivermectin, NYC Toddler Masks, Dumb Policies
Season 1 Episode 15
In this episode: Ivermectin, the latest Twitter absurdities, vacation without COVID, Will Smith, why medical conferences SUCK, NYC's toddler mask pol…
4 years, 5 months ago
Worship Lord Zero COVID, 4th Booster, Dumb Policies
Season 1 Episode 14
We're back! In this episode we talk: dumb COVID policies, mask shaming on both sides, Kyrie Irving vaccine controversy, worshipping Lord Zero COVID (…
4 years, 5 months ago
Kids' Museum COVID Policy, 5-11 y.o. Vax Efficacy, Public Health Restrictions
Season 1 Episode 13
In this episode we discuss:
-Dr. Z's Twitter "bullying" of the California Academy of Sciences kids' museum over their restrictive booster/testing entr…
4 years, 6 months ago