Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOn Measles: Vaccines vs Vitamin A. Plus, What Marion Nestle Says Public Health Is Getting Wrong
Season 1 Episode 12
Amid a deadly measles outbreak, a fresh battle has erupted, pitting mainstream public health against MAHA, infectious disease against chronic disease…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Big Pharma? We Ask a Bioethicist
Season 1 Episode 11
"Big Pharma" — two words that Americans love to hate. When asked about the pharmaceutical industry, most of the country responds with a mix of anger …
1 year, 3 months ago
Censorship vs. Science: The Fight Over Free Speech That Is Tearing Us Apart
Season 1 Episode 10
During incoming NIH secretary Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's confirmation hearing this week, he vowed to "establish a culture of respect for free speech in s…
1 year, 4 months ago
MAGA + MAHA: How Will This Work Exactly? We Speak With Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon
Season 1 Episode 9
With measles cases spreading and reports of the first measles death in 10 years, all eyes are on the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, in w…
1 year, 4 months ago
Measles, Pharma and Mistrust: A Conversation with MAHA Moms and Dr. Paul Offit
Season 1 Episode 8
This week, in his first speech addressing the Department of Health and Human Services as its new chief, RFK Jr. said the path to the country earning…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is it True You Can't Sue a Vaccine Manufacturer? We Ask a Vaccine Legal Scholar
Season 1 Episode 7
A major source of mistrust in public health today is the belief that you can't sue a vaccine manufacturer if you suffer an adverse reaction. Many ask…
1 year, 4 months ago
A CIA Declaration, Subpoenas, & Fauci’s Pardon: Why the Lab Leak Debate is Still Raging On
Season 1 Episode 6
With the CIA now siding with the "lab leak" theory, President Trump reportedly considering cuts to “risky” virus research, Republican Senator Rand Pa…
1 year, 5 months ago
RFK Jr. Testifies, MAHA Flexes, and Public Health Panics
Season 1 Episode 5
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying to become Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary, optimism and joy are coursing through the ascendant Make…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Trump and (Likely) RFK Jr. Era is Here. And Paul Offit Won't Back Down.
Season 1 Episode 4
Amid a blitz of public health-related executive orders issued by President Trump since Monday alone, including one that will pull America out of the …
1 year, 5 months ago
Special Episode: A Conversation with Dr. John Ioannidis
Season 1 Episode 3
Special episode alert!
Dr. John Ioannidis: Critical of the Covid response, praiseful of vaccines, and hopeful data will rebuild our broken trust. …
1 year, 5 months ago