Best Brinda Adhikari Tom Johnson Maggie Bartlett Dr Mark Abdelmalek Podcasts (2025)

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On Trust in Biden, Media, Politicians & On Aging: A Conversation with CNN's Jake Tapper 58:35

6d ago58:35

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Today, we’re joined by CNN's Jake Tapper, who along with Axios' Alex Thompson, are authors of the new book Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Their reporting is sending shockwaves throughout Washington and beyond--its release landing the same week as the news of the former president’s aggr…

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Special: MAHA Meets w Public Health, the 2nd Conversation: On RFK Jr., Vaccines, Corporate Influence, & More 1:34:02

8d ago1:34:02

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In today’s episode — the second installment of our conversation between MAHA and Public Health — we bring together veteran public health leaders and grassroots activists from Ohio’s Make America Healthy Again chapter, two sides that allegedly don't agree on much. Our first conversation raised big questions. Some asked: Why even engage? At a time wh…

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Why Americans Are Turning to the Paranormal—and What That Says About Trust, w Author Matt Hongoltz-Hetling 49:11

13d ago49:11

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Do you believe in ghosts? The paranormal? Hold that thought. Believe it or not, it ties directly into the themes of our show. Trust in our institutions is crumbling—from government and media to higher education, and yes, even medicine, science, and public health. Today’s guest, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of the new book The Ghost Lab, Matt …

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Special Ep: We Talk COVID.Gov, Lab Leaks & Raccoon Dogs w Paul Offit, Maciek Boni & David Wallace Wells 1:21:48

17d ago1:21:48

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In this special episode, we dig into the origins of the pandemic. Has America decided it began with a lab leak? Is the debate over? The Trump administration says yes, launching a new government website asserting that Covid originated in a lab, not from animal-to-human transmission at the now-infamous Wuhan market. In recent days, Trump signed an ex…

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Inside A Rare Conversation Between MAHA Grassroots and Public Health Leaders 1:45:50

20d ago1:45:50

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In today’s episode: a conversation between two sides that don’t typically speak with each other—mainstream public health leaders and voices from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. These groups often talk about each other, but rarely to each other. Five MAHA members from their state chapter in Ohio. Five public health leaders. We had me…

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Can Dems Be the Party of Health in an Age of RFK Jr.’s MAHA? A Conversation w Sen. Maggie Hassan 45:44

27d ago45:44

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During RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing back in January, many voices competed to be heard. But one cut through the noise: Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire — a Democrat, a policymaker, and the mother of a son with Cerebral Palsy. Her emotional testimony about love, a mother's guilt, and the daily realities of disability struck a national chord. …

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How to Reach People in Today's New Media Amid a Crisis of Mistrust. A Conversation with Emily Jashinsky 53:43

1M ago53:43

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We’re joined by Emily Jashinsky, co-host of Counterpoints with Ryan Grim. Formerly with The Federalist and The Hill, Emily now serves as DC correspondent for UnHerd and hosts Undercurrents TV. She’s someone well-versed in this shifting media landscape. Together, we explore the rise of the so-called “New Media”—a world where legacy outlets are givin…

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A Writer's Journey w a Rare Disease Led Her to Champion Obamacare & Democrats. Why She Is Now a MAGA Supporter. 47:38

1M ago47:38

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In today’s episode, we speak with Evan Barker, a writer, podcaster, and former Democratic staffer and fundraiser who, in 2024, voted for Donald Trump. Raised in a working-class community by her mother, Barker's family lived paycheck to paycheck. Then she was diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal chronic illness. Raised in a blue-collar Missouri …

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Special Ep: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Marks on Vaccine Safety, Trust, and the True Scope of the Measles Outbreak 1:10:50

2M ago1:10:50

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Nation's Top Vaccine Regulator Just Ousted, Dr. Peter Marks: "Measles is NOT leveling off". This is in direct contrast to Secretary Kennedy's statement just yesterday that the nation's measles outbreak is under control. Plus why he felt he could not stay at the FDA anymore, his answers to parents' questions about vaccine safety, what he sees for pu…

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Wendell Potter, A Health Insurance Exec Turned Whistleblower, On Blowing Up Our System 57:19

2M ago57:19

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On today's episode, we tackle a topic that sparks more fear, frustration, and mistrust than perhaps any other: health insurance. From denied claims to endless bureaucratic red tape and the dread of sky-high out-of-pocket costs, it's no wonder so many Americans feel trapped. While more people are covered than ever before, many are still skipping doc…

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What's the End Game? We Talk Massive Remaking of HHS with Gov't Reformer Jennifer Pahlka 52:42

2M ago52:42

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Health and Human Services chief RFK Jr. unleashed much-anticipated cuts this week, bringing the total to 20,000 jobs slashed from our nation’s premier health institution. This follows cuts in money for state public health agencies and funding freezes for research centers tackling everything from cancer to veterans' health. Secretary Kennedy says th…

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America’s Funding Cuts Chaos + Are We the Next No-Lockdown Sweden? We Chat with Anders Tegnell 59:54

2M ago59:54

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Our team first takes on the drastic funding cuts shaking the medical, scientific, and public health communities before turning to a provocative question: What if, during the next pandemic, we avoided strict lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and widespread restrictions? What if schools, workplaces, bars, and gyms stayed open, and the government encourage…

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On Measles: Vaccines vs Vitamin A. Plus, What Marion Nestle Says Public Health Is Getting Wrong 1:03:16

2M ago1:03:16

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Amid a deadly measles outbreak, a fresh battle has erupted, pitting mainstream public health against MAHA, infectious disease against chronic disease, and Vitamin A against vaccination. It's a fight that hinges on a fundamental question: Is your illness driven more by infectious disease or underlying chronic conditions? One side argues that vaccina…

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Big Pharma? We Ask a Bioethicist 1:11:19

3M ago1:11:19

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"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 and suspicion, using terms like "corporate capture," "revolving door," and "profits over people" to describe its influence, a sentiment felt even stronger after the pandemic. And yet, we are a nation t…

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Censorship vs. Science: The Fight Over Free Speech That Is Tearing Us Apart 1:23:21

3M ago1:23:21

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During incoming NIH secretary Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's confirmation hearing this week, he vowed to "establish a culture of respect for free speech in science & scientific dissent at the NIH"; he went on to call dissent "the very essence of science". Dr. Bhattacharya has been one of the most outspoken critics of what he perceives to be censorship and …

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MAGA + MAHA: How Will This Work Exactly? We Speak With Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon 1:12:54

3M ago1:12:54

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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 what is his first real public health test. He said the measles outbreaks were not unusual. According to the CDC and Your Local Epidemiologist newsletter, 2025 has already passed 8 out of the last 15 yea…

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Measles, Pharma and Mistrust: A Conversation with MAHA Moms and Dr. Paul Offit 1:00:15

3M ago1:00:15

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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 back trust was through transparency. As Kennedy was saying these words to a packed audience, Texas was clocking in more measles cases, in what is turning out to be its worst measles outbreak in 30 year…

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Is it True You Can't Sue a Vaccine Manufacturer? We Ask a Vaccine Legal Scholar 46:18

3M ago46:18

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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: Why should I trust vaccines if I can't hold vaccine makers accountable? For them, it sounds un-American, heavily biased toward Big Pharma, and proof that the system is rigged. It is something that th…

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A CIA Declaration, Subpoenas, & Fauci’s Pardon: Why the Lab Leak Debate is Still Raging On 1:10:57

4M ago1:10:57

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With the CIA now siding with the "lab leak" theory, President Trump reportedly considering cuts to “risky” virus research, Republican Senator Rand Paul firing off subpoenas, and President Biden’s pre-emptive pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the fierce debate over COVID’s origins is only intensifying. And while many believe we’re no closer to an answer,…

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RFK Jr. Testifies, MAHA Flexes, and Public Health Panics 1:04:06

4M ago1:04:06

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With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying to become Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary, optimism and joy are coursing through the ascendant Make America Healthy Again movement, while fear and confusion are taking hold in American public health circles. To critics, he is an outspoken vaccine skeptic and spreader of conspiracy theories. To suppo…

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The Trump and (Likely) RFK Jr. Era is Here. And Paul Offit Won't Back Down. 1:14:56

4M ago1:14:56

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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 WHO, comes news that a date has finally been set for RFK Jr's highly-anticipated confirmation hearing -- as of the moment of publishing, it will take place next week. Dr. Paul Offit, a titan in the med…

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Special Episode: A Conversation with Dr. John Ioannidis 56:47

4M ago56:47

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Special episode alert! Dr. John Ioannidis: Critical of the Covid response, praiseful of vaccines, and hopeful data will rebuild our broken trust. Dr. John Ioannidis is a renowned epidemiologist at Stanford University, a champion of data, and a stalwart for evidence-based research. Not afraid to ruffle feathers, rock the boat, or insert your idiomat…

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Why We Can't Stop Talking About Ivermectin 1:06:48

4M ago1:06:48

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Ivermectin is in the spotlight again -- thanks to Joe Rogan, Mel Gibson, and even some related legislation making its way around the country. Moreover, people we are speaking with who mistrust mainstream science regularly bring it up as an example illustrating a dishonest public health and media establishment. How did an uncontroversial workhorse o…

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How Covid Radicalized Us All 1:25:34

5M ago1:25:34

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It's been 5 years since the pandemic and America's trust in public health, medicine, and science has plummeted. It's no secret that the COVID-19 response left a significant portion of Americans seething mad. Now, as the Trump administration, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the charge, prepares to take control of public health, and with the emerg…

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Trailer! Why Should I Trust You? 0:35

5M ago0:35

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Hi everyone! Welcome to Why Should I Trust You?, a new weekly podcast looking at why so many Americans have lost trust in science and public health. Hosted by two former TV news journalists and a virologist, each week we will hear from those who mistrust mainstream science and also hear from those who ARE mainstream science. Join us as we take on e…

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Why Should I Trust You?

Brinda Adhikari, Tom Johnson, Maggie Bartlett, Dr. Mark Abdelmalek

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On Trust in Biden, Media, Politicians & On Aging: A Conversation with CNN's Jake Tapper 58:35

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Special: MAHA Meets w Public Health, the 2nd Conversation: On RFK Jr., Vaccines, Corporate Influence, & More 1:34:02

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Why Americans Are Turning to the Paranormal—and What That Says About Trust, w Author Matt Hongoltz-Hetling 49:11

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Special Ep: We Talk COVID.Gov, Lab Leaks & Raccoon Dogs w Paul Offit, Maciek Boni & David Wallace Wells 1:21:48

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Inside A Rare Conversation Between MAHA Grassroots and Public Health Leaders 1:45:50

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Can Dems Be the Party of Health in an Age of RFK Jr.’s MAHA? A Conversation w Sen. Maggie Hassan 45:44

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How to Reach People in Today's New Media Amid a Crisis of Mistrust. A Conversation with Emily Jashinsky 53:43

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A Writer's Journey w a Rare Disease Led Her to Champion Obamacare & Democrats. Why She Is Now a MAGA Supporter. 47:38

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Special Ep: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Marks on Vaccine Safety, Trust, and the True Scope of the Measles Outbreak 1:10:50

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Wendell Potter, A Health Insurance Exec Turned Whistleblower, On Blowing Up Our System 57:19

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What's the End Game? We Talk Massive Remaking of HHS with Gov't Reformer Jennifer Pahlka 52:42

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America’s Funding Cuts Chaos + Are We the Next No-Lockdown Sweden? We Chat with Anders Tegnell 59:54

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On Measles: Vaccines vs Vitamin A. Plus, What Marion Nestle Says Public Health Is Getting Wrong 1:03:16

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Big Pharma? We Ask a Bioethicist 1:11:19

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Censorship vs. Science: The Fight Over Free Speech That Is Tearing Us Apart 1:23:21

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MAGA + MAHA: How Will This Work Exactly? We Speak With Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon 1:12:54

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Measles, Pharma and Mistrust: A Conversation with MAHA Moms and Dr. Paul Offit 1:00:15

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Is it True You Can't Sue a Vaccine Manufacturer? We Ask a Vaccine Legal Scholar 46:18

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A CIA Declaration, Subpoenas, & Fauci’s Pardon: Why the Lab Leak Debate is Still Raging On 1:10:57

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RFK Jr. Testifies, MAHA Flexes, and Public Health Panics 1:04:06

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The Trump and (Likely) RFK Jr. Era is Here. And Paul Offit Won't Back Down. 1:14:56

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Special Episode: A Conversation with Dr. John Ioannidis 56:47

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Why We Can't Stop Talking About Ivermectin 1:06:48

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How Covid Radicalized Us All 1:25:34

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Trailer! Why Should I Trust You? 0:35