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Why Should I Trust You?

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

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Bold, unfiltered, and uncompromisingly honest, Why Should I Trust You?  is a weekly podcast that looks at the breakdown in trust for science and public health. It drops every Thursday, with occasional additional special episodes sprinkled in. Hosted by Brinda Adhikari, the former executive producer of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” and a former TV news journalist; Tom Johnson, the former executive producer of “The Circus,” and also a former TV news journalist; Dr. Maggie Bartlett, a virologist a...

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Episodes (112)

What Is MAHA Right Now -- Is It Working? A Conversation About the Future of MAHA...

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Sep 3, 20261:15:04completed

What Lindsay Clancy's Story Does & Doesn't Tell Us About How We Care For Patient...

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Aug 27, 20261:16:30pending

"It's Time For a New Public Health Led By Radical Engagement": A Conversation w...

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Aug 20, 202658:22pending

Public Health, Docs, MAHA Mom React to Trump's Vaccine EO: We Speak w Drs. Deb H...

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Aug 13, 20261:11:59pending

The Heat Is Killing Us. So Why Are We Beefing About Air Conditioning? We Chat w...

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Aug 6, 20261:06:05pending

A Conversation w Katelyn Jetelina & David Wallace-Wells: On Anthony Fauci & the...

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Jul 30, 20261:01:06pending

"I Used to Trust Vaccines. In the Next Pandemic, I Wouldn't." Five Americans Exp...

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Jul 23, 20261:30:28pending

A Conversation w Dr Robert Malone and Dr Craig Spencer: On Ebola, On ACIP, On Ma...

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Jul 16, 20261:26:27pending

What Happened w USAID? Rhetoric, Reality & Real World Impact w Former USAID Lead...

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Jul 9, 20261:27:04pending

Two Farmers Walk Into The Oval Office. What Happens Next Surprises Them. A Conve...

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Jul 7, 20261:04:40pending

Can Understanding Libertarianism Help Explain Our Health Politics? A Conversatio...

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Jul 2, 20261:05:56pending

"We Will Fight Back": Leading MAHA & Dem Voices React To SCOTUS Ruling On Monsan...

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Jun 26, 202637:36pending

Don't Just Fact-Check Misinformation. First, Understand The Value It Holds. A Co...

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Jun 25, 20261:06:35pending

A Conversation with Dr. Mehmet Oz: On the Erosion of Trust in Experts, Rethinkin...

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Jun 18, 20261:03:20pending

A Conversation w Sen. Cory Booker: On Our Health, Corrosive Money in Politics &...

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Jun 11, 202655:32pending

A Conversation w Gen Z On AI: Promise, Populism, Anger & Hope. How Do They Wish...

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Jun 4, 20261:16:13pending

Is Parkinson’s A Preventable Disease? A Conversation w Dr. Ray Dorsey & Steve Br...

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May 28, 202657:53pending

A Conversation w MAHA Supporters & Public Health Veterans: On Thomas Massie + Cu...

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May 21, 20261:13:15pending

Special Ep: A Conversation w Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Lead Reporter for the NYT Cove...

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May 15, 20261:09:53pending

Are MAHA & Public Health Going About Change All Wrong? A Conversation w Organiza...

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May 14, 202654:31pending

The Most MAHA Democrat We've Met: A Conversation w Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) O...

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May 7, 20261:16:27pending

The Movement v Monsanto: Our Conversations w Rep. Thomas Massie (R), Sen. Cory B...

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Apr 30, 202645:33failed

Sunday Special: As Higher Ed Research Falls Short on Impact, Here’s a Fix. A Con...

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Apr 26, 202656:54failed

The Healthcare Fraud Debate: Are We Actually Mad At the Same Thing? A Convo w Tr...

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Apr 23, 20261:28:55failed

Special Ep: A Conversation w the President of Moderna, Dr. Stephen Hoge On Build...

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Apr 17, 202657:16failed

Why a Health Equity Researcher Says His Field Is A Broken “Industrial Complex”:...

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Apr 16, 202658:59failed

No Episode This Week! We're Taking a Week Off. But Here is Our Full Theme Song!

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Apr 9, 20262:59failed

Is Our Overuse of Plastics Causing Fertility Issues? A Conversation w Dr. Shanna...

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Apr 2, 202658:13failed

A Polling-palooza: Is Health the Driving Issue of These Midterms? A Conversation...

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Mar 26, 20261:17:05failed

Special Ep: Meet the Democrats Working w MAHA: A Conversation w Reps. McGovern &...

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Mar 20, 20261:02:12failed

ACIP Chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan Returns to Talk Court Order Stopping Their Work + A...

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Mar 19, 20261:48:09failed

Measles in America: Who Actually Are the Unvaccinated? A Conversation w Health W...

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Mar 12, 20261:07:46failed

Why Should We Trust GLP-1s? An Honest Conversation About Fighting Chronic Diseas...

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Mar 5, 20261:09:08pending

A Conversation with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: On the NIH, CDC, Funding, DEI & His Vi...

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Feb 26, 20261:02:01pending

"We're Not Going Anywhere": Major MAHA Voices Zen Honeycutt, Kelly Ryerson & Jen...

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Feb 25, 202655:47pending

Special Ep: What the Heck Just Happened with Moderna & the FDA? A Conversation w...

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Feb 21, 202651:54pending

A Conversation w A Group of Black Women - From Public Health, Medicine & MAHA -...

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Feb 19, 20261:36:05pending

A Conversation w Invivyd's Marc Elia + Dr. Michael Mina: On Monoclonal Antibodie...

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Feb 12, 20261:06:12pending

A Conversation w Dr Sue Kressly, AAP: On Tension w HHS, Boycotting ACIP, Pharma...

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Feb 5, 202657:18pending

A Conversation w Bret Weinstein, Craig Spencer, Rachael Bedard & Aaron Everitt:...

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Jan 29, 20261:54:49pending

A Conversation w Dr. Kirk Milhoan, Chair of ACIP: On Sec. Kennedy, Trust & The F...

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Jan 22, 20261:15:50pending

Special Ep: A Conversation w Leading MAHA Activist Kelly Ryerson On the EPA & On...

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Jan 20, 20261:06:25pending

Special Ep: On New Dietary Guidelines, Conflicts of Interest & Food Science w Nu...

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Jan 17, 20261:13:02pending

Have Institutions - Including Public Health - Lost Touch w Working Class America...

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Jan 15, 20261:12:17pending

Special Ep: Denmark, Why Are We So Obsessed w You? A Conversation w Danish & Ame...

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Jan 10, 202653:33pending

MAHA Supporters Talking w Doctors: On the New Vaccine Schedule, On Informed Cons...

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Jan 8, 20261:25:34pending

The Kids Are Not All Right. Should We Be Looking At Their School Day? A Conversa...

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Dec 18, 202558:58pending

The ACIP Turning Point: A Rallying Cry For A New Era of Public Health. A Talk w...

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Dec 11, 20251:18:20pending

Dr. Francis Collins w MAHA Supporters & Public Health: A Conversation About Fait...

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Dec 4, 20251:38:18pending

Thanksgiving Day Special: We Each Talk About An Episode That Stuck With Us

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Nov 27, 202526:57pending