Air Date: 3-4-2025

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An old proverb says that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and we're all about to see how dangerous as know-nothings and science skeptics take over the government agencies staffed by doctors and scientists with the goal of keeping the population healthy.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: U.S. health agencies hit with mass layoffs by Trump administration - Way Too Early with Ali Vitali - Air Date 2-18-25

KP 2: Department of Health and Holy Sh*t: RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement and What It Means for America Part 1 - Inside the Hive - Air Date 2-5-25

KP 3: Psychiatric Struggle w/ Danielle Carr - The Dig - Air Date 2-17-25

KP 4: MAHA Forever - The Dream - Air Date 2-16-25

KP 5: Republicans are Proposing Bills SO F***ing Stupid They’ll Make Your Head Explode - The Humanist Report - Air Date 2-18-25

KP 6: Samoa's Health Chief Says RFK Jr. Spread Anti-Vax Misinformation Before Deadly Measles Outbreak - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-31-25

KP 7: Dear Donald Trump Voters: His Actions Are Going To Hurt You Too - Some More News - Air Date 2-19-25

(48:15) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the tragedy of the mirror world

DEEPER DIVES

(57:25) SECTION A: HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

A1: “Attack on Science”: Trump’s Exit from WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely, More Deadly - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-23-25

A2: The RFK Jr of it All: A House of Pod Collab - Hood Politics with Prop - Air Date 2-11-25

A3: The potential impacts of Trump's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 1-21-25

(1:15:51) SECTION B: RFK JR.

B1: WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Slams Cousin RFK Jr. as “Dangerous” and a “Predator” in Video to Senate - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-29-25

B2: Department of Health and Holy Sh*t: RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement and What It Means for America Part 2 - Inside the Hive - Air Date 2-5-25

(1:30:48) SECTION C: ANTI-SCIENCE DANGERS

C1: What you need to know about bird flu - On Point - Air Date 1-8-25

C2: Trump's Attack on Science Funding - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 2-21-25

C3: Bird flu is spreading faster. Should we worry? - Front Burner - Air Date 2-14-25

(1:55:19) SECTION D: PREDATORS AND PREY

D1: Ezra Young on Trans Rights Law, Anne Sosin on RFK Jr. ans Rural Health - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-7-25

D2: RFK Jr. Flunky LOSES IT When Confronted On Measles Outbreak - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 2-22-25

D3: The Crunchy Mom To Alt-Right Pipeline - Red, Wine, and Blue - Air Date 4-18-24

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Description: RFK Jr. speaks at the podium at a Trump-Vance rally while an out-of-focus Donald Trump watches him in the background.

Credit: “Donald Trump & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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