“Why Should I Trust You?” is a weekly podcast and YouTube show that looks at the breakdown in trust for science and public health. New episodes every Thursday.
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We just interviewed Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) on his vision for @NIH, his new job at the @CDC, on funding, on DEI and more. Available now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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AI isn't just a technology story. It's becoming a trust story.
We asked Gen Z what they think about AI, institutions, work, misinformation, and the future they're inheriting.
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One clip from a much longer conversation with @RayDorseyMD on whether Parkinson’s may be, in part, a preventable disease and how we make decisions when science, industry, policy, and lived experience collide.
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This week Vermont became the first state in the nation to ban the herbicide paraquat. We just dropped an episode with famed Parkinson's researcher @RayDorseyMD and producer Steve Brandenburg about paraquat and Parkinson's. It's a powerful conversation.
cc @GlyphosateGirl @zenhoneycutt @TimRyan @SenBooker @chelliepingree
"Is Parkinson’s A Preventable Disease? A Conversation w Dr. Ray Dorsey & Steve Brandenburg On Paraquat & Parkinson’s"
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Today on WSITY: the fallout from Thomas Massie’s loss, the future of the MAHA-MAGA alliance, and what Ebola and Hantavirus outbreaks reveal about America’s pandemic preparedness after USAID cuts.
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🎙️Hot off the press, we just dropped a terrific conversation with @SherylNYT on covering Kennedy and MAHA in an era of deep mistrust and division. It is a honest, raw and insightful conversation on being a reporter in 2026 America covering one of the most politicized issues of our times -- health.
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Our conversation with Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@SherylNYT) about RFK Jr., MAHA, media trust, Marty Makary’s resignation, and the collapse of trust in public health institutions: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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This week, we talk with transformation expert Greg Satell (@Digitaltonto) about why real movements succeed, why others collapse, and what both MAHA and Public Health may be getting wrong about rebuilding health in America.
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We talked with former Congressman @TimRyan on MAHA and the urgency for a new politics in America.
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Tomorrow on WSITY, former OH Congressman @TimRyan, the most MAHA Democrat we have met. "There's no better energy in the country right now politically than the MAHA movement. It's the tip of the spear of reform happening in the country."
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@TimRyan keeps spitting facts!
"The other thing that is important when you are trying to persuade an independent voter is to prove that you have the guts to disagree with your own party on something."
"Don't say you're MAHA & then gut the entire Environmental Protection Agency."
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This week WSITY went to DC to the People vs Poison rally outside the Supreme Court to unpack pesticides, power, and who we trust. Take a listen to what we heard from @RepThomasMassie, @CoryBooker, and voices across MAHA.
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WSITY’s Tom Johnson and Brinda Adhikari join @statnews First Opinion Podcast—worth a listen if you care about trust, public health, and the future of both.
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New episode: We unpack The Plastic Detox on @netflix, following couples trying to conceive as they cut plastic exposure. With @DrShannaSwan Jasmine McDonald, we ask: are everyday plastics quietly shaping fertility—and how much do we actually know?
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This week, we brought top pollsters from @KFF and @NavigatorSurvey and a MAHA voice (@loanly_hipster) together to ask: where are Americans really landing now on health and health care ahead of the midterms?
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Dr. Kirk Milhoan (@KMilhoanMDPhD) reacts to a federal judge pausing ACIP’s work, and we examine real patient stories and how public health should respond to vaccine injuries with Dr. Craig Spencer (@Craig_A_Spencer) & Dr. Akiko Iwasaki (@VirusesImmunity): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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YouTube of the first half here: youtu.be/43P3QazIK2s?si=yd5f…
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Check out the transcript here: open.substack.com/pub/whysho…
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We talked with Dr. Rachael Bedard (@RBMD1982), Dr. Dhruv Khullar (@DhruvKhullar), and Dr. Mariela Glandt (@DrGlandt) on GLP1s take a listen:
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