The Highwire

This week on Episode 468 of The HighWire, Jefferey Jaxen investigates the health and policy questions surrounding 6G expansion, radio frequency radiation, paraquat, glyphosate, and pesticide liability protections. As the Trump administration pushes toward next-generation wireless infrastructure, we examine claims about weak RF safety standards, industry influence, and growing concern over long-term exposure. It also breaks down the latest on paraquat lawsuits, the EPA debate, and controversial Farm Bill pesticide provisions that critics say could limit legal accountability for chemical manufacturers.

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Del returns from Washington, DC with major updates on vaccine injury and autism. Jefferey Jaxen reports on a HHS leadership shakeup, and the growing demand for accountability in public health. Del breaks down the MAHA Institute’s landmark conversation on vaccine injury, examines what Vinay Prasad’s departure from HHS could mean, and speaks with Tracy Slepcevic of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) about why having parents at the table matters. Plus, chef Aran Goldstein is cookin’! Chef joins the show to discuss school lunch reform, healthy meals, and practical ways to bring real food home.

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The HighWire with Del Bigtree — Episode 466 (March 5, 2026) opens with breaking legal and policy news: the Trump EPA has filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Bayer/Monsanto and glyphosate (Roundup). Del breaks down what the government is arguing, what’s at stake for warning labels and litigation, and why the outcome could reshape corporate accountability around glyphosate-based herbicides.

Then, Jefferey Jaxen covers the accelerating shift in public vaccine sentiment, as global vaccine uptake declines and pharmaceutical stocks react to falling demand. Del analyzes the latest reported data, including a major worldwide drop in Gardasil (HPV vaccine) uptake, and what these trends could signal for vaccine policy, mandates, and the future of the vaccine marketplace.

Also, a dive into the growing national debate over vaccine manufacturer liability. New polling indicates strong public support for restoring legal accountability for vaccine makers, a key issue tied to vaccine injury protections, medical freedom, and federal vaccine policy.

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It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week, and Del Bigtree sits down with classical homeopath and founder of the global initiative, Gabrielle Traub, to examine one of the most debated healing systems in modern medicine. Traub explains the foundational principle of homeopathy, “like cures like” (similia similibus curantur), and how the system developed more than two centuries ago continues to guide practitioners today.

Del and Gabrielle discuss homeopathy’s growing use in children’s health, fertility, mental and emotional wellness, pain management, and even agriculture, where homeopathic preparations are being studied as potential alternatives to toxic pesticides. Traub also discusses the historical battle between homeopathy and organized medicine, current regulatory pressure on homeopathic products in the United States, the study Americans for Homeopathy Choice Act (HR 750), and her documentary Introducing Homeopathy.

Every measles headline follows the same script, cases spike, anchors alarm, and the solution is always more vaccines. Jefferey cuts through the noise to ask the questions corporate media won't. The original goal of the measles vaccine program wasn't just individual protection, it was global eradication. Decades later, measles continues circulating in predictable cycles, and blaming a handful of unvaccinated children ignores a far more complicated scientific reality that the public health establishment has little incentive to acknowledge.

The science on vaccine-induced immunity tells a more nuanced story than the "97% effective" soundbite. A peer-reviewed study tracking children's antibody levels after two MMR doses found that within a few years, 25–50% of vaccinated children drop into a medium-to-low antibody range, making them susceptible to subclinical infection and capable of transmitting measles without symptoms. Jefferey draws a direct parallel to the COVID vaccine efficacy debate: high initial protection, followed by significant waning that public health messaging never adequately addressed.

This raises a question Jefferey argues officials are actively avoiding: if vaccinated individuals can be asymptomatic carriers, why aren't community-wide antibody tests being conducted during outbreaks? Instead, focus stays on unvaccinated individuals — who, when symptomatic, are visibly sick and kept home, while generating lifelong natural immunity. Jefferey calls on federal health officials to publicly release antibody testing data during outbreaks to get an honest picture of what's actually driving transmission.

The peer-reviewed literature is hard to ignore. Studies on measles reemergence in developed countries found that 2–10% of two-dose recipients never develop protective antibody levels. During the 1989–1991 US outbreak, 20–40% of cases had been previously vaccinated. In a 2011 Canadian outbreak, 52% of cases had received two doses. Jaxen also flags the political dimension, South Carolina recently tried to eliminate religious vaccine exemptions during a local outbreak, a bill killed only after parents flooded the statehouse.

A wave of new science is exposing what for decades was dismissed as background noise and Jefferey is connecting the dots. A new study on erythritol, the zero-calorie fermented sugar alcohol found in keto products and sports drinks, finds it crosses the blood-brain barrier and disrupts the brain's vascular function in ways that may increase stroke risk. It entered the food supply under the FDA's broadly permissive "Generally Recognized as Safe" designation, meaning it was never rigorously reviewed. For now, Jaxen's advice is simple: read your labels.

Harder to avoid are forever chemicals, and new research is raising urgent concerns about their impact on developing babies. A study on PFDA, a common PFAS compound, finds it may disrupt the liver enzyme CYP26, which regulates vitamin A levels in pregnant women. That disruption, researchers warn, could interfere with a critical signaling pathway for fetal development, potentially contributing to craniofacial birth defects like cleft palate and craniosynostosis, which already account for roughly a third of all congenital birth defects worldwide. Scientists are calling this a significant mechanistic finding.

On the food side, a major new study finds that every 10% increase in ultra-processed food calories during pregnancy is linked to an 11% higher risk of preterm birth and a 5% higher risk of preeclampsia, two of the leading causes of maternal and newborn death in the US. The kicker: the old USDA food pyramid was actively steering Americans toward these same foods for decades, a problem compounded by the fact that RFK Jr. inherited a 453-page food directive largely written by food industry lobbyists when he took office.

Jeferrey ties these findings to the broader MAHA Initiative, noting that the Trump administration directed HHS to examine environmental toxins, particularly their effects on pregnant women and children, from day one. He argues that the political resistance Kennedy faces in doing this work stands in stark contrast to the silence of previous administrations, which approved forever chemicals, bisphenols, fluoride, and artificial dyes without serious scrutiny. Practical takeaways from the segment: filter your drinking water, ditch nonstick cookware, and check ingredient labels for erythritol.

The battle over America's public health future is intensifying. Jeffrey reports that Dr. Erica Schwartz, former Deputy Surgeon General during Trump's first term, is now the White House frontrunner to lead the CDC. Her record includes crafting mandatory vaccination policies and coordinating the seriously flawed federal COVID response, prompting serious questions about whether this pick represents the institutional reset many had hoped for.

Across the Atlantic, the UK's independent COVID Inquiry formally acknowledged that COVID vaccines caused serious injury and death in some recipients, calling for urgent reform of the nation's vaccine damage compensation scheme. A striking admission in the report: the compensation program was so poorly publicized that many injured people never knew it existed, a pattern that will feel familiar to anyone who has followed the US Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

A new Politico/Public First poll of nearly 4,000 Americans finds that more people now doubt vaccine safety than trust it, with a plurality supporting fewer vaccines and prioritizing bodily autonomy over mandates. Jefferey argues this reflects a long-building shift in public sentiment that Washington has been slow to acknowledge.

The week's biggest development may be the ACIP charter overhaul. After a judge blocked RFK Jr.'s restructured committee, ICAN urged Kennedy to amend the charter before the April 1st deadline, and he delivered. The updated charter now mandates expertise in toxicology, pediatric neurodevelopment, and recovery from vaccine injuries, while adding non-pharma-funded organizations to balance industry influence.

Food activist Vani Hari (Food Babe) joins Del Bigtree to discuss the growing national fight over glyphosate and the push to shield pesticide manufacturers from liability. With more than 170,000 cancer lawsuits already filed against Bayer/Monsanto over Roundup exposure, Hari is organizing a major rally at the U.S. Supreme Court called ‘The People vs. Poison,’ taking place April 27 in Washington, D.C.

Hari explains why activists, farmers, scientists, and health advocates from across the political spectrum are joining forces to oppose legislative efforts that could grant pesticide companies immunity from future lawsuits. Toxicologist Alexandra Muñoz also weighs in, outlining scientific evidence linking glyphosate exposure to DNA damage and cancer.

As Congress debates liability protections and the EPA prepares its next glyphosate review, organizers are calling on the public to show up, speak out, and join the rally demanding transparency, accountability, and an end to corporate immunity for chemicals linked to serious health risks.

Del Bigtree returns to the desk after two weeks in Europe with An Inconvenient Study, bringing shocking reports from doctors and scientists around the world — and a firsthand account of breaking four ribs in a Canadian ER that exposed the reality of mainstream emergency medicine.

Jefferey Jaxen reports on a Super Bowl ad that backfired in spectacular fashion, raising serious questions about AI surveillance and corporate overreach.

Then, an unfiltered roundtable with Alec Zeck, Dr. Ben Tapper, and Katie Collins, PA-C, tackling holistic health, informed consent, censorship, and the terrain theory vs. germ theory debate many have demanded, and few are willing to host.

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Major policy, investigative, and public-health battles are accelerating across America.

With 700+ vaccine-related bills introduced nationwide in just the opening months of this year, Dawn Richardson of the National Vaccine Information Center joins The HighWire to explain what’s driving this unprecedented legislative surge — and what it could mean for states, families, and the future of health policy.

We also examine newly surfaced Epstein-file communications raising renewed questions about the relationship between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein. Documents suggest their interactions may have been more extensive than previously acknowledged, fueling fresh scrutiny over Epstein’s global network and the powerful figures connected to it.

Plus, Jefferey Jaxen premieres the newest installment of Jefferey Jaxen Investigates: The Great American Food Fight, exploring historic structural changes underway in the American food system. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo joins live to discuss the state’s new Healthy Florida initiative targeting chemicals and contaminants in the food supply — and why the nation is watching closely.

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