This is our season one wrap up discussion. 

This is a re-release of our off the record Patron only segment with Graham Hancock. We hope you enjoy it. Here are a couple of links from this discussion.

• Controversial rock art may depict extinct giants of the ice age

• Global Drinking Demographics

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We break down Joe’s June 2023 interview with Robert Kennedy Jr.

• USA Today | No, the Supreme Court didn't declare vaccines 'unavoidably unsafe' | Fact check

• Guyer 2000 Pediatrics Vital Statistics

• The Questionable Contribution of Medical Measures to the Decline of Mortality in the United States in the Twentieth Century

• Wikipedia | Milbank Quarterly

• Vaccine Knowledge | How vaccines are tested, licensed and monitored

• Fact Checking Claims About Vaccine Testing by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Oliver Rhodes - The Dispatch

• Why Infants Should Receive the Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth

• Safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines: a two-phased study of computerized health maintenance organization databases

• Thimerosal exposure in infants and developmental disorders: a prospective cohort study in the United kingdom does not support a causal association

• Thimerosal exposure in infants and developmental disorders: a retrospective cohort study in the United kingdom does not support a causal association

• Thimerosal-containing vaccines and autistic spectrum disorder: a critical review of published original data

• Early thimerosal exposure and neuropsychological outcomes at 7 to 10 years

• Wikipedia | 2000 Simpsonwood CDC conference

• Salon | Correcting our record

• Simpsonwood Transcript

• UChicago Medicine | How dangerous is a measles outbreak?

• The Lancet | Number needed to vaccinate with a COVID-19 booster to prevent a COVID-19-associated hospitalization during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant predominance, December 2021–February 2022, VISION Network: a retrospective cohort study

• Voices for Vaccines | 22,000 for one life saved

• CBS | Map shows more than 1,000 measles cases across U.S. as outbreak grows

• Fact Check: A meningitis vaccine trial at a U.S. military camp did not cause the 1918 Spanish Flu | Reuters

• Expert Sets Straight 5 Common Face Mask Myths

• Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic

• Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #1999

Listen to our other shows:

• Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed

• Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the April 2025 interview with Jordan B Peterson.

• FT | Part megachurch, part political rally: inside London’s ‘rightwing Davos’

• Guardian | US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2308

Listen to our other shows:

• Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed

• Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

Photo by Gage Skidmore

We break down the April 2023 interview with Dr Aseem Malhotra.

• Manchester Evening News | Young doctors hit by 'flawed' NHS system 

• Pulse | NICE rules Alzheimer’s-slowing drug lecanemab too expensive for NHS 

• This House Needs New Drugs | Cambridge Union

• Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization in the United States, 2019–2020 

• Estimated Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines in Preventing Secondary Infections in Households 

• Flu vaccine prevented around 100,000 hospital admissions 

• ONS | COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness estimated using Census 2021 variables, England: 31 March 2021 to 20 March 2022 

• Wikipedia | COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 

• The i Paper | NHS cardiologist says mother’s vegetarian diet contributed to ‘premature and painful death’ 

• PubPeer | Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults 

• COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Small Risks, Contrary to Flawed Claim From U.K. Cardiologist - FactCheck.org 

• Science Based Medicine | Peer review fail: Vaccine publishes antivax propaganda disguised as “reanalyses” of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data 

• COVID-19 vaccines never promised perfection. Experts say it’s time to curb our highest expectations | PBS News

• Shift to updated COVID vaccine isn’t tied to safety concerns | AP News 

• RETRACTED ARTICLE: The role of social circle COVID-19 illness and vaccination experiences in COVID-19 vaccination decisions: an online survey of the United States population 

• Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170,000 participants in 26 randomised trials 

• The Skeptic | How cholesterol denialism went from reasonable skepticism to pseudoscience 

• BMJ | Saturated fat is not the major issue 

• Cochrane | Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease 

• BMJ | Impact of statin related media coverage on use of statins: interrupted time series analysis with UK primary care data 

• VOX | How bad reporting on statins may have led thousands to quit their meds 

• JACC Z Side Effect Patterns in a Crossover Trial of Statin, Placebo, and No Treatment 

• BHF | Side effects from statins could be all in the mind 

• HPS: Heart Protection Study 

• Management of Statin Intolerance in 2018: Still More Questions Than Answers 

• Discontinuation of Statins in Routine Care Settings: A Cohort Study 

• Circulation | Genetics, Lifestyle, and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young and Apparently Healthy Women 

• BMJ 'right' in statins claims row - BBC News

• Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review (Criticism: https://pubpeer.com/publications/EE6235919FD91A0E9E43C6D2C8910C)

• The effect of statins on average survival in randomised trials, an analysis of end point postponement 

• NICE | More people are benefitting from NICE-recommended statins to reduce heart attacks and strokes 

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #1979

Listen to our other shows:

• Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed

• Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down Joe’s March 2025 interview with Darryl Cooper.

• Trump touts immigration crackdown despite concerns about due process 

• Time | South Africa: Honorary Whites

• Wikipedia | Honorary whites

• BBC | Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide? 

• European Commission | Free movement and residence

• Wikipedia | Court Jew

• Wikipedia | Final Solution

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2289

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the October 2024 interview with Calley Means & Casey Means, MD.

• SNAP | Foods Typically Purchased By Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) Households

• The Cut | The Siblings With RFK Jr.’s Ear: Meet best-selling authors Calley and Casey Means

• McGill | Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Bit of a Fad

• McGill | Kennedy’s Coalition of Quacks Wants to Feed America a Diet of Lies

• Antidepressant Use Among Adults: United States, 2015-2018

• Do SSRIs and SNRIs reduce the frequency and/or severity of hot flashes in menopausal women

• Endocrine Society | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Age of puberty in girls the world over becoming lower

• Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to contraception

• American Diabetes Association | Diabetes & Food Understanding Carbs

Toolbox

• Nature Medicine | Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains

• FDA | Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)

• Cleveland Clinic | What Is High Fructose Corn Syrup? And Why It's Bad for You

• Fructose and Uric Acid as Drivers of a Hyperactive Foraging Response: A Clue to Behavioral Disorders Associated with Impulsivity or Mania? - PMC

• CNN | Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says

• High Fructose Intake May Drive Aggressive Behaviors, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder 

• Food Miles: Background and Marketing

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2210

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic  

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks 

We break down Joe’s October 2024 interview with Donald Trump

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2219

• Whoopi Goldberg Sets The Record Straight On Trump's Claims About 'View' Appearances | The View

• Guardian | Trump overcharged Secret Service by 300% for accommodations at his hotels

• Forbes | Ivanka’s Trademark Requests Were Fast-Tracked In China After Trump Was Elected

• BBC | Jared Kushner defends controversial $2bn Saudi investment

• Wikipedia | Hiring and personnel of Donald Trump

• Pew Research Center | What the data says about crime in the U.S.

• BBC | What latest FBI data shows about violent crime

• ABC | Despite 'defunding' claims, police funding has increased in many US cities

• NPR | Body camera shows how a 911 call for medical help led to the killing of Victoria Lee

• "Trump threatened Facebook and Twitter again after they throttled the spread of a dubious New York Post story about Hunter Biden"

• AP | Man admits to voter fraud in casting dead mother’s ballot

• US News | Tiffany Trump, Steve Bannon, Steven Mnuchin Registered to Vote in Multiple States

• Washington Post | It turns out Jared Kushner and Sean Spicer are also registered to vote in two states

• France 24 | 'Deplorable': French scientist denied US entry over text messages criticising Trump

• Independent | Germany and Britain issue warnings about traveling to America

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

We break down Joe’s October 2024 interview with Donald Trump

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2219

• Whoopi Goldberg Sets The Record Straight On Trump's Claims About 'View' Appearances | The View

• Guardian | Trump overcharged Secret Service by 300% for accommodations at his hotels 

• Forbes | Ivanka’s Trademark Requests Were Fast-Tracked In China After Trump Was Elected

• BBC | Jared Kushner defends controversial $2bn Saudi investment

• Wikipedia | Hiring and personnel of Donald Trump

• Pew Research Center | What the data says about crime in the U.S.

• BBC | What latest FBI data shows about violent crime

• ABC | Despite 'defunding' claims, police funding has increased in many US cities

• NPR | Body camera shows how a 911 call for medical help led to the killing of Victoria Lee

• "Trump threatened Facebook and Twitter again after they throttled the spread of a dubious New York Post story about Hunter Biden" 

• AP | Man admits to voter fraud in casting dead mother’s ballot

• US News | Tiffany Trump, Steve Bannon, Steven Mnuchin Registered to Vote in Multiple States

• Washington Post | It turns out Jared Kushner and Sean Spicer are also registered to vote in two states

• France 24 | 'Deplorable': French scientist denied US entry over text messages criticising Trump

• Independent | Germany and Britain issue warnings about traveling to America

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the April 2025 interview with Dave Smith and Douglas Murray.

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2303

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

• BBC | Ukraine war: President Putin speech fact-checked 

• The Skeptic | Israel and Gaza show us that humanity and compassion are among the casualties of war 

• Wikipedia | Douglas Murray (author)

• Daily Mail | DOUGLAS MURRAY: Why do we listen to a bunch of anarchists who can't even work a fire hose?  

• Wikipedia | List of Israeli settlements 

• Wikipedia | Legality of Israeli settlements