Navigating State Dynamics and Questioning Expert Authority

Sources Referenced:

• Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania, by Tom Woods
• Sweden during the Pandemic, by the Cato Institute
• "A Soho Forum Discussion of COVID with Tom Woods"
• Just Asking Questions with Johan Norberg: "The truth about Sweden's COVID policy"
• Just Asking Questions with Thierry Mallaret: "Is The Great Reset underway?"
• Follow The Science documentary series
• "Were the COVID-19 Lockdowns a Mistake?" by Zach Weissmueller
• Have Deaths of Despair Risen during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Systematic Review
• Global tuberculosis report 2024 by the World Health Organization
• The Great Barrington Declaration
• Just Asking Questions with Vinay Prasad: "What are RFK Jr.'s real views on vaccines, diet, and health?"
• Then-U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams' archived tweet, February 2020

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction: What have we learned from COVID?
• 04:30 The early days: Panic, lockdowns, and initial reactions
• 10:15 Florida vs. California: The great COVID policy divide
• 16:45 The unseen costs: Lockdowns, economy, and mental health
• 23:30 The vaccine debate: Mandates, coercion, and public trust
• 30:20 The science debate: Experts, models, and misleading predictions
• 37:15 Masks, symbolism, and political messaging
• 44:00 Australia, New Zealand, and the global COVID response
• 50:45 Federalism & freedom: Why some states resisted COVID rules
• 57:30 What comes next? Preparing for the next health crisis
• 1:04:00 Final thoughts: The lessons we must remember

• Producer: John Osterhoudt

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