DarkHorse Podcast

We are waking up, but at a terrible price: The 294th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

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Sep 10, 2025
The hosts tackle pressing topics like the recent Senate hearings on vaccine safety and the troubling links between vaccines and autism. They discuss a new report attributing health declines in children to environmental factors and overmedicalization. The plight of ostriches in Canada raises ethical questions about immunity and public health policies. The conversation also reflects on the impact of fear campaigns around Covid, plus personal anecdotes emphasize the shift towards alternative healthcare solutions like CrowdHealth. Heartfelt tributes are paid to Charlie Kirk amidst these heavy discussions.
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INSIGHT

Placebo Claims Can Be Statistically Manufactured

  • Vaccine trial reporting can be misleading when definitions are broadened to include non-relevant studies and non-inert controls.
  • Parsing claims sentence-by-sentence reveals how transparency can be simulated without true placebo safety data.
ANECDOTE

Deep Dive Debunks The 661 Trials Claim

  • Aaron Siri walks through Dr. Scott's 661-study claim and shows most trials are irrelevant or non-inert controlled.
  • He narrows the list to essentially three questionable trials supporting childhood vaccine licensure.
INSIGHT

Children Need Real Placebo Safety Data

  • True safety for pediatric interventions requires inert-placebo comparisons because development is uniquely sensitive.
  • Long-term downstream tracking is necessary to evaluate net lifetime harms and benefits.
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