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Ep 1181 | Silent Lunches & Stolen Childhoods: The Truth About School Shutdowns | Guest: David Zweig

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Apr 30, 2025
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David Zweig
In this engaging discussion, investigative journalist David Zweig, known for his critical insights on COVID-19 policies, sheds light on the lasting impact of school closures during the pandemic. He reveals how mainstream media misrepresented facts and how early fears about reopening schools were largely unfounded. Zweig also delves into the political motivations behind these decisions and their disproportionate effects on marginalized communities, urging a deeper understanding of the unseen damage to children's mental health and education.
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ANECDOTE

Europe's School Reopening Experiment

  • David Zweig discovered European schools reopened with minimal COVID measures and no case spikes.
  • This empirical evidence contradicted U.S. policies but was ignored by American media and officials.
INSIGHT

Media's Uncritical Role

  • The media failed to critically examine expert claims, relying on authority rather than evidence.
  • Journalists abdicated their duty to question powerful figures, enabling misinformation and fear-based narratives.
INSIGHT

Toxic Empathy's Role in Pandemic

  • Toxic empathy led to emotional manipulation driving COVID policies despite lack of evidence.
  • Defense of vulnerable individuals morphed into policies harming children, enforced by fear and social pressure.
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