Brinda Adhikari
@brindabee.bsky.social
Co-host, Co-Creator Why Should I Trust You? podcast
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I was at the Children's Health Defense conference last weekend.
While there I sat down with Bret Weinstein, Pierre Kory, and @drmarkreports.bsky.social for a wide-ranging and respectful conversation.
We didn't agree on everything. But we need more of this.
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While there I sat down with Bret Weinstein, Pierre Kory, and @drmarkreports.bsky.social for a wide-ranging and respectful conversation.
We didn't agree on everything. But we need more of this.
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Live from Children's Health Defense Part 1 of 3: A Conversation w Dr. Bret Weinstein, Dr. Pierre Kory and Dr. Craig Spencer
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 11/09/2025 · 1h 16m
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November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I was at the Children's Health Defense conference last weekend.
While there I sat down with Bret Weinstein, Pierre Kory, and @drmarkreports.bsky.social for a wide-ranging and respectful conversation.
We didn't agree on everything. But we need more of this.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
While there I sat down with Bret Weinstein, Pierre Kory, and @drmarkreports.bsky.social for a wide-ranging and respectful conversation.
We didn't agree on everything. But we need more of this.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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I joined Dr. Mandy Cohen, @brindabee.bsky.social and the team at @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social podcast to talk about why a strong CDC matters — not just for infectious diseases, but for the full range of health threats we face every day. Grateful for the thoughtful conversation. Listen here:
A CDC Director-palooza: A Candid Conversation w Two Former CDC Chiefs Drs. Tom Frieden & Mandy Cohen
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 08/07/2025 · 1h 13m
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August 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I joined Dr. Mandy Cohen, @brindabee.bsky.social and the team at @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social podcast to talk about why a strong CDC matters — not just for infectious diseases, but for the full range of health threats we face every day. Grateful for the thoughtful conversation. Listen here:
We were happy you joined us too Kevin!!
I was happy to join the Why Should I Trust You? podcast this week for a wide ranging discussion about food, nutrition, health, MAHA, and my experiences at the NIH. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Kevin Hall Is Still Ultra Processing: On Leaving NIH, On MAHA, On Food in America
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 07/24/2025 · 1h 19m
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July 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We were happy you joined us too Kevin!!
We are joining the cool kids and just launched a Substack! We will keep dropping pods wherever you get your pods every Thursday. But head over to SubStack where you will find our reflections, videos, guest essays, maybe recipes?? Please consider subscribing!
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How We Feel About Those MAHA-Public Health Convos
Our candid reflections on an ongoing series of conversations we've been hosting between supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement and people inside science, health and media.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We are joining the cool kids and just launched a Substack! We will keep dropping pods wherever you get your pods every Thursday. But head over to SubStack where you will find our reflections, videos, guest essays, maybe recipes?? Please consider subscribing!
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Thank you @yalesph.bsky.social and @meganranney.bsky.social for working with WSITY and seeing us ♥️
How did the podcast ‘Why Should I Trust You? ’ bring together MAHA and public health leaders for deep discussions? Co-host @brindabee.bsky.social tells the story in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/c7w3
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July 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thank you @yalesph.bsky.social and @meganranney.bsky.social for working with WSITY and seeing us ♥️
Thrilled that the NYT recognized the work of our podcast in this piece 🥹
“I wish the folks in power, who now are the establishment, would be doing more to listen to their critics, rather than just flaming them on social media,” writes Jessica Grose.
Opinion | I Will Never Trust Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but I Want to Trust Public Health
To move beyond the current administration, we need to listen to one another and think beyond crude divisions.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thrilled that the NYT recognized the work of our podcast in this piece 🥹
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In addition to proposing the largest cut to Medicaid in history, the reconciliation bill quietly kneecaps the ACA marketplaces.
Not with one or two big cuts, but with a bunch of smaller tweaks that, in self-reinforcing ways, make it harder to get and stay enrollled in marketplace coverage.
Not with one or two big cuts, but with a bunch of smaller tweaks that, in self-reinforcing ways, make it harder to get and stay enrollled in marketplace coverage.
The Sleeper Provision in the Reconciliation Bill That Could Hobble the ACA Marketplaces
An obscure provision in the U.S. House reconciliation bill could have major consequences for the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. In a guest post for CHIRblog, the Urban Institute's Jason Levitis and...
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May 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In addition to proposing the largest cut to Medicaid in history, the reconciliation bill quietly kneecaps the ACA marketplaces.
Not with one or two big cuts, but with a bunch of smaller tweaks that, in self-reinforcing ways, make it harder to get and stay enrollled in marketplace coverage.
Not with one or two big cuts, but with a bunch of smaller tweaks that, in self-reinforcing ways, make it harder to get and stay enrollled in marketplace coverage.
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This conversation between two “sides” was deep, thoughtful, and truly honest… in ways that I didn’t expect.
Take a listen:
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Take a listen:
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Special: MAHA Meets w Public Health, the 2nd Conversation: On RFK Jr., Vaccines, Corporate Influence, & More
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 05/20/2025 · 1h 34m
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May 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This conversation between two “sides” was deep, thoughtful, and truly honest… in ways that I didn’t expect.
Take a listen:
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@brindabee.bsky.social @craigspencer.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social
Take a listen:
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A surprisingly productive conversation between MAHA moms and public health advocates.
A surprisingly productive conversation between MAHA moms and public health advocates.
Inside A Rare Conversation Between MAHA Grassroots and Public Health Leaders
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 05/08/2025 · 1h 46m
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May 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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A surprisingly productive conversation between MAHA moms and public health advocates.
A surprisingly productive conversation between MAHA moms and public health advocates.
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At a time of intense turbulence and uncertainty for public health, I highly encourage everyone to listen to the ‘Why Should I Trust You?’ podcast.
Just a few weeks ago, the host @brindabee.bsky.social invited myself and other public health voices to a call with MAHA members in Ohio 🧵
Just a few weeks ago, the host @brindabee.bsky.social invited myself and other public health voices to a call with MAHA members in Ohio 🧵
Inside A Rare Conversation Between MAHA Grassroots and Public Health Leaders - Why Should I Trust You?
In today’s episode: a conversation between two sides that don’t typically speak with each other—mainstream public health leaders and voices from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. These g...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
At a time of intense turbulence and uncertainty for public health, I highly encourage everyone to listen to the ‘Why Should I Trust You?’ podcast.
Just a few weeks ago, the host @brindabee.bsky.social invited myself and other public health voices to a call with MAHA members in Ohio 🧵
Just a few weeks ago, the host @brindabee.bsky.social invited myself and other public health voices to a call with MAHA members in Ohio 🧵
We spoke to @senatorhassan.govpeeps.us on our show today! About the health of our country, about Kennedy and MAHA, about whether Dems can rally around a working/middle class health msg. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Can Dems Be the Party of Health in an Age of RFK Jr.’s MAHA? A Conversation w Sen. Maggie Hassan
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 05/01/2025 · 46m
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May 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We spoke to @senatorhassan.govpeeps.us on our show today! About the health of our country, about Kennedy and MAHA, about whether Dems can rally around a working/middle class health msg. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Hey science 👋. Wanna dig into best ways to reach people through new media in an age of mistrust? You might dig our pod today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
How to Reach People in Today's New Media Amid a Crisis of Mistrust. A Conversation with Emily Jashinsky
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 04/24/2025 · 54m
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April 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hey science 👋. Wanna dig into best ways to reach people through new media in an age of mistrust? You might dig our pod today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.
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New measles death in TX - a child. C/w last week:
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
April 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New measles death in TX - a child. C/w last week:
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
I spoke with two Air Force veterans who were fired from NIH and FDA this wk. They said it made them feel just like a number. And they are fully supportive of efficiency. But not this way. “Our country will pay a price.” Meet Chelsea Jones and Karen Hollit. youtu.be/6vUypKX39q4?...
Two Air Force Veterans Let Go from NIH and FDA: "We are just a number to them."
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April 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I spoke with two Air Force veterans who were fired from NIH and FDA this wk. They said it made them feel just like a number. And they are fully supportive of efficiency. But not this way. “Our country will pay a price.” Meet Chelsea Jones and Karen Hollit. youtu.be/6vUypKX39q4?...
@mcuban.bsky.social please see. This health director is literally running a program in direct alignment w MAHA. Why has it been cut?
This is Dr Mati from the St Louis DOH. She told me cuts have eliminated a nutrition program for lower-income kids in St. Louis. She is pleading with @SecKennedy to reverse course. She believes in MAHA and says this is the opposite of that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwD...
St. Louis Health Director to Sec. Kennedy: "This Won't Make America Healthy Again"
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April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social please see. This health director is literally running a program in direct alignment w MAHA. Why has it been cut?
This is Dr Mati from the St Louis DOH. She told me cuts have eliminated a nutrition program for lower-income kids in St. Louis. She is pleading with @SecKennedy to reverse course. She believes in MAHA and says this is the opposite of that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwD...
St. Louis Health Director to Sec. Kennedy: "This Won't Make America Healthy Again"
YouTube video by Why Should I Trust You?
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April 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is Dr Mati from the St Louis DOH. She told me cuts have eliminated a nutrition program for lower-income kids in St. Louis. She is pleading with @SecKennedy to reverse course. She believes in MAHA and says this is the opposite of that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwD...
Thank you @pauloffit.bsky.social ! We are a small but mighty team and we work hard to provide this product. Thank you to our listeners!!
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Why Should I Trust You is an exciting new podcast that best addresses why we have lost trust in public health agencies. Why should we trust experts when they have so often let us down.
Why Should I Trust You is an exciting new podcast that best addresses why we have lost trust in public health agencies. Why should we trust experts when they have so often let us down.
Measles, Pharma and Mistrust: A Conversation with MAHA Moms and Dr. Paul Offit
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 02/20/2025 · 1h
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February 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you @pauloffit.bsky.social ! We are a small but mighty team and we work hard to provide this product. Thank you to our listeners!!
February 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
An epidemiologist friend who is in East Africa doing malaria work just took this photo and sent it to me. Is this who we wanted to fill in the gaps left by a missing USAID apparatus?
Fix the right problems. Don’t create new ones.
Fix the right problems. Don’t create new ones.
February 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An epidemiologist friend who is in East Africa doing malaria work just took this photo and sent it to me. Is this who we wanted to fill in the gaps left by a missing USAID apparatus?
Fix the right problems. Don’t create new ones.
Fix the right problems. Don’t create new ones.
@kkjetelina.bsky.social thank you for joining our podcast today! Stamina, vulnerability, and support to stay in the arena. If everything is an emergency then nothing is an emergency. Just a few of the pearls of wisdom she dropped. #WhyShouldITrustYou podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why Should I Trust You?
News Commentary Podcast · 6 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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January 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@kkjetelina.bsky.social thank you for joining our podcast today! Stamina, vulnerability, and support to stay in the arena. If everything is an emergency then nothing is an emergency. Just a few of the pearls of wisdom she dropped. #WhyShouldITrustYou podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Thrilled that @pauloffit.bsky.social joined us on an episode looking at vaccine hesitancy and whether the scientific establishment can work with RFKJr if necessary.
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Who should we trust about vaccines?
Who should we trust about vaccines?
Why Should I Trust You?
News Commentary Podcast · 5 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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January 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thrilled that @pauloffit.bsky.social joined us on an episode looking at vaccine hesitancy and whether the scientific establishment can work with RFKJr if necessary.
Thrilled that you joined us @drboulware.bsky.social !!!
Interesting new podcast about trust in science: Why should I trust you?
Flashback to COVID-19 pandemic, "Why We Can't Stop Talking About Ivermectin?"
Walks through the history of ivermectin. I appear around minute 27min.
The podcast series is interesting.
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Flashback to COVID-19 pandemic, "Why We Can't Stop Talking About Ivermectin?"
Walks through the history of ivermectin. I appear around minute 27min.
The podcast series is interesting.
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Episode 2: Why We Can't Stop Talking About Ivermectin
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 01/16/2025 · 1h 7m
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January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thrilled that you joined us @drboulware.bsky.social !!!