Season 2 - Episode 65
Polio, Propaganda, and the War on Health - with special guest Dru Heaton
August 7th, 2025
Vaccines Unmasked, Part 3: Polio, Propaganda, and War on Health
In Part 3, Peter and Dru tackle the story of polio and the vaccine myth that still shapes public opinion today. Was polio eradicated—or misdiagnosed? The conversation traces propaganda campaigns, vaccine injuries, and the eugenics philosophy of Jonas Salk, while revisiting the controversy around Andrew Wakefield and autism. At the center lies the principle of informed consent—and the fight to preserve it against a backdrop of fear and control.
Additional Information Links:
Veterans Today: Anti-Vaxxers: Dupes or Terrorists? By Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN February 14, 2019
The Washington Post: Anti-vaxxers are dangerous. Make them face isolation, fines, arrests By Juliette Kayyem April 30, 2019
New York Times, Not Up For Debate: The Science of Vaccination By Aaron Carroll, M.D.. September 17, 2015
Will Libertarianism Die a Covid Death
Wake Up Live W/ Christopher DeSimone Ep.76 (05-14-25)
Cochrane Library; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No. : CD004407: Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children (Review)
2012 ORIGINAL author’s conclusion
2021 UPDATED author’s conclusion