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S1E99 The Media Figures Who Helped Build MAHA
This week on We Want Them Infected, Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent take a step back from the headlines to examine the academics, journalists, physicians, and commentators who helped legitimize and…
S1E100 FDA Shakeups Hantavirus Fears and the Fractures Inside MAHA
This week on We Want Them Infected, Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent unpack a whirlwind week in public health and pandemic policy. They examine newly released FDA findings showing no definitive child…
S1E99 Bill Cassidy, Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, Tracy Hoeg: The FDA Implosion and the End of MAHA's Pandemic Influencers
Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent call this week their "Red Wedding": within days, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, Vinay Prasad was pushed out of CBER, Tracy Beth Hoeg was fired, and Senator…
S1E97 Nicole Saphier Surgeon General Nomination, Dr. David Morens Arrest, and the FDA's COVID Vaccine Censorship
Dr. Jonathan Howard (neurologist and author) and science journalist Wendy Orent return for another sharp, unsparing look at the state of U.S. public health policy. In this episode, the hosts unpack…
COVID Misinformation, Scientific Censorship & Public Health Leadership Failures: What's Really Happening in 2026
In this episode of We Want Them Infected, hosts Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent break down the growing concerns around scientific censorship, COVID-19 misinformation, and the erosion of public trust…
Trump's Surprise CDC Pick, a Circular Firing Squad at MAHA, and Vinay Prasad's Failed RCTs
Jonathan and Wendy unpack the most surprising political move of Trump's second term: the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz — a physician, lawyer, former Coast Guard public health official, and…
UAPs, UFOs, and Un-Recommending Vaccines: A Normal Day Inside MAHA
Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent dig into the widening fractures inside the MAHA coalition — from Robert Malone's dramatic ACIP exit and UFO tangents, to Vinay Prasad's phantom "10 dead children"…
S1E93 Vinay Prasad Fired from FDA: MAHA Infighting, Vaccine Policy Battles, and the Fallout for Rare Disease Treatments
In this episode, the hosts unpack the controversial exit of Vinay Prasad from the FDA and what it reveals about fractures inside the MAHA coalition and the broader Trump-era health policy landscape.…
S1E92 Is U.S. Public Health Breaking Down? Inside the Chaos with Jeff Kunzler
In this episode, Jonathan and Wendy examine the growing instability inside U.S. public health institutions and how political battles, misinformation, and shifting leadership are reshaping the…
S1E91 Glyphosate, Measles & mRNA: Is Public Health in Freefall?
In this headline-driven episode, Jonathan and Wendy unpack the mounting turbulence inside U.S. public health institutions — from the political fallout over glyphosate and mRNA flu vaccines to FDA…
Imaginary Doctors & Real Harm: The Measles-MAGA Convergence
Jonathan and Wendy unpack how culture war politics, anti-vaccine ideology, and regulatory power are colliding in dangerous ways. The conversation begins with criticism Jonathan received after arguing…
S1E89 The 'Free Speech' Crowd That Keeps Locking Journalists Out
Jonathan and Wendy unpack a week of grim headlines—starting with reactions to the Epstein files and what it means when high-profile "wellness" personalities show up in uncomfortable places. From…
S1E88 Polio Amnesia: When "Freedom" Becomes an Iron Lung Policy
Dr. Howard and Wendy open with a rare sliver of relief: Guinea-Bissau halting an ethically alarming Hepatitis B vaccine trial proposal framed as a "natural experiment" on infants. From there, the…
The Vaccine Rollback Nobody Asked For
Dr. Howard and Wendy unpack what they see as a rapid erosion of evidence-based public health in the U.S. — from vaccine schedule rollbacks and rising measles outbreaks to flu surges and institutional…
S1E86 Tuskegee Revisited? Vaccine Trials, FDA Corruption, and the Collapse of Public Trust
In this episode, Jonathan and Wendy unpack a relentless wave of public-health controversies—from proposed vaccine rollbacks and ethically indefensible clinical trials to political interference at the…
S85E1 What Happens When Regulators Start Chasing Narratives
In this episode, Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent unpack what feels like a turning point for U.S. public health: the rapid erosion of scientific norms inside the FDA and CDC. Sparked by a leaked memo…
S1E84 The Prasad Memo and the FDA Meltdown No One's Addressing
This episode breaks down a moment most people aren't paying close enough attention to: the quiet collapse of leadership and process inside the FDA. Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent walk through the…
S1E83 The CDC Is Unrecognizable — And It's Costing Lives
This episode dives into the unraveling of America's public health infrastructure as political interference reshapes the CDC, FDA, and NIH. Jonathan and Wendy walk through the CDC's new vaccine-autism…
S1E82 FDA in Crisis: V. Prasad, Scandals & the Collapse of Vaccine Regulation
This episode dives deep into the escalating chaos inside the FDA as leaders, scientists, and biotech insiders publicly revolt against the agency's current direction. Hosts Jonathan and Wendy break…
S1E82 Trump-Based Medicine: How Science Lost Its Soul
In this gripping Halloween episode marking the second anniversary of We Want Them Infected, hosts Dr. Jonathan Howard and Dr. Wendy Orange confront the chilling reality of America under "Trump II."…
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