#1999 - Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Episode Timestamps

• 00:02:03

  Discovery of The Real Anthony Fauci

  • The interviewee read The Real Anthony Fauci
  • The book was not promoted and absent from certain bestseller lists
  • People were suspicious of the pandemic narrative and were looking for alternative information
  • The book was disturbing and affected the interviewee emotionally
  • Meeting the interviewee in person was unexpected and led to a conversation
• 00:05:11

  Request for explanation of controversial positions

  • The interviewer asks the interviewee about how he adopted controversial positions
  • The interviewee started out as an environmentalist working for commercial fishermen on the Hudson River
  • He sued polluters and forced them to spend almost five billion dollars on remediation of the Hudson
  • The miraculous resurrection of the Hudson inspired the creation of new Riverkeepers and became the biggest water protection group in the world
  • The interviewee started looking into vaccines after being approached by mothers of intellectually disabled children who believed their children were injured by vaccines
• 00:15:55

  Meeting Sarah Bridges and the studies

  • Sarah Bridges, a psychologist, introduced author to large stack of scientific studies on vaccine safety
  • Bridges' son, Porter, developed autism after receiving vaccinations
  • Vaccine court awarded Bridges $20 million for acknowledging that her child was affected by vaccines
  • Author, with expertise in science from previous legal cases, validates the studies and recognizes disparity between public health agency claims and published science
• 00:17:51

  Discussion with High-Level Public Officials

  • Author contacts officials to discuss vaccine safety studies
  • Officials have not read the studies and base their opinions on hearsay
  • Officials suggest talking to vaccine developer, Paul Offit
  • Offit, who initially flattered and appealed to author, lied about the different types of mercury in vaccines versus fish
  • Author's research and experiences lead him to understand that vaccines contain ethyl mercury, which is still toxic
  • Vaccine industry has a preference for using toxic adjuvants to amplify immune response which raises questions about safety and efficacy
• 00:26:43

  The Burbacher Study

  • NIH commissioned scientist, Thomas Burbacher, to study the effects of mercury from vaccines on monkeys
  • Burbacher found ethylmercury from vaccines crosses the blood-brain barrier and causes severe inflammation, remaining in the brain for 20 years
  • Hemming and hawing from Burbacher when confronted with the findings
  • Lack of real placebo controlled trials is a problem in the vaccine industry
• 00:28:30

  The Simpsonwood Meeting

  • Secret meeting in 1999, called the Simpsonwood Meeting, uncovered
  • Increase in number of vaccines from "3" in 1979 to "72" for kids today
  • Diphtheria tetanus and pertussis vaccine was dangerous and killed or severely damaged one in 300 kids
  • Vaccine was pulled in the US and Europe but continues to be given to African and South Asian children
  • Danish study showed the vaccine killed girls 10 times more than non-vaccinated girls, risk of pneumonia was increased
• 00:40:15

  Vaccine companies cannot be sued

  • Vaccine companies cannot be sued, regardless of their negligence, reckless conduct, or product quality.
  • This has removed the biggest cost for medical products, downstream liabilities.
  • It incentivizes the production of many vaccines, but disincentivizes their safety testing given the lack of liability.
  • The federal government orders millions of people to take vaccines yearly without advertising or marketing costs, making it financially viable for companies.
• 00:41:57

  Lack of vaccine safety testing

  • No vaccine has been tested in a placebo-controlled trial before licensure.
  • Tony Fauci denied this claim, leading to a lawsuit that revealed no pre-licensing safety testing has ever been done.
  • People are told that vaccines avert more harm than they cause, but there is no science to support this statement.
• 00:53:20

  Vaccines and hepatitis B

  • Rogan talks about new vaccines being added to the schedule in 1999, including hepatitis B, which is usually transmitted through sharing needles or promiscuous sexual behavior
  • Rogan questions why a baby would need to receive the hepatitis B vaccine on its first day of life when every pregnant woman is tested for it
  • Rogan notes that the vaccine was initially designed for prostitutes and promiscuous male homosexuals, but was later recommended for children to keep production lines warm in case of an emergency
  • Discussion leads to a study conducted by Belgian epidemiologist Thomas Verstraten that found a 1,135% greater risk for autism diagnosis among children who had been given the hepatitis B vaccine within their first month of life
• 00:55:18

  The autism epidemic and the vaccine schedule

  • Rogan explains that the CDC conducted a meeting with various vaccine industry representatives and academics at a Methodist retreat center in Georgia to discuss the results of the Verstraten study
  • Rogan notes that a recording and transcript of the meeting were obtained and published, revealing discussions on how to hide the results
  • Rogan talks about the explosion in chronic disease and the exponential increase in autism diagnoses since the 1960s
  • Discussion focuses on the conventional explanation being a change in diagnostic criteria, with Rogan citing studies such as the one by epidemiologist Irva Hertz-Pechoto that refute this explanation.
• 01:03:13

  Autism and Vaccines Debate

  • The CDC is not admitting that vaccines are causing autism.
  • Autism is not just appearing in children, but it’s also increasing every year.
  • The CDC manipulates data to conceal vaccine side effects.
  • Aluminum, a neurotoxin found in vaccines, could be responsible for autism.
  • The author has conducted and summarized over 450 scientific studies, and vaccines have been linked to autism.
• 01:08:19

  Increase in Chronic Diseases and Allergies

  • Neurological diseases exploded in 1989, including autism.
  • The second category of diseases is autoimmune diseases.
  • Allergic diseases have also become more common.
  • Americans have the highest chronic disease burden in the world.
  • The author speculates on a finite number of culprits, which include toxic exposures, particularly aluminum adjuvants used in vaccines.
• 01:15:14

  Radiation exposure and chronic disease

  • Radiation exposure affects permeability of the blood-brain barrier and expression of micro RNA in the brain
  • This could lead to neurodegenerative disease and chronic illness
  • Research in China expanded on previous studies
  • US government-funded research was suppressed and misinformation spread
• 01:17:44

  Glyphosate and its effects on health

  • Glyphosate exposure is widespread and linked to many diseases
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a result of glyphosate exposure, confirmed through legal proceedings
  • Glyphosate is an endocrine disruptor and can cause damage to children's sexual development
  • Atrazine, another pesticide, has also been linked to sexual development impairments
• 01:29:18

  Introduction to the Importance of Critical Thinking |

  • The speaker praises the host for maintaining a platform of free speech.
  • The speaker references President Kennedy's ability to empathize with others and his impactful speech on the nuclear atmospheric test ban treaty.
  • The speaker believes the host's role in promoting critical thinking will be remembered in history.
• 01:38:04

  Challenging Orthodoxies and the Breaking of Narratives |

  • The speaker discusses how certain beliefs and ideologies can become an orthodoxy that is difficult to change or challenge.
  • The speaker references the skepticism towards vaccines and the Sackler family's involvement in the opioid crisis.
  • The speaker acknowledges that it can be terrifying to question one's worldview and sees the unwillingness to adjust to new information as a telltale sign of being duped.
  • The speaker has witnessed friends and intellectual figures buying into narratives and not adjusting to new information, causing strain in relationships.
• 01:43:04

  Natural immunity and vaccination

  • Friends who had gotten COVID-19 and recovered were not interested in getting vaccinated
  • Studies were showing that natural immunity was more effective than getting a vaccine
  • People were still pushing for me to get vaccinated even though I had gotten over COVID-19 quickly
• 01:47:59

  Vaccine efficacy and nutritional health

  • The Cleveland Clinic study showed that the vaccine's efficacy decreases after two months and goes into negative efficacy after seven months
  • The more vaccines you get, the more likely it is for you to get sick
  • People who are most vaccinated have 3.5 times the rate and risk of illness compared to unvaccinated people
  • Being nutrient deficient can compromise your immune system, and there are studies on the importance of vitamins like vitamin C and D on improving your immune system
• 01:55:40

  Results of 1918-1919 influenza pandemic

  • Postmortem samples examined from people who died of influenza
  • Severe changes indicative of bacterial pneumonia
  • Secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper respiratory tract bacteria in most influenza fatalities
  • Outbreak may have been caused by people wearing masks, but this is uncertain
  • Pandemic planning needs to address bacterial co-pathogenesis in addition to viral causes
• 01:58:30

  Anxiety and mental health issues

  • Twitter facilitates mental illness, especially with high anxiety subjects
  • Subjects such as climate change, war in Ukraine, and COVID should be approached with caution
  • Trust in science often leads people to get vaccinated, which can cause social pressure
  • disagreement with vaccination may be met with aggression
  • Pandemic has been a stress test for people's character, anxiety levels, community bonds, and friendships
• 02:14:22

  Edward Dowd's Book and Excess Deaths

  • Edward Dowd's book offers a different method of analyzing data to find excess deaths
  • Dowd uses insurance industry actuarial and unconventional data sources to show spikes in excess deaths in younger groups after vaccination
  • Thousands of stories of people dying after vaccination, including athletes and children, were not reported nationally but were covered by local newspapers
  • 15 million Americans sought medical help after vaccination according to unreliable data
• 02:17:08

  Censorship and Financial Entanglements in Regulatory Agencies

  • Almost 50% of FDA's budget comes from pharmaceutical companies
  • CDC has a $12 billion budget and almost $5 billion goes to buying vaccines from four companies and promoting them to the public
  • Promotions at CDC are tied to increasing vaccine uptake, not finding problems with vaccines
  • NIH allows employees to pocket royalties from products they worked on, creating financial entanglements with the industry
• 02:22:46

  Pharmaceutical Industry and Regulatory Function of Agencies.

  • Moderna vaccine owned by NIH, who will earn billions from its sales.
  • Deputies of Anthony Fauci receive lifetime compensation from vaccine.
  • Mercantile interests prioritize making profits over regulation and safety.
  • Pharmaceutical advertising on television should be banned, as it compromises public health.
  • Americans consume three to four times the amount of drugs as Europeans, contributing to poor health outcomes.
  • Pharmaceutical drugs are the third leading killer in the US, after cancer and heart disease.
• 02:31:00

  Reasons for Running for President.

  • Robert Kennedy is disappointed with current political parties' failure to prioritize the American middle class.
  • Trump's popularity was due to his ability to appeal to and give a voice to those who feel unheard.
  • The middle class is essential to democracy, as it creates the necessary balance of wealth distribution.
  • Like in previously unstable Latin American countries, failing to address wealth disparity in the US may lead to revolution.
• 02:36:32

  Populist Coalition of Left and Right

  • Oligarchs and the military are currently running things, and a revolution is imminent
  • Either Donald Trump or mobilizing for a more idealistic vision could take control of the revolution
  • Father bridged the gap between left and right by telling people the truth, including uncomfortable truths
  • Father won urban and rural states with a populist coalition in 1968
  • Kennedy and Martin Luther King talked about getting poor people politically mobilized
  • Father was able to get people to transcend their narrow self-interest and see themselves as part of a community
• 02:47:42

  Rebuilding the Middle Class and Ending Wars

  • Central issue is how to rebuild the middle class and end forever wars
  • Ukraine war could be settled easily with Minsk Accords
  • Zelensky won Ukrainian presidency on peace platform and promised to sign Minsk Accords
  • NATO should stay out of the Ukraine
  • Podcasts have potential to revolutionize American Politics
• 02:50:11

  The failure of the Iraq War

  • The US failed to keep its promises in Iraq
  • The war has caused $8 trillion in damage
  • Iraq is worse off now than before the war
  • The US killed more Iraqis than Saddam Hussein
  • Iraq is now a proxy state of Iran and incoherent mess
  • The US created ISIS
  • The US caused instability in Europe leading to Brexit
• 02:52:42

  Neocons and Ukraine War

  • The neocons who lied about weapons of mass destruction are now back in the Biden administration
  • The purpose of the war is to oppose Vladimir Putin
  • The US is exhausting Russia by butchering 350,000 Ukrainian kids
  • The US created an abattoir of death in Ukraine
  • The war has cost the US $113 billion
  • The US is starving Americans while spending billions on the military and banks
  • The US has an empire with 800 bases abroad
  • The US needs to unravel the empire, rebuild the middle class, and project economic power
• 03:03:35

  Perceived Danger in Politics

  • The speaker acknowledges the danger that comes with politics
  • They have experienced this danger in the past due to their beliefs
  • Despite not living in fear, they take precautions and limit their actions
• 03:03:35

  Projecting Economic Power

  • The speaker believes in projecting economic power instead of military power
  • They argue that this will make the country stronger
  • However, they acknowledge that this may change once one is in office