Health Podcast Library
Season 4 • Episode 26

How To Talk To Your Anti-vax Uncle | Dr. Steven Novella

Mar 4, 2026
2:40:07

Episode Description

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Buy Dr. Steven Novella's books The Skeptics Guide To The Universe and The Skeptics Guide To The Future here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/dr-steven-novella/


Listen to Dr. Novella's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RVc0stLre1yB5Ac3hiAPl


00:00 Intro

01:27 What Is A Skeptic?

14:00 RFK Jr. & Vaccines

28:16 AI Skepticism

37:36 Cherrypicking Experts

46:29 Debating Flat-Earthers

54:20 My Worst Podcast Guest

57:49 Jubilee's Surrounded

1:09:30 Using Anti-vaxxers Tricks

1:20:50 Responding With Anger

1:24:13 Institutional Failures

1:31:06 Social Media / Insurance

1:37:40 Science Based Medicine

1:45:50 Acupuncture & KT Tape

2:07:00 Alternative/Homeopathic Medicine

2:23:30 Funding Research / Fraud


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