Bretigne Shaffer's Blog, page 10
March 23, 2021
WTMWD #60: Epidemiologist Knut Wittkowski on how the lockdowns may have made Covid-19 more dangerous
I speak with Professor Knut Wittkowski, former head of the Rockefeller University's Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design, about what normally happens with viruses when societies are not locked down, and how locking down may have made things much...






March 22, 2021
Sakura
There they are again. Sakura blossoms. Coming out again this year just like they did last year and the year before... and hundreds, maybe even thousands of years before that. Taking over a small mountain village, a well-worn pathway... or...






March 18, 2021
Happy Birthday to "What Then Must We Do?"!
A year ago today, I posted my first ever podcast episode. The state I live in had just "locked down" vast swathes of our lives, and my guest was the fantastic Jeff Tucker, of the American Institute for Economic Research....






March 15, 2021
WTMWD #59: The economy: Time to panic yet? With Gene Epstein
When eternal optimist Gene Epstein is worried, you know things are bad. So... is he worried? I speak with the former Barrons economics and books editor, now host of the Soho Forum, about where he thinks we are now, and...






March 10, 2021
WTMWD #58: Roger Koops used to work in vaccine development. Here's why he doesn't plan to get the Covid-19 shot
I speak with retired chemist Roger Koops, about his experience working in vaccine development. We talk about some misunderstandings about how vaccines work, and some of his concerns about the Covid-19 vaccines. Roger Koops is a contributing author for AIER,...






March 8, 2021
WTMWD #57: "What are we getting wrong?" Jeremy Hammond takes the health-freedom movement to task
I speak with independent journalist Jeremy R. Hammond about some of the things he thinks some of those who are critical of the official Covid-19 narratives are getting wrong. We also talk about censorship, and about how to be good...






March 4, 2021
Do Mask Mandates Violate Federal Law?
It looks like maybe they do. On April 18 of 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for non-surgical face masks to be worn by the general public. It was updated on April 24,...






March 2, 2021
Tom Finally Got Me
I've been avoiding joining Tom Woods' online group of supporting listeners for years now. Not because I have anything against Tom Woods, I don't - he is one of the best, and most prolific, advocates for liberty, and one of...






February 26, 2021
WTMWD #56: "There's something really rotten going on..." Dr. Meryl Nass on the manipulation of Covid-19 case numbers, and the suppression of information about potential treatments.
I speak with Meryl Nass, MD, about some of the blatant manipulation that characterizes official reporting on Covid-19 cases and deaths. We also talk about where the SARS-Cov2 virus may have come from, and the (possibly criminal) efforts to which...






February 16, 2021
WTMWD #55: Kevin McKernan: Is the peer-review process fraudulent?
The last time Kevin McKernan was on the show, he told us about the (devastating) review of the Corman-Drosten PCR methodology that he co-authored. In this episode, he talks about some of the fallout from the review, including a scathing...







