Host Robert Jones and journalist Natalie Hanson are in conversation with sexual and relationship health scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Services Administration at CSU, Chico, Dr. Christine Leistner, PhD to discuss the recent anti-trans youth lawsuit filed against the Chiso Unified School District. (30m)
Then, Robert and Natalie discuss a few recent pieces, one at The Nation, The Anti-Vax Movement and the Medical Freedom Hustle, the other at Nieman Reports, Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That. We also discuss Natalie's powerful essay at ChicoSol.org, When the truth won’t set them free: Misinformation peddlers have been spreading lies for decades—and the cost is personal. (30m)