3 chapters across the catalog
CDC Trust Deficit, Ron DeSantis, Shifting Guidelines
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized the CDC for citing "flimsy studies" and promised a reckoning for COVID-era policies. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll indicates that over a quarter of Americans still distrust the agency. New CDC Director Mandy Cohen defended the agency on CNN, attributing the trust deficit to "changing science" rather than institutional errors.
The history and purpose of the estate tax are discussed, with the hosts noting how wealthy families like the Hearsts use elaborate trusts to bypass the tax and maintain control over their wealth across generations.
Christopher Paul Bake, Vitol Group, Funding Middle East Journalism
A listener's research reveals that the Bake Family Trust, which funds the Ground Truth Project, is tied to Christopher Paul Bake, a high-ranking executive at the Vitol Group. Vitol is a massive energy trading company with $307 billion in revenue based in Dubai. The hosts suggest that having a major oil company fund the journalists reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts represents a significant conflict of interest.
