Topic: Script Doctor

The CDC has issued a "Motivational Interviewing" script for healthcare professionals to use when counseling patients on COVID-19 vaccination. The script utilizes telemarketing-style skip logic and scaled questions to overcome patient hesitancy through empathy and collaboration. Critics suggest these sessions are designed to allow doctors to bill Medicare for "counseling" even when the patient is visiting for unrelated issues, such as a sore throat.

The hosts play clips of Hollywood legend Norman Lear discussing how his foundation works with television networks to embed specific social and political storylines. They highlight an example from "Modern Family" where a character was used to promote climate change awareness. They argue that shows like "House of Cards" use similar tactics to manipulate public opinion on Russia.

Carrie Fisher is highlighted for her career as a Hollywood "script doctor" and her humorous anecdotes about her parents, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. She recounts a story where her mother sent her to Cary Grant for a lecture on drugs, only for Grant to spend the time praising the benefits of LSD.