2 chapters across the catalog
A retrospective on the 1976 swine flu scare features a *60 Minutes* report by Mike Wallace detailing the government's failed mass immunization program. Over 46 million Americans took the shot, leading to thousands of claims for neurological damage and death, totaling $3.5 billion in damages. The hosts use this historical example to illustrate a pattern of government and media-driven health panics.
SamKnows Broadband Testing, Government Internet Monitoring
The European Commission has appointed SamKnows to distribute "white boxes" to citizens to test internet speeds. The hosts warn that this technology, which is being baked into consumer routers, is a tool for government monitoring of internet activity, playing on the name "Sam Knows" as a reference to Uncle Sam.
