Topic: Vanderbilt Transbuddy

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Sophistry's Choice
Episode 1489 2:10:14 - 2:15:09

1489: Sophistry's Choice

Vanderbilt University TransBuddy Program and Propaganda

The "TransBuddy" program at Vanderbilt University is examined, which provides peer advocates to accompany transgender patients to medical appointments. The hosts link this to Jacques Ellul's theories on propaganda, suggesting the program "silos" individuals within a specific ideological community to prevent them from hearing dissenting medical opinions or "unsafe" honest assessments.