Rfh Episode 90 The Quack Attack on Americans’ Healthcare (interview with Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling)

The co-hosts welcome back Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, to discuss his new book, If It Sounds Like a Quack… A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine. Matt explains how the libertarian-instigated “medical freedom” slogan has helped to unite the quacks, make their fringe movement go viral, and threaten the future of evidence based healthcare. He and the co-hosts discuss the long struggle between quackery and evidence-based medicine, the mainstreaming of anti-vaxx sentiment, and the fear of zombies riled up by the far right, as well as Matt’s criticisms of the medical establishment and government regulators. They also explore ways to fight back against the quack attack.