Episode 35: Juan’s Journey to HIV and Back
“Juan” (not his real name) was diagnosed “false-positive” in 2007 after a bout with fever, night sweats, and other severe flu-like symptoms. However, when doctors discovered he had been intimate with men, his diagnosis was changed to “true-positive”. It turns out that his symptoms were actually caused by his appendix rupturing, which was treated immediately, and eventually fully resolved. Educated in science, it took Juan some time to overcome what he had been taught about HIV and AIDS; but his research skills eventually led him to stop AIDS drugs after a few months. Four years later Juan remains in robust health, and has tested negative for HIV ever since.
Comments (15)Episode 34: Marco Ruggiero
Marco Ruggiero is board-certified medical doctor and clinical radiologist with a PhD in molecular biology, currently full professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Firenze, Italy where he teaches in the Faculties of Medicine, Sciences (chemistry, biology and biotechnology) and Engineering. By coincidence he shared an office with Dr. Peter Duesberg in the 1980s which is where he first encountered his heretical ideas about cancer viruses, HIV, AIDS and AZT. He discusses his background and HIV/AIDS science with David and Terry for an hour.
Comments (9)Episode 33: Film Maker Joan Shenton
Joan Shenton is an award-winning British television producer whose company, Meditel Productions, has produced over 150 programs for network television. In 1987, she produced the first documentary challenging the science behind the HIV=AIDS hypothesis, “AIDS: The Unheard Voices”, which won the Royal Television Society Award for Journalism. She then produced three more documentaries: “The AIDS Catch”, “AZT – Cause for Concern”, and “AIDS and Africa”. She is currently creating a new documentary, “Positively False: Birth of a Heresy“, soon to be released in 2011. Joan is best known for her book, “Positively False: Exposing the Myths Around HIV and AIDS”, which can be found on Amazon.com, Alibris.com, and other online resources. In this hour-long conversation, David, Terry and Joan explore a range of fascinating topics centered around the rethinking AIDS movement, and the fierce resistance it encounters worldwide.
Comments (4)Episode 32: Dr. David Rasnick
David Rasnick is a PhD biochemist and a long time critic of the HIV=AIDS dogma. He is a member of the board of Rethinking AIDS and was responsible for initiating its revitalization in 2005/6. He graduated from Georgia Tech with his PhD in 1978 based on research into proteases and his career was based on working with these enzymes. This gives him a unique insight into the drugs known as protease inhibitors introduced in the mid-1990s and a part of most HAART (Highly Active Antiretrovial Therapy) ‘cocktails’.
Comments (5)Episode 31: Maria Grazia Gonzalez Polar and Monarcas Peru
Maria Grazia Gonzalez Polar became fascinated and concerned by the failings of the HIV=AIDS dogma and, at the urging of MD Roberto Giraldo, founded Monarcas Peru.
Comments (18)Episode 30: John Lauritsen
If you were to ask about the major critics of the first AIDS drug AZT the guest from Episode 29, Dr. Peter Duesberg, would come to mind, but also this week’s guest John Lauritsen. Before criticizing AZT John was one of the leading members of the gay community warning about the omnipresent “gay” drugs known as Poppers or Amyl Nitrite inhalants. John is a thorough and dogged researcher and his articles for “New York Native” are legendary, especially those that were used in the book, “AZT: Poison by Prescription” (out of print but available online).
Comments (23)Episode 29: Dr. Peter Duesberg
David Crowe and Terry Michael interview Dr. Peter Duesberg who is probably the best known AIDS rethinker. Peter is a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California at Berkeley and a pioneer in retrovirus research. Prior to 1987 he was one of the best funded and most hightly respected researchers within the virology establishment. Everything changed in 1987 when he published a major scientific paper in the journal “Cancer Research” detailing his theory that HIV couldn’t do anything, let alone cause AIDS.
Comments (11)Episode 28: Clark Baker – Innocent Until Proven Infected
Clark Baker is a private investigator and former decorated LAPD detective who is reducing and eliminating convictions and sentences against HIV-positive people by asking the question, “Where’s the Virus?”. Clark is interviewed by Terry Michael and David Crowe for almost an hour discussing HIV/AIDS legal issues, the corruption of AIDS science and the addictiveness of some antiretroviral “AIDS” drugs.
Comment (0)Episode 27: Robert Davis and the Poor Man’s AIDS Test
Was Robert Davis looking for health or illness when he was confronted by a low CD4 count and the doctor’s judgement that he had just had the “Poor Man’s HIV Test”…and failed. After an agonizing period during which he was tormented by the fear he had AIDS he talked to Christine Maggiore who suggested the only way to relieve his stress was to have an HIV test…and he tested negative.
Comments (5)Episode 26: Nancy Turner Banks, MD
This Harvard-trained MD who also has an MBA has recently published her book “AIDS, Opium, Diamonds and Empire”, subtitled “The Deadly Virus of International Greed”. Nancy had a wide ranging discussion with Terry Michael and David Crowe for almost an hour. Continue reading »
Comment (1)Episode 25: Interview with Dr. Matt Irwin
Matt Irwin is an MD who trained at George Washington University in Washington, DC and now practices in Alexandria, Virginia. A long-time critic of the HIV=AIDS hypothesis, this interview is an opportunity to learn how an open-minded MD assists people who are HIV-positive or diagnosed with AIDS without seeing antiretroviral drugs as the one and only solution.
Comments (2)Episode 24: How I Overcame AIDS
Richard Schooping descended into AIDS after the death of his third husband, something he now realizes that was due to the AIDS drugs. He endured the drugs twice, once at this time, and later after a snowboarding accident in 2004. But in 2006 he quite the drugs for good.
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Episode 20: Test and Treat
Test and Treat – The Final Solution [ 57 min 00 s | 26.1 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (342)In Terry Michael’s first podcast as an official co-host he discusses the “Test and Treat” concept – a massive experiment with toxic drugs on blacks and gay men in Washington DC and elsewhere.
Comment (1)Episode 16: Tommy Morrison
Tommy Morrison was on top of the world in 1996. World heavyweight boxing champion, star of Rocky V with Sylvester Stallone, winner of almost every fight…his life was turned upside down when he tested positive for HIV antibodies just before a fight.
Comments (3)Episode 15: Remembering Christine
Christine Maggiore’s sudden death on December 27th 2008 was a shock to rethinkers around the world, as well as her family and many friends. Loved for her caring personality, respected for her commitment, admired for her drive and desire for dialog, she is deeply missed.
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Episode 14: David Crowe Guerilla Interviews Luc Montagnier
David Crowe took a speaking engagement by Luc Montagnier near his home as an opportunity to guerrilla interview him. This two minute interview becomes the core of this podcast.
Comments (5)XTRA: WBAI on Incarnation Children’s Center Scandal
WBAI, a New York radio station, interviews Liam Scheff and others about the ICC scandal, triggered by the release of a report from the VERA Institute. The report was hampered by the refusal of the New York Department of Health to provide medical records, and the refusal of VERA to approach parents of children in the clinical trial.
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Comments (4)Episode 11: Medical Advisor to Law & Order Speaks on “AIDS Denialism”
Dr. Jocelyn Dee is an AIDS specialist at USC’s Rand Schrader Clinic where poor, uneducated, uninsured, often illiterate, sometimes homeless, and frequently drug addicted HIV positives can receive medical care regardless of ability to pay. She also serves as an advisor for fictional television programs that feature real life medical issues in their story lines. It was in this advisory capacity that Dr. Dee worked on the recent Law & Order SVU episode, “Retro,” which took on the topic of “AIDS denialism.” Continue reading »
Comments (13)Episode 8: From AIDS Nazi to AIDS Skeptic
In today’s program, we speak with Ken Murray, a single heterosexual man who, after years of absorbing mainstream media messages about AIDS, believed it was a plague that could wipe out the world, and that HIV positives should be tattooed to prevent “the spread of infection.” But when his girlfriend Tanya unexpectedly tested HIV positive, Ken was forced to confront his beliefs. Continue reading »
Comments (2)XTRA: From the Archives: Celia Farber
David Crowe interviews Celia Farber in 2006, for the old website RedFlagsWeekly, after her Harpers magazine article came out but before her book was published.
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