Unmasked
By Ian Miller
UnmaskedMay 12, 2022
Episode 20: John Tierney, Former New York Times Science Writer, Author and Contributing Editor at City Journal
A fascinating conversation with John Tierney from City Journal discussing his fantastic work documenting the lack of justification for vaccine mandates for kids, the failures of Dr. Fauci and Deborah Birx, and society's addiction to crisis.
John's work at City Journal can be found here, and his excellent book "The Power of Bad" is available here.
"Unmasked" is available here, now in hardcover format.
Episode 19: Laura Dodsworth, Substack Writer and Author of "A State of Fear"
Laura Dodsworth, author of the fantastic book: "A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic" joins the show to discuss masks and how global governments used fear to ensure compliance with mandates.
You can find Laura’s Substack here and her incredibly important book here.
Episode 18: David Zweig, Author and Frequent Contributor to New York Magazine, The Atlantic and The New York Times
David Zweig, author of the book "Invisibles" and frequent contributor to The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Wired and many others, joins the show to discuss his fantastic work on school masking, CDC flaws and how experts and politicians make decisions
A collection of David’s work is available through his website and his upcoming book on schools during the pandemic will be released next year. You can follow him on Twitter and Substack as well.
His fantastic article on the CDC’s flawed justification for masking kids is available here.
**Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Episode 16: Drew Holden, Commentary Writer and Maker of Threads on Media Hypocrisy and the COVID Policy Communication Failures
Drew Holden, who does more than almost anyone on Twitter to hold pundits, media members and news organizations accountable for intellectual hypocrisy and inconsistency, joins the podcast to discuss the coverage of COVID, the failures of government communication and his favorite examples of the media’s rush to judgment.
Follow Drew on Twitter and check out a list of his articles here.
***Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble***
Episode 15: Phil Kerpen on School Masking, the CDC and Dr. Fauci
Phil Kerpen goes into detail on the problems with listening to CDC guidance, the disastrous Fauci and Birx lockdowns, and the possibilities of indefinite masking in certain parts of the country.
Follow Phil on Twitter.
Episode 8: Jenin Younes Answers Some of the Most Important COVID Questions
Episode 9: Christina Pushaw on Florida, Misinformation and The Importance of Freedom
Florida has been a flashpoint for COVID policy discussions; as one of the best examples of evidence based thinking, Governor Ron DeSantis has attracted huge amounts of negative publicity and conspiracy theories. By not endlessly following the collective set of discredited “interventions” known as The Science™, DeSantis and Florida have been the control group for the country.
I thought it would be interesting to get the perspectives of one of the hardest working people in politics and COVID policy: Christina Pushaw, the governor’s Press Secretary.
We had a thorough, wide ranging discussion that touched on a number of subjects, so I hope you enjoy the interview and if you weren’t already considering it, it might make you want to move to Florida.
Episode 14: Adam Creighton, Washington Correspondent for The Australian
Adam Creighton, the Washington correspondent for The Australian and contributor to Sky News, discusses Australia's strict lockdowns and the long term policy implications, as well as the political climate in the US and his thoughts on the public opinion of COVID interventions.
Follow Adam on Twitter here and check out his work at The Australian here.
The book “Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates” is available for purchase through Amazon and many other outlets.
Episode 13: Clifton Duncan on The Consequences of COVID Policy & Speaking Out Against Restrictions
Episode 12: Interview with Dr. Gary Sidley
Dr. Gary Sidley, retired NHS psychologist, writer and founder of the UK’s Smile Project to end mask mandates joins the podcast to discuss the impacts on mental health from lockdowns, masks and the government messaging on COVID policy.
Dr. Sidley is on Twitter, at Coronababble and has written for The Critic and The Spectator. He’s also one of the founders of the Smile Free campaign to permanently end mask mandates.
This episode touches on some really important subjects and questions that we’ll all be dealing with for a very long time — what happened early on, why, and what happens next.
With many restrictions coming to an end, can we be sure that they’ll be eliminated as a potential option down the road?
Why did mask mandates start?
What’s the justification for vaccine mandates and passports?
What was the UK’s “nudge” unit about?
It’s a fantastic conversation and I’m very appreciative to Dr. Sidley for taking the time to join.
Episode 11: Scott Morefield on Policy Failures, School Masking and The Media
Scott’s work for Townhall is available here and you can follow him on Twitter here.
His fantastic review of “Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates” can be found here, and the book is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Episode 10: Correcting CDC Misinformation & Lies About Mask Mandates
Episode 10 of the podcast discusses the post about the CDC’s disastrously bad study, which has been repeatedly referenced by local and national media outlets desperate to justify their advocacy for masks and mask mandates.
I also go through the post about how politicians lie about the effect of their mask mandates and discuss some upcoming guests that I’ll be speaking to.