Why Should I Trust You?

Brinda Adhikari, Tom Johnson, Maggie Bartlett, Mark Abdelmalek

Booking Overview

This is a weekly interview-led public health and science-trust show featuring physicians, public health experts, former government and foreign-aid officials, and people directly affected by vaccine and health-policy debates. Credible pitches include epidemiologists, medical researchers, public health leaders, science-communication specialists, policymakers, and experienced global-health practitioners; booking is likely high difficulty for prominent guests but more accessible for established subject-matter experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 107

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 639 subscribers

Instagram: 559 followers

Contact Information

brinda.adhikari@gmail.com

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Host

Brinda Adhikari - Former executive producer of The Problem with Jon Stewart and former television news journalist.

Tom Johnson - Former executive producer of The Circus and former television news journalist.

Maggie Bartlett - Virologist and assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Mark Abdelmalek - Skin cancer surgeon, medical journalist, and practicing dermatologist in Philadelphia.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Physicians, virologists, epidemiologists, public health professors, global-health practitioners, senior government or foreign-aid officials, policymakers, authors, and individuals with direct experience of major public health controversies.
Required Achievements:  
Senior government or foreign-aid leadership, Academic or clinical expertise in public health and medicine, Published books or significant public commentary, Leadership of outbreak, humanitarian, or pandemic responses

Recent Guest Discussions

Theresa Dixon - Vaccine Hesitancy, Mrna Technology, Pandemic Messaging, Mandates, And Trust In Medical And Public Health Institutions.

Daniel DeLuca - Vaccine Hesitancy, Mrna Technology, Pandemic Messaging, Mandates, And Trust In Medical And Public Health Institutions.

Lori O'Connell - Vaccine Hesitancy, Mrna Technology, Pandemic Messaging, Mandates, And Trust In Medical And Public Health Institutions.

Jeff Hutt - Vaccine Hesitancy, Mrna Technology, Pandemic Messaging, Mandates, And Trust In Medical And Public Health Institutions.

Aaron Everitt - Vaccine Hesitancy, Mrna Technology, Pandemic Messaging, Mandates, And Trust In Medical And Public Health Institutions.

Recent Topics

Public Health, Global Health, Vaccines, Science, Health Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Why Should I Trust You?
:

A Conversation w Katelyn Jetelina & David Wallace-Wells: On Anthony Fauci & the National Covid Reckoning That Never Happened

July 30, 2026

Few figures in America are as polarizing as Dr. Anthony Fauci. To some, he is the veteran scientist who helped steer the nation through the COVID-19 pandemic. To others, he is the face of government overreach who suppressed the lab leak theory to avoid accountability for research funding decisions they believe contributed to the pandemic.This week, those worlds collided in a Senate hearing room as the retired former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was sub...

"I Used to Trust Vaccines. In the Next Pandemic, I Wouldn't." Five Americans Explain What Changed

July 23, 2026

If a new pandemic struck tomorrow and scientists developed a vaccine in record time, would you take it? In this episode, we hear from a group of friends of the show and newcomers who describe themselves as vaccine-hesitant. Once broadly supportive of vaccines, they explain how their experiences during the pandemic changed their views. From concerns about mRNA technology and the speed of development to public health messaging and mandates, we explore how and why their perspectives changed, and...

A Conversation w Dr Robert Malone and Dr Craig Spencer: On Ebola, On ACIP, On Malone's Break w MAHA and On Kennedy

July 16, 2026

Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Craig Spencer are two influential voices on health in America today, reaching very different audiences. And it's no secret that on many critical issues, they fundamentally disagree. Yet as a deadly Ebola outbreak unfolds in Central Africa, they find themselves agreeing on more than you (or they) might expect. In this episode, the two physicians discuss what allowed the outbreak to spiral, the geopolitical priorities that shape the world's response to outbre...

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