Best Challenging Pseudoscience Podcasts (2025)

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Feminist Foreign Policy: Centering Dignity, Equity, and Justice Worldwide 43:15

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Feminist foreign policy is a policy framework that challenges traditional understandings of foreign policy. It prioritizes peace, gender equality, human rights, and environmental integrity. Jill Montilla, Development and Communications Associate with the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative and Spogmay Ahmed, Senior Policy Advisor with the Feminis…

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Assessing and managing wrist fractures in GP 18:29

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In this episode of The Good GP Podcast, host Dr Tim Koh is joined by Dr Jeff Ecker, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon based in Perth with over 35 years of expertise in complex hand and wrist conditions. Discussing the assessment and management of wrist fractures, with advice tailored for general practitioners. Exploring the most common wrist fract…

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Rural Hospitals—and their Labor and Delivery Units—Face Rising Threats 40:40

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Impending Medicaid cuts, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s defunding of Planned Parenthood, and the freezing of Title X funding have fueled clinic closures across rural areas. Ashley Kurzweil, Senior Policy Analyst for Reproductive Health and Rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families and Sarah Coombs, Director for Health System Trans…

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Foetal Rhesus Testing: Guidelines, Timing, and Practice Tips for GPs 9:13

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Tegan Allin, rural generalist and GP obstetrician from Thursday Island live from the GP25 Conference, to discuss the topic of foetal rhesus screening and recent changes in Australian guidelines. They began with an overview of anti-D prophylaxis and its importance for women wh…

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hero Origin Stories: Round 7 31:59

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It’s that time of year again! Ready for a reprisal of our most popular series, SRHR Hero Origin Stories? If you haven’t already, check out our previous episodes, SRHR Hero Origin Stories: Round 6, SRHR Origin Stories: Round 5, SRHR Hero Origin Stories: Round 4, and more, where we talk to a number of amazing heroes in the field of reproductive healt…

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Managing Obesity: GLP-1 Medications, Patient Goals, and Long-Term Health 15:39

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Sean Stevens is joined by Dr Terri-Lynne South live from the GP25 Conference, to deliver an overview of obesity management, with a specific focus on the use of GLP-1 and GIP dual incretin therapies in general practice. Dr Terri-Lynne South outlines the current Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)-approved i…

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Reproductive Justice, Economic Security, and the Fight Ahead 39:19

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No one’s health experiences exist in a vacuum. Individuals live multifaceted lives and often have multiple, intersecting health concerns. Our health influences our lives, and our lives (including our economic realities) influence our health. Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All and All* in All Action Fund, sits down to talk with us about how…

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Cervical Cancer Screening Made Simple: What Every Woman Needs to Know 21:07

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In this episode of This Could Save Your Life Podcast, hosts Dr Anna Mullins and Dr Catherine Bourke provide a comprehensive overview of cervical cancer screening and prevention. They start with the epidemiology of cervical cancer, outlining that it affects approximately 1 in 175 women or people with a cervix. Explaining the anatomy of the cervix an…

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Texas’ New Law Takes Aim at Telehealth Medication Abortion Providers 38:16

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Texas, long at the forefront of restrictive abortion policy in the U.S., has passed a new law (which goes into effect in early December) which would take state law and the already in-place abortion ban (SB 8) and apply it beyond its borders. Jessica Waters, Senior Scholar in Residence at the School of Public Affairs at American University, sits dow…

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Attacking adrenal health pseudoscience: Sorting disinformation from fact 21:47

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In this episode of the Good GP, host Dr Maria Li welcomes back Dr Katherine Wyld, endocrinologist, for the third and final part of the series on hormone pseudoscience. Focusing on adrenal hormone-related misinformation, commonly encountered both in general practice and on social media. Dr Wyld tackles the adrenal hormone-related prevalent misinform…

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Shout It From the Rooftops: Thanks, Birth Control! 32:06

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November 12, 2025, is #ThxBirthControl Day-- a day to celebrate the multiple methods of contraceptive care that allow people to live their fullest lives and reach their dreams and goals. Monica Edwards, Senior Manager, Public Policy at Power to Decide and Tara Mancini, Public Policy Director at Power to Decide, sit down to talk with us about the ma…

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Clarifying menopause pseudoscience: Sorting disinformation from fact 18:22

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Maria Li continues her conversation with Dr Katherine Wyld, a Queensland-based endocrinologist, exploring the topic of menopause pseudoscience and its impact on patient care. This second part in the hormones series explores the growing prevalence of misinformation around menopause and hormone therapy, and pra…

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Reimagining U.S. Foreign Assistance 39:10

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The U.S. government used to be the largest donor in family planning assistance at $400 million a year. There has been an explicit loss of U.S. leadership and resources in contemporary global health and foreign aid, with significant, negative impacts on supply and health outcomes. Anu Kumar, President and CEO at Ipas, sits down to talk with us about…

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Understanding Prostate Cancer: Early Detection and Risk Factors Explained 17:14

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In this episode of This Could Save Your Life podcast, hosts Dr Anna Mullins and Dr Catherine Bourke delve into the topic of prostate cancer, which affects one in five men by the age of 85. Emphasising the importance of understanding this common yet complex disease, particularly focusing on the significance of early screening. Dr Mullins and Dr Bour…

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Rebecca Kelliher on Her New Book: Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care 37:44

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In Brazil in the 1990s, women discovered using misoprostol for safe, self-managed abortion. In 1980 in France, mifepristone was discovered and in 1988, approved. Approval in the U.S. occurred shortly thereafter, in 2000. Rebecca Kelliher, journalist and author of Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care, sits down to tal…

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Breaking through thyroid health pseudoscience: Sorting disinformation from fact 21:13

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Maria Li welcomes Dr Katherine Wyld, a Queensland-based endocrinologist, for the first installment of a three-part hormones series addressing health misinformation in endocrinology. The episode focuses on thyroid and thyroid hormone-related pseudoscience, which is increasingly prevalent in social media and on…

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Preying With Pseudoscience: Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ New, Dangerous Rhetoric 39:17

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The term crisis pregnancy center (CPC) refers to anti-abortion facilities that mislead, confuse, delay, misinform, and purposefully re-direct pregnant people looking for education and services, including abortion care. They are often referred to as fake clinics, but they are beginning to offer some medical services. Garnet Henderson and Susan Rinku…

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Health of the Nation: General Practice Insights and Challenges in Australia 17:58

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Tim Koh welcomes Dr Michael Wright, President of the RACGP, for a discussion centred on the recently released Health of the Nation report. Now in its ninth year, the report serves as a key barometer for the state of general practice in Australia, covering trends in service provision, access, key challenges, a…

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The Current Anti-Abortion Extremist Agenda 34:13

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Anti-abortion extremists are hard at work attacking access through the courts, policy, clinic harassment, and more. Simultaneously, the Trump administration’s chaos—including RFK Jr.’s harmful actions as head of HHS—are continuing to disassemble comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, brick-by-brick. Mini Timmaraju, President and C…

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Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Primary Care: Practical Tips from ENT Surgeon Dr Jo-Lyn McKenzie 21:49

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Jo-Lyn McKenzie, an ENT surgeon, researcher, and university lecturer based in Brisbane, for a discussion on chronic rhinosinusitis and its management in primary care. Dr McKenzie begins by outlining the key clinical features that distinguish chronic rhinosinusitis from other …

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The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing 35:52

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The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo, Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of Boom! Lawyered, sits down with us to give us a holistic view of cases, tells us what to expect in the new court term, and highlights which cases we shou…

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Dementia Prevention: The Role of Health, Lifestyle, and Awareness 14:18

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In this episode of This Could Save Your Life podcast, hosts Dr Catherine Bourke and Dr Anna Mullins explore the important topic of dementia prevention. With an aging population, dementia is becoming increasingly prevalent. The episode delves into what dementia actually is, addressing common misconceptions that it is solely a memory issue. They expl…

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Temperature Check: What is the Status of Abortion Access in the U.S.? 31:35

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Whether it’s communicated in polls or at the ballot box, access to abortion is extremely popular in the United States. Yet, our rights are being blatantly stripped away—and abortion care won’t be the only sexual and reproductive right to face attacks. Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, sits down to talk with u…

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Things I wish I knew as a New Fellow 26:24

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In this special live episode of The Good GP, Dr Sean Stevens and Dr Catherine Bourke are interviewed by Dr Bethany Reynolds, Chair of the WA New Fellows Committee, at the RACGP Early Career GPs Conference in the Swan Valley, on Whadjuk Nyongar Country. Discussing key lessons and insights for GPs transitioning from fellowship training to early caree…

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The Ramsay Centre Podcast: | Might Makes Right? Great Powers and Challenges to the International Order – Prof Brendan Simms 1:27:30

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The “rules-based” international system is under threat, both from within and without. However, this is not the first time it has faced challenges, or challengers. Imperial Germany, Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, Fascist Italy and the Soviet Union ‒ great powers or would-be powers ‒ as well as others, have sought to disrupt or overthrow the world ord…

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Access to Later Abortion Will Always be Needed 47:22

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Abortion later in pregnancy is often misunderstood and heavily targeted through both policy and stigma. Erika Christensen, co-founder of Patient Forward and later abortion patient and advocate, Jenn Chalifoux-Gene, later abortion patient and advocate, and Dr. Diana Greene Foster, demographer and Professor at the University of California San Francis…

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Perinatal Mental Health: Impacts on Families and How GPs Can Help 20:50

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Julia Rawlinson is joined by Dr Lynette Griffiths, GP registrar and perinatal clinical psychologist, and Dr Erin Seeto, clinical and counselling psychologist and Clinical Services Manager at the Gidget Foundation. Discussing the topic of perinatal mental health, focusing on the impact on families, the healthc…

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You May Also Like: Aborsh 1:12:03

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This week, we’re bringing you a special feed drop from Aborsh, a podcast that examines why talking about abortion is still such a big deal, what “choice” really means and looks like, and why that answer is different for different people. In this episode, host Rachel Cairns takes a critical look at how abortion is represented in media and entertainm…

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Let’s Talk About Period Pain 45:51

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Starting in her teenage years, Kate Helen Downey’s menstrual cycle was extremely painful. In her adult life, she received an endometriosis diagnosis, which can cause severe menstrual pain. Kate, host and producer of the podcast CRAMPED, sits down with us to share about her experience and encourage everyone to talk about their period pain. Kate’s po…

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When Morning Sickness Isn’t Mild: Hyperemesis Gravidarum Talks with Dr Katherine Wyld 25:37

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Maria Li speaks with Dr Katherine Wyld, an obstetric physician and endocrinologist, about hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Outlining the distinction between common nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and the more severe and debilitating hyperemesis gravidarum. Dr Wyld discusses the prevalence of HG, affecting about …

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The State Department is Cutting Out Human Rights Abuses from Annual Reports 44:24

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The State Department’s Human Rights Reports were mandated by Congress in 1974 to ensure funding did not go toward torture, involuntary detention, and suppression of fundamental freedoms. The reports collect information on human rights abuses around the world. But this year’s human rights reports were created under completely rewritten instructions,…

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Overweight, Obesity, and Your Health: What GPs Want You to Know 23:56

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In this episode of This Could Save Your Life podcast, hosts Dr Anna Mullins and Dr Catherine Bourke delve into the topic of overweight and obesity. Exploring the intricate relationship between body weight and health, emphasising that body fat alone does not define an individual's health status. Along with the importance of considering various healt…

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Decimate Medicaid 42:41

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), President Trump’s Tax and Spend mega bill, recently passed Congress. It will strip billions of dollars from essential health programs while paying for billions of dollars in tax cuts for the rich, expand mass deportation programs, and continue to harm reproductive justice. Madeline Morcelle, Senior Attorney a…

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HIV PrEP in General Practice: Prescribing and Reducing Stigma with Dr Brad McKay 27:43

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In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Brad McKay, a Sydney-based GP with extensive experience in HIV treatment, to discuss HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its vital role in general practice. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Australian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Med…