{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/629e1fe22b929d0012c1eef2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bret Weinstein: I will be vindicated over Covid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/1632244808047-b5b0828216bf8be7b026c08ba39d3ad8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Freddie Sayers sits down to discuss the pandemic response with Biologist, Bret Weinstein.</p><p><br></p><p>Before the pandemic, evolutionary biologist and former Evergreen professor Bret Weinstein was lauded by both sides of the political divide for his insights into the crisis on American campuses. As a member of the so-called 'intellectual dark web', Weinstein was expanding his audience and being profiled by legacy media like the New York Times. </p><p>Then the pandemic began and his heterodox perspective suddenly fell out of favour, even with many of his erstwhile allies.</p><p>Advocating for alternative treatments for Covid, questioning the efficacy of the global vaccine programme and challenging narratives of the pandemic came at a cost. Without warning, the Dark Horse podcast was demonetised on YouTube and Weinstein was forced to split from the views of his former friends and supporters. </p><p><br></p><p>So, how can we seek truth in such divided times? Freddie Sayers invited Bret into the UnHerd studio in London to try to understand what his views really are.</p>","author_name":"UnHerd"}