Standing Room Only

RFK Jr. and Dr. Casey Means are examples of the weird and growing crossover between health influencers and Christian right politics. Amanda breaks down why it's happening and the specific dangers of Means, an unlicensed functional medicine doctor who talks to trees, hates sunscreen and apparently is also an amateur poet? In this episode, Amanda reads Means’ poetry and explains why RFK Jr.'s minions include the Christian right and anti-science MAHA moms. Journalist Lindsay Beyerstein, who writes

In this episode, I try the Hallow app. This Christian prayer app is trending in MAGA circles and as someone who is not religious, I wanted to understand what it's all about. But wow, it's weird. Here's what I found as I took courses on the app, such as "The Feminine Genius" and "Fasting Fridays," featuring actors Chris Pratt and Mark Wahlberg.