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Conversations with Covid Skeptics

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This series features thoughtful conversations with individuals who chose to speak out and ask difficult questions during the COVID era. While COVID is part of the context, these discussions focus on broader issues such as freedom of speech, intellectual honesty, and the importance of questioning consensus in a healthy society. We explore when dissent is welcomed, when it is discouraged, and what happens when open dialogue is replaced by fear. These episodes are not about telling listeners what to think. They are an invitation to listen openly, reflect critically, and engage with perspectives y...

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Dr Kelly Victory: The public health expert who risked it all to be on the right side of history 01.04.2026 48:34

Dr. Kelly Victory is a residency trained and boarded trauma and emergency specialist with over 35 years of clinical experience. She is an expert in disaster preparedness and response and the medical management of mass casualties. She has an extensive background in public health, having served as Chief Medical Officer providing healthcare services for dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including Cont...

Dr Tess Lawrie: The former WHO researcher who championed early treatments 21.03.2026 1:04:19

Tess Lawrie (MBBCh, PhD) is a medical doctor, research consultant, and health sovereignty advocate. Her clinical and research expertise derived from both developed and developing countries includes preparing evidence-based guidelines for the WHO between 2012 and 2021. With citations in excess of 8,800 for over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles, she is a distinguished scientist. In this episode...

Dr Ros Jones: The retired paediatrician who stood up for the children 10.03.2026 1:06:57

Dr Ros Jones, MD, FRCPCH is a retired Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in neonatal intensive care and paediatric HIV. She served on the Advisory Committee of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and on the Education &amp; Training committee of the RCPCH. She was an active member for many years in the British Perinatal Trials Group. As Clinical lead for Women & Children...

Dr Gary Sidley: The psychologist who called out the 'nudges'. 16.02.2026 1:28:52

Gary Sidley, PhD, is a former NHS consultant clinical psychologist with over 30-years’ experience of clinical, professional and managerial practice in adult mental health. In 2000, he obtained his PhD for a thesis exploring the psychological predictors of suicidal behaviour and has multiple mental health publications to his name, including academic papers, book chapters, and his own book, ‘Tales f...

Dr Clare Craig: The pathologist who did her own research. 05.02.2026 1:20:26

Dr Clare Craig FRCPath Diagnostic Pathologist Clare has been a pathologist since 2001 working in the NHS and reaching consultant level in 2009. She specialised in cancer diagnostics including diagnostic testing for cancer within mass screening programmes and was the day to day pathology lead for the cancer arm of the 100,000 Genomes Project. Clare was also clinical lead for the data team and led...