The Highwire

Tick reports are exploding, and Lyme disease cases are now estimated at more than 400,000 a year — so why is Pfizer suddenly fast-tracking a new Lyme vaccine? Functional medicine physician Dr. Jess Peatross joins Del to discuss the timing, the rise of a tick-borne illness that can trigger a meat allergy, and the natural protocols she says are helping chronic Lyme patients achieve remission.

From carbon taxes on livestock to restrictions on red meat in nursing homes, climate policies are rapidly reshaping what ends up on your plate.

A bipartisan backlash is spreading through rural America as massive AI data centers, including Kevin O'Leary’s Utah project reportedly twice the size of Manhattan. Find out why this fight is rapidly becoming one of the biggest political battles in America.

The FDA's top reform-minded leaders are disappearing — some resigning, at least one reportedly forced out after refusing to go quietly. As the agency's future grows increasingly uncertain, is the MAHA agenda being dismantled from within?

Senator Bill Cassidy finished dead last in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary, a loss credited to the MAHA movement after his repeated obstruction of Robert Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda. As the power shift begins, which senator is positioning to take the seat?

MAHA flexes its political muscle as Senator Bill Cassidy loses his primary after months of clashes with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Then, Jefferey Jaxen investigates the growing nationwide revolt against AI data center. Could this become the next major bipartisan political battle? Plus, Dr. Jess Peatross joins Del to break down the growing fears surrounding ticks, Lyme disease, and alpha-gal syndrome, i...

Mental health and drug safety advocate, Danielle Gansky, shares her deeply personal story of being prescribed psychiatric medication at just seven years old and the devastating toll SSRIs have taken on her life.

A new report is reigniting debate over the newborn vitamin K shot and sparking intense discussion among parents and physicians. Jefferey Jaxen investigates the claims, the data behind the headlines, and why some families are increasingly looking into alternatives.

Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher tied to multiple CDC-funded autism studies, has been extradited to the United States to face charges alleging he stole over $1 million in research grant money. His indictment raises fresh questions about the integrity of the science used to dismiss vaccine-autism concerns for over two decades.

Today on The HighWire, Del breaks down a major shift in vaccine policy after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rewrote the ACIP charter following recommendations submitted by ICAN’s legal team. Food activist Vani Hari (“Food Babe”) joins the show to discuss the upcoming People vs. Poison rally and the growing legal fight over glyphosate and corporate liability protections now being debated in th...

Episode 470 | The HighWire with Del Bigtree delivers a powerful episode covering vaccine messaging, an impending global food crisis, autism communication rights, and cutting-edge stem cell science. First, One of the most powerful human events The HighWire has covered centers on the film Spellers, and the communication method that allows non-speaking individuals with autism to express themselves th...

First, Dr. Robert Malone breaking down the growing ACIP controversy and the legal and political fallout surrounding the CDC vaccine advisory committee. As a judge sides with the American Academy of Pediatrics against the new vaccine schedule tied to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and suspends appointments to Kennedy’s newly selected committee members, Del and Dr. Malone examines what this means for vaccine...

This week on Episode 468 of The HighWire, Jefferey Jaxen investigates the health and policy questions surrounding 6G expansion, radio frequency radiation, paraquat, glyphosate, and pesticide liability protections. As the Trump administration pushes toward next-generation wireless infrastructure, we examine claims about weak RF safety standards, industry influence, and growing concern over long-ter...

Del returns from Washington, DC with major updates on vaccine injury and autism. Jefferey Jaxen reports on a HHS leadership shakeup, and the growing demand for accountability in public health. Del breaks down the MAHA Institute’s landmark conversation on vaccine injury, examines what Vinay Prasad’s departure from HHS could mean, and speaks with Tracy Slepcevic of the Interagency Autism Coordinatin...

The HighWire with Del Bigtree — Episode 466 (March 5, 2026) opens with breaking legal and policy news: the Trump EPA has filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Bayer/Monsanto and glyphosate (Roundup). Del breaks down what the government is arguing, what’s at stake for warning labels and litigation, and why the outcome could reshape corporate accountability around glyphosate-based herbicid...

It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week, and Del Bigtree sits down with classical homeopath and founder of the global initiative, Gabrielle Traub, to examine one of the most debated healing systems in modern medicine. Traub explains the foundational principle of homeopathy, “like cures like” (similia similibus curantur), and how the system developed more than two centuries ago continues to guide prac...

Every measles headline follows the same script, cases spike, anchors alarm, and the solution is always more vaccines. Jefferey cuts through the noise to ask the questions corporate media won't. The original goal of the measles vaccine program wasn't just individual protection, it was global eradication. Decades later, measles continues circulating in predictable cycles, and blaming a handful of un...

A wave of new science is exposing what for decades was dismissed as background noise and Jefferey is connecting the dots. A new study on erythritol, the zero-calorie fermented sugar alcohol found in keto products and sports drinks, finds it crosses the blood-brain barrier and disrupts the brain's vascular function in ways that may increase stroke risk. It entered the food supply under the FDA's br...

The battle over America's public health future is intensifying. Jeffrey reports that Dr. Erica Schwartz, former Deputy Surgeon General during Trump's first term, is now the White House frontrunner to lead the CDC. Her record includes crafting mandatory vaccination policies and coordinating the seriously flawed federal COVID response, prompting serious questions about whether this pick represents t...

Food activist Vani Hari (Food Babe) joins Del Bigtree to discuss the growing national fight over glyphosate and the push to shield pesticide manufacturers from liability. With more than 170,000 cancer lawsuits already filed against Bayer/Monsanto over Roundup exposure, Hari is organizing a major rally at the U.S. Supreme Court called ‘The People vs. Poison,’ taking place April 27 in Washington, D....