Debate the Policy, Not the Science

Debate the Policy, Not the Science

From Public Health Insight by PHI Media

April 14, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

Dr. Brian Castucci discusses the intersection of science and political power in public health policy.

You can disagree on policy. You can't disagree on facts. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, Dr. Brian Castucci unpacks what it really means when science bends to political power, whether silencing dangerous voices is ever justified, why public health is losing the war it should be winning - culminating in an uncomfortable truth: if you can't stand the people you're trying to reach, you've already lost. References for Our Discussion ◼️About Brian C. Castrucci ◼️A Ne...

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Guest: Dr. Brian Castucci

Topics covered

  • public health
  • policy
  • science
  • political power
  • communication
  • public engagement

Keywords

  • public health
  • policy debate
  • science
  • politics
  • communication
  • public engagement
  • facts

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