Informed Dissent

Informed Dissent


Latest Episodes

From mom to advocate: Fighting for parental rights
August 11, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald I am a wife, mother of four, and passionate parental rights advocate. My journey begins in 2016, challenging harmful education policies and

Brooke Forsythe: Changing mental health, one story at a time
August 04, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald Born and raised in Montana, I am a nurse, mindset coach, and now a first-time author. My passion is helping others break the silence around

California bills strip parents of their rights
July 28, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald California lawmakers push dangerous bills stripping parents of their rights, enabling forced abortions, transgender medical procedures, and

You went to Lebanon?
July 21, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald I share my experience traveling through Lebanon and Kurdistan, challenging common misconceptions about safety and culture in the Middle Eas

Selective persecution: Dr Simone Gold and John Strand
July 14, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald Dr. Simone Gold and John Strand, both arrested for peacefully entering the US Capitol on January 6, share their experiences of selective pr

Will Witt, man on the street turned farmer
July 07, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald Former PragerUs Man on the Street Will Witt builds a food collective. A Colorado native, he recounts his journey from atheist to born-ag

Clean, healthy food shipped near you
June 30, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald Discover how Azure Standard empowers Americans to access fresh, premium minimally processed fruits, vegetables, and meats. With founder Dav

All risk and no benefit, explains Dr. Ryan Cole
June 23, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald All RiskNo Benefit. Dr. Ryan Cole discusses the role of vaccine boosters, nicotine as an anxiolytic, and his own form of personal therap

Let’s be critical thinkers
June 16, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald A casualty of the global shutdown for two years from 2020 to 2022 was critical thinking, a necessary skill to protect both individuals and

Chlorine and clay: Alternative remedies to common ailments
June 09, 2025

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald Kerri Rivera escaped the United States to practice holistic health in Mexico, where government oversight does not interfere with the treatm