Baseless Conspiracies Ep. 196: The Fauci Files, from AIDS and AZT to COVID

Jon Herold and Zak Paine settle into their newly renovated studio for a deep dive that spans four decades of one very familiar face: Dr. Anthony Fauci. Starting with the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the guys trace Fauci's role in pushing AZT as the only approved treatment, question how the drug actually performed, and pull in archival footage that lines up uncomfortably well with his later handling of COVID. Along the way, expect a viral Aaron Rodgers moment from the Pat McAfee show, a side by side comparison to Bill Gates' own brand of duplicity, and a detour into a Nobel laureate's controversial claims about the origins of AIDS. Jon and Zak weigh the evidence, the coincidences, and the decades long pattern with their usual blend of research and disbelief, and they tease at least one more thread they're saving for next week.