Ep 1181 | Silent Lunches & Stolen Childhoods: The Truth About School Shutdowns | Guest: David Zweig

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Today, we sit down with investigative journalist and author David Zweig to discuss his new book, "An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions," and how the pandemic of 2020 and subsequent closing of schools had lasting effects on an entire generation of children. David tells us about his investigative reporting in the early days of the pandemic and how he came to realize that the mainstream media and the "experts" were lying about almost everything. We also talk about how school closures did almost nothing to slow the spread of the virus and left irreparable and often unseen damage on millions of children across the country. And how did the pandemic get politicized so quickly? Buy David's new book, "An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions": ⁠https://a.co/d/ftM3t9c⁠ Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠sharethearrows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for tickets now! Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/4COtBxy⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Timecodes: (01:16) David Zweig intro (12:54) Disturbing findings in 2020 (22:15) Publishing findings (29:07) Politicized response to school reopenings (33:26) Mechanics of public health (39:05) Anti-Trump reflex and value differences (48:47) Social harms to children --- Today's Sponsors: Carly Jean Los Angeles — Go to ⁠https://www.carlyjeanlosangeles.com⁠ and use code ALLIEB to get 20% off your first CJLA order, site wide (one-time use only) and start filling your closet with timeless staple pieces. And see Allie's CJLA favorites at ⁠carlyjeanlosangeles.com/pages/allieb⁠ Good Ranchers — Go to ⁠https://⁠⁠GoodRanchers.com⁠ and subscribe to any of their boxes (but preferably the Allie Beth Stuckey Box) to get free bacon, ground beef, seed oil free chicken nuggets, or wild-caught salmon in every box for life. Plus, you’ll get $40 off when you use code ALLIE at checkout. Patriot Mobile — go to ⁠PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE⁠ or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code 'ALLIE' for a free month of service! --- Links: "The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain" by David Zweig: ⁠https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/the-science-of-masking-kids-at-school-remains-uncertain.html⁠ --- Related Episodes: Ep 553 | My Family’s Pandemic Experience & Why I Lost Faith in the 'Experts' ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-553-my-familys-experience-why-i-lost-faith/id1359249098?i=1000549094829⁠ Ep 361 | Teachers' Unions vs. Our Kids & Pastors vs. 'Jezebel' Harris | Guest: Corey DeAngelis ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-361-teachers-unions-vs-our-kids-pastors-vs-jezebel/id1359249098?i=1000507360669⁠ Ep 336 | Democrats' Lockdowns Do More Harm Than Good ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-336-democrats-lockdowns-do-more-harm-than-good/id1359249098?i=1000501830653⁠ --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://alliebethstuckey.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠ Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	investigative journalist David Zweig published an article in New York Magazine in 2021,
0:08.4	debunking the myth that widespread masking at schools is preventing the spread of COVID.
0:15.0	And he is here today talking about his incredible new book called An Abundance of Caution.
0:23.5	And he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how our public health apparatus,
0:30.4	how our media, how our politicians worked together to hide the truth about COVID and COVID policies. Oh my goodness. This is an
0:42.8	incredible conversation. I learned so much. I know that you are going to appreciate his
0:48.2	clarity and his courage. And this is a very timely conversation with everything that is going on.
0:55.7	So buckle up.
0:56.8	You are going to learn so much.
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1:18.9	Yeah. David, thanks so much for taking the time to join us.
1:21.6	For those who may not know, can you tell us who you are and what you do?
1:29.5	Sure. My name's David Zweig. I'm an investigative journalist and author, and I'm here to speak with you about my new book and abundance of caution, American schools, the virus, and a story of bad decisions.
1:35.8	Yes. When you reach out to me, I recognize your name immediately because I remember using your
1:41.5	articles when I was talking about masks in, was it 2021 or
1:46.2	2022?
1:47.2	Probably 2021, I think.
1:49.2	Yes.
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