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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

Episode 461: WINS OF CHANGE

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 483 minutes

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Summary

On today’s HighWire, Former CDC Director Robert Redfield is now saying the quiet part out loud, admitting we were right about mRNA and spike protein. Also, Del Celebrates RFK Jr.’s Announcement of 21 new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the committee responsible for coordinating the government’s autism research and response. This is huge, and Del has the details.

Then, we examine Moderna’s announcement that it is halting new Phase 3 vaccine trials, citing reduced market incentives under increased federal oversight. What does this decision reveal about safety testing, accountability, and public health priorities?
Also, a deep dive into the UK’s newly announced AI surveillance system — described by officials as a “panopticon.” We unpack the origins of the term and what it signals about the future of mass surveillance.

Plus, as fraud investigations rock Minnesota, autism education providers are facing devastating funding cuts. Jennifer Larson of Holland Center joins Del to explain how legitimate, long-standing programs are now at risk — and how families are paying the price.
Guest: Jennifer Larson


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0:00.0

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0:20.0

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0:23.4

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0:26.4

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0:28.8

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0:31.0

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0:33.7

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0:36.1

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0:40.8

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0:43.4

All right, everyone, we ready?

0:44.5

Yeah!

0:45.7

Let's do this.

0:46.8

Action. Action. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are out there in the world, it's time for us all to step out into the high wire.

1:07.0

I want to try a little bit of an experiment here. I want us to imagine if we could go back in time,

1:14.1

take us to the height of the COVID pandemic. Imagine if President Donald Trump had marched out

1:20.1

in front of cameras the head of the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and said,

1:26.7

I want you to listen to what the head

1:29.0

of the most important health agency in the world has to say about our new vaccine.

1:34.2

And this is what he said.

1:36.2

The problem is not the science of creating the vaccine.

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