Episode Twenty-Eight: An Inconvenient Study on Vaccines In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes investigative filmmaker and former Communications Director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, Del Bigtree, for a focused discussion on vaccine safety, public health accountability, and the erosion of trust in American health institutions. Bigtree, founder and CEO of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), argues that vaccines occupy a unique position in U.S. public health policy, calling them “one of the only products that has no liability in the United States of America,” and traces how federal protections and institutional pressure have reshaped the relationship between regulators, industry, and the public. The conversation centers on Bigtree’s documentary An Inconvenient Study, which investigates an unpublished vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated study completed in 2016 but never submitted for publication. Smith and Bigtree also examine the aggressive COVID-era push for mass vaccination, government messaging that vaccines were “safe and effective,” and mandates that compelled compliance as a condition of public life. Bigtree addresses mask mandates as well, stating that improvised face coverings “had nothing to do with science” and “could not stop a particle as small as the coronavirus,” and situates these policies within what he describes as a broader “toxic soup” of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and regulatory failures — raising urgent questions about transparency, dissent, and what it will take to restore public trust in health authorities. Info on An Inconvenient Study: WebLink: http://AnInconvenientStudy.com Following its global premiere on October 12, 2025, _An Inconvenient Study_has reached millions, igniting debate about vaccine safety, scientific transparency, and the chronic disease epidemic affecting over 50% of U.S. children. An Inconvenient Study, a film by Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) and Del Bigtree, uncovers a groundbreaking, unpublished vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated study conducted within the Henry Ford Health System. In 2016, Del challenged Dr. Marcus Zervos, head of infectious disease at Henry Ford Health to conduct a rigorous study and publish the results, no matter what they revealed. The study was completed but never submitted for publication. Hidden-camera footage reveals Dr. Zervos admitting, “I think it’s a good study... but publishing something like that, might as well retire. I’d be finished.” The film explores how this research came to be, explores the results and the aftermath, and interweaves critical commentary from some of America’s leading physicians and public health figures. An Inconvenient Study challenges audiences to confront potentially uncomfortable questions, ultimately leaving them to draw their own conclusions. https://thehighwire.com https://icandecide.org https://x.com/delbigtree?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/delbigtree/ https://www.aninconvenientstudy.com Follow America's Future on Socials: New episodes drop every Wednesday at 3 PM ET. To watch Roots, Rights and Reason, visit https://www.americasfuture.net/the-roots-rights-reason-show/ Subscribe to our Rumble channel : https://rumble.com/c/AmericasFuture?e9s=src_v1_sa Follow Us On Social Media Facebook: (20+) Facebook Twitter: (2) Ameri
