Sick Society

Haunted Mouse Productions

Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    When Facts Lose: Health Misinformation, Identity, and the Algorithm (with Tim Caulfield)

    Health misinformation crops up in everyday decision-making, and it’s reshaping our trust in medicine.  In Episode 3 of Sick Society, Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard are joined by Tim Caulfield, a leading researcher on health misinformation and science communication, to examine why today’s misinformation landscape feels harder to challenge than ever before, and why simply “correcting the facts” no longer works. As Tim puts it, we’re moving from fact-speaking to belief-speaking, where shared identity and emotion matter more than evidence alone. In this conversation, you’ll hear: Why modern health misinformation isn’t just louder — it’s more resilientHow medical beliefs become social and political identitiesWhy false balance makes scientific consensus look dividedHow wellness, supplements, and optimisation culture evade scrutinyWhat actually reduces harm: pre-bunking, debunking, and slowing emotional sharingWhere AI accelerates misinformation — and where it might help contain it Sick Society explores how culture, power, technology, and policy shape health long before anyone enters a clinic.  🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions About our guestTim Caulfield is a professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta and a leading researcher studying how misinformation shapes public trust, behaviour, and policy. Drawing on decades of research, he explains why today’s misinformation environment is fundamentally different — and how social media, political identity, wellness culture, and now AI accelerate the problem.

    1 hr
  2. JAN 16

    Why Health Misinformation Thrives on Guilt and Uncertainty

    Sick Society is a new celebrity doctor talk show examining how modern life, not just medicine, shapes our health. Hosted by Dr. Alexis Paton, one of the UK’s leading medical ethicists, and Sir Andrew Goddard, former President of the Royal College of Physicians, the series brings together globally recognised doctors, journalists, and public thinkers to unpack the social, political, and economic forces that shape public health — and how misinformation thrives within them. In this 15-minute preview episode, Alexis and Andrew sit down with Professor Tim Caulfield for a candid conversation exploring the rise of health misinformation and why it flourishes in an age of uncertainty, optimisation culture, and moral pressure — particularly around parenting, wellness, food, and vaccines. They discuss: How guilt and fear are used to drive health misinformation How social media echo chambers turn curiosity into conspiracy Why so many people believe experts are “split” — and how false balance erodes public trustThis episode is a preview of Sick Society.The full series launches January 26 — follow now to catch the first episode. 🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse ProductionsAbout the Show: Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.

    13 min

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Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.