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Aug 13 2009

Is fluoride making us stupid?

27 min 2 movies discussed
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Fluoride is a common additive in toothpaste and the water supply of some countries. It's purportedly good for dental health, but some evidence suggests that it's actually harmful. Discover the dark side of fluoride in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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Josh and Chuck dive into one of the most controversial topics in public health: fluoride. While it's celebrated by the CDC as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century for preventing tooth decay, the hosts explore the darker conspiracy theories surrounding water fluoridation. They examine claims about fluoride's industrial origins, alleged cover-ups of health risks, and theories connecting it to everything from Nazi prisoner control to corporate manipulation of public policy, leaving listeners to weigh the evidence on both sides of this heated debate.


Movies Discussed

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 1h 47m
★ 7.5
"62 years from the release of Ghostbusters — Chuck uses the movie's release date as a reference point when establishing they are in 1924." — Chuck
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking
2005 1h 32m
★ 7.2
"like the kind of thank you for smoking PR — Josh references the movie when describing Edward Bernays and the type of spin doctor PR work he created." — Josh

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