# “Tax The Sun?”: Dr. Willie Soon on Climate Change Grifters, Viva Frei on Massie Primary & Comedian Brad Williams on “Short Street” – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 626

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Published: 2026-05-22T10:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

Climate change fanatics call Dr. Willie Soon a “contrarian”… when they’re being kind. The renowned astrophysicist and geoscientist, once employed at the Smithsonian, controversially asserts that the climate is solar-driven, the carbon dioxide narrative is wildly overstated, and our real priority should be adaptation and affordable energy—not pretending we can regulate the sun. Dr. Willie Soon breaks down why carbon dioxide is plant food rather than a pollutant, why the UN climate committee is suddenly backtracking on its most extreme doomsday warming scenarios, and the blatant hypocrisy of Bill Gates walking back climate doomerism to protect his energy-guzzling AI data centers. Attorney Viva Frei discusses why he is growing increasingly “black-pilled” and breaks down the massive grassroots fury surrounding Rep. Thomas Massie’s shocking primary defeat after Donald Trump endorsed his opponent. Beloved comedian Brad Williams brings some much-needed laughter and discusses his highly anticipated comedy special ‘Live on Short Street,’ headlining Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Mad Apple’ in Las Vegas. David Freiheit, known as Viva Frei, is an attorney and political commentator. He hosts the Viva Frei Show on Rumble and Locals and cohosts Viva & Barnes Live with attorney Robert Barnes, focusing on constitutional law, civil liberties, and current events. Follow at https://x.com/TheVivaFrei Dr. Willie Soon (Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon) is an astrophysicist and geoscientist and joint team leader at Ceres Science. He appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to address the climate change narrative and has been targeted by Media Matters. Learn more at https://www.ceres-science.com Brad Williams is a comedian and actor. He made history as the first stand-up comedian to headline a Cirque du Soleil productio…

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