{"podcast":{"title":"From Bench to Bedside","slug":"from-bench-to-bedside-7672702","podcast_index_feed_id":7672702,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/pxQria9Z.rss","website_url":"www.benchtobedsidepodcast.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/5e860576-94eb-4a11-b96d-e597f83a97a7/logos/1ab3cef0-ffa5-4a9d-94f2-b37c7b10795d.png","author":"Drs. Matheu and Rubin","episode_count":19,"summary":"From Bench to Bedside is a science-forward medical podcast that cuts through the noise, the hype, and the misinformation. Hosted by Dr. Zachary Rubin, MD, a double board-certified pediatrician and allergist/immunologist, and Dr. Melanie Matheu, PhD, an immunologist, scientist and entrepreneur. This podcast brings you the combined perspectives of a medical doctor and PhD scientist on what’s actually happening in medicine, public health, and biomedical science. Each episode bridges the gap between what the research shows (“the bench”) and what patients experience in the real world (“the bedside”). We break down topics like vaccines, immune system myths, chronic illness claims, viral health trends, and breaking medical news using evidence, clinical reasoning, and scientific context. Whether you’re a clinician, scientist, student, or just someone trying to make sense of today’s health information landscape, From Bench to Bedside is here to help you think more clearly about health and medicine. 🎙️ New episodes regularly 📍 Educational content only; not medical advice","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T00:19:45.105581+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-bench-to-bedside-7672702"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 16 - The Fauci Witch Hunt: Accountability or Political Theater?","slug":"episode-16-the-fauci-witch-hunt-accountability-or-political-theater","published_at":"2026-08-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-bench-to-bedside-7672702/episode-16-the-fauci-witch-hunt-accountability-or-political-theater","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-bench-to-bedside-7672702","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/2fa0392ef0dac1f1d85ca4fe8164f3352269dd76852d39c6e10808c59b1f9e98/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5MmU0ODJlZS1iZTQ2LTRjZTQtYjRhNC0xZTI1MjI4YjI0ZTciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1ZTg2MDU3Ni05NGViLTRhMTEtYjk2ZC1lNTk3ZjgzYTk3YTciLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NTZiODJjMDAzYzNkNTU0ODQwNzgyMWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3MDFkZjcxNjE1ZWEwM2ZjOTc1NmUxL2JlbmNoLXRvLWJlZHNpZGVzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTgtM19fNi00OS01OS5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/2fa0392ef0dac1f1d85ca4fe8164f3352269dd76852d39c6e10808c59b1f9e98/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5MmU0ODJlZS1iZTQ2LTRjZTQtYjRhNC0xZTI1MjI4YjI0ZTciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1ZTg2MDU3Ni05NGViLTRhMTEtYjk2ZC1lNTk3ZjgzYTk3YTciLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NTZiODJjMDAzYzNkNTU0ODQwNzgyMWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3MDFkZjcxNjE1ZWEwM2ZjOTc1NmUxL2JlbmNoLXRvLWJlZHNpZGVzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTgtM19fNi00OS01OS5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Has Dr. Anthony Fauci become a scapegoat for every difficult decision made during the COVID-19 pandemic? Following Fauci’s contentious Senate testimony and his decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment, we examine what the hearing revealed—and what it ignored. We discuss Fauci’s scientific legacy, legitimate failures in pandemic messaging, vaccine adverse events, the HIV/AIDS crisis, the lab-leak debate, gain-of-function research, hospital overcrowding, lockdowns, and the enormous role social-media misinformation played in eroding public trust. The pandemic response was imperfect and deserves rigorous examination. But thousands of people and institutions made decisions at the federal, state, local, hospital, school, and community levels. Understanding what happened requires more than blaming one person. Join Dr. Melanie Matheu and Dr. Zachary Rubin for a candid conversation about accountability, revisionist history, and what we must learn before the next public-health emergency.","meta_description":"Has Dr. Anthony Fauci become a scapegoat for every difficult decision made during the COVID-19 pandemic? Following Fauci’s contentious Senate testimony an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-bench-to-bedside-7672702/episodes/episode-16-the-fauci-witch-hunt-accountability-or-political-theater/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-bench-to-bedside-7672702/episode-16-the-fauci-witch-hunt-accountability-or-political-theater.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}