{"podcast":{"title":"The Brownstone Show","slug":"the-brownstone-show-7686103","podcast_index_feed_id":7686103,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/792565/s/333552.rss","website_url":"https://substack.brownstone.org/s/the-brownstone-show","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/792565/s/333552/eaa471b6dc61ab7fe81e24577431f356.jpg","author":"Brownstone Institute","episode_count":26,"summary":"The Brownstone Show features creative thinkers on public health, medicine, economics, and technology, all making contributions to public understanding in times of dramatic transition.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T06:20:13.322692+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brownstone-show-7686103"},"episode":{"title":"The Brownstone Show - Episode 16 - Aaron Kheriaty","slug":"the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaron-kheriaty","published_at":"2026-04-03T18:31:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brownstone-show-7686103/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaron-kheriaty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brownstone-show-7686103","url":"https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaron","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193098529/c8e15ab0ffc1bb87c721f308d43735a9.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty — psychiatrist, bioethicist, senior fellow at Brownstone Institute, and one of the most important dissident voices during the COVID era. Aaron Kheriaty was a lead plaintiff in the landmark Missouri v. Biden case (now settled), which exposed government-coordinated censorship on social media. He is also the author of The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biosecurity State (2022) and the memoir Making the Cut. In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss: • How COVID was never just about public health — it was a test run for a new system of surveillance, data extraction, and social control • The machinery of censorship that remains in place even after the “emergency” ended • Why AI represents the next evolution of control — and the profound ethical problems of holding algorithms accountable • Shadow banning, algorithmic manipulation, and the illusion of free speech on digital platforms • The Missouri v. Biden litigation, its settlement, and what it means for the future of the First Amendment • Section 230, common carriers, and how to restore genuine free speech online • The resurfacing of “climate lockdowns” and other forms of biosecurity-style control A deep, unflinching discussion about power, propaganda, technology, and resistance in the post-COVID world. Dr. Aaron Kheriaty’s book: The New Abnormal → https://www.amazon.com/New-Abnormal-Biomedical-Security-State/dp/B0B5M41RTW/ Subscribe to Brownstone Institute for more uncensored conversations. Get full access to Brownstone Insights at substack.brownstone.org/subscribe","meta_description":"In this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty — psychiatrist, bioethicist, senior fellow at Brownstone Institut…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-brownstone-show-7686103/episodes/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaron-kheriaty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brownstone-show-7686103/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaron-kheriaty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}