Episodes

  • The case for striking Iran and the rise of antisemitism

    The case for striking Iran and the rise of antisemitism
    Mar 16 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark discuss Mark’s recent article supporting and explaining the justification for President Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s military and government infrastructure. The article drew both support and criticism, including a shocking number of anti-Semitic attacks directed at Mark. Jeff and Mark explore the...
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    57 mins
  • How smartphones are reshaping childhood and attention

    How smartphones are reshaping childhood and attention
    Mar 9 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Notifications and endless scrolling reshape attention, parenting, and community life. Children trade play and conversation for screens while adults surrender focus to devices. Reclaiming presence—through limits on smartphones, turning off notifications, and prioritizing real human interaction—offers a path toward healthier minds, stronger families, and more resilient...
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    57 mins
  • The state of psychoanalysis today

    The state of psychoanalysis today
    Mar 2 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Dr. Evans-Puglise explores the evolving role of psychoanalysis in a rapidly changing culture, examining artificial intelligence in therapy, the enduring importance of human connection, and how psychoanalytic insight shapes modern coaching to help individuals uncover patterns, grow emotionally, and live with greater purpose...
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    58 mins
  • Rising country artist Macie Rae on music and inspiration

    Rising country artist Macie Rae on music and inspiration
    Feb 23 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark sit down with rising country artist Macie Rae, a 15-year-old singer-songwriter blending country, pop, and rock into a fresh California sound. She shares her musical inspirations, performances from California to Nashville, and her mission to inspire listeners through heartfelt songs and upcoming original releases this coming summer...
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  • Turning trauma into wisdom with intuitive guide Janet Reid

    Turning trauma into wisdom with intuitive guide Janet Reid
    Feb 16 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Intuitive guide Janet Reid shares how profound trauma becomes a gateway to wisdom, healing, and self-discovery. Through survival, spiritual awakening, and heartfelt service, she helps others reconnect with inner strength, trust intuition, and remember they are not broken but already whole and capable of beginning again...
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    57 mins
  • When private speech becomes public execution

    When private speech becomes public execution
    Feb 9 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – We witness the collapse of privacy, civility, and medical ethics as private speech is turned into public punishment. Media mobs destroy lives while institutions abandon evidence-based medicine. We defend the moral line between words and crimes, resist ideological medicine, and insist physicians protect the vulnerable with reason and restraint...
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    57 mins
  • When medicine loses trust, patients and society suffer

    When medicine loses trust, patients and society suffer
    Feb 2 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Trust in medicine and public institutions is unraveling as bureaucracy, money, and ideology replace evidence and transparency. From board certification to pharmaceutical influence and informed consent, patients pay the price. Rebuilding trust requires honesty, accountability, and restoring cultural balance that allows families, children, and society to thrive...
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    58 mins
  • Nashville-bound, join Jeff, Mark & Malcolm in celebrating 250 years of America

    Nashville-bound, join Jeff, Mark & Malcolm in celebrating 250 years of America
    Jan 26 2026
    Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark speak with the founder of America Out Loud. Malcolm Out Loud tells his story about his early career in advertising and marketing, and how he found his way out of corporate America to start America Out Loud podcasting and broadcasting, with the founding principle of honoring free speech...
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