Behind the Bastards
Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry
Published Jul 22, 2025
Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Laetrile, a fraudulent cancer "cure" embraced by the John Birch society as a way to tie right wing politics to alternative medicine.
(2 Part Series)
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