Chelsea Clinton Launches Podcast Aimed at Debunking Health ‘Misinformation’
Chelsea Clinton has jumped into the podcasting world with a new show that she says will focus on sorting “fact from fiction” when it comes to public health debates.
Clinton announced the program on X Wednesday, telling followers her new show, That Can’t Be True with Chelsea Clinton, would premiere Thursday on major platforms.
“How many of us have looked at the latest headlines and thought ‘that can’t be true?!’” Clinton posted. “Starting tomorrow, I hope you will join me and a series of experts on my new podcast — That Can’t Be True! Together, we will sort fact from fiction — especially on issues impacting our health.”
The podcast’s debut dropped two full episodes on Spotify. One featured Dr. Jessica Knurick tackling seed oils, raw milk, and the safety of baby formula. Another episode explored misconceptions about midwives and what Clinton described as “America’s broken birthing system,” joined by former Teen Vogue editor and Project Runway judge Elaine Welteroth.
In addition, two shorter “bonus” segments were posted — a six-minute guide to spotting pseudoscience and a 15-minute chat with Welteroth about preventing pregnancy complications in the U.S.
The show’s description frames it as a pushback against what Clinton calls a rising tide of health myths: “Things are getting weird in the world of public health. Childhood vaccines are suddenly up for debate, fluoride is being described as industrial waste, and it feels like everyone is talking about raw milk! Navigate this chaotic time with public health expert Dr. Chelsea Clinton, who every week talks to doctors, dietitians, parenting experts and more to expose pseudoscience and help us sort fact from fiction.”
Despite the “Dr.” title, Clinton is not a medical doctor. According to the Clinton Foundation, she holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University and a master’s in public health from Columbia University.
The launch comes at a time of deep divides in U.S. health policy. The program is being widely seen as a direct counter to the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has faced heavy criticism from Democrats for his vaccine skepticism and for restructuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Trump.
Calley Means, a close RFK ally and outspoken critic of the pharmaceutical industry, slammed Clinton’s show after its premiere. “Just listened to Chelsea Clinton’s anti-MAHA podcast,” he posted on X. “The argument of the episode is RFK is right that we’re disastrously sick, but it’s ‘dangerous’ to question the status quo.”
By framing her podcast as a fight against “misinformation,” Clinton has thrust herself directly into the larger clash between the Trump administration’s alternative-health approach and the Democratic establishment’s defense of traditional public health orthodoxy.