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Chelsea Clinton Debuts 'That Can’t Be True' Health Podcast, Drawing Online Criticism

The show presents expert interviews to rebut health misinformation as RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda shapes the political backdrop.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Pfizer to lower Medicaid drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has reportedly reached an agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to voluntarily sell its medications through Medicaid at lower prices. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A description of Chelsea Clinton's new health podcast reads in part: "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.” (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP FILE)
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Overview

  • The podcast launched this week on major platforms with two full episodes on seed oils, raw milk, baby formula, and U.S. birthing care, plus two short bonus segments.
  • Guests in the debut include Dr. Jessica Knurick and author Elaine Welteroth, with the series billed as weekly conversations to expose pseudoscience.
  • The Apple listing refers to “public health expert Dr. Chelsea Clinton,” while reporting notes she holds a doctorate in international relations and a public health master’s degree rather than an M.D.
  • Calley Means, an informal adviser to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., criticized the show on X as “anti-MAHA” and disputed claims he said were made about Kennedy and President Trump.
  • Coverage highlights Clinton’s roles as an adjunct assistant professor of health policy and management at Columbia University and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation.