I assume that many of you have already given up on YouTube. Quite rightly, their indiscriminate censoring of free speech is indefensible. Many of my presentations have been censored, withdrawn, by YouTube without any reason or reasoning given. Therefore, it is something of an anomaly that my first interview with Del Bigtree, host of The Highwire, remains available on YouTube. This is not the case for a number of following interviews with Del.
This interview took place in Lisbon, Portugal in 2018, when The Highwire was broadcast live from a conference on Autoimmunity. I was presenting my research on aluminium adjuvants in vaccines at this meeting and I was approached by Catharine Layton, Del’s right hand man, if I am allowed to say such in this gender-neutralised world, about doing an interview with Del. I have to say that my first impression was somewhat non-committal. Del seemed like a larger than life character and I wasn’t sure that my reputation as a scientist would be enhanced by such an interview. Needless to say I was persuaded and approached the event with some trepidation. Watching Del in action during his live Highwire broadcast from Lisbon did not quell my initial fears. He was taking no prisoners and I was lined up for the firing squad.
Well, something quite unexpected took place following the start of our interview. I am not sure how many pure scientists Del had interviewed prior to his chat with me but he appeared transformed by the whole process. A listening man eager to learn and more than capable of asking the pertinent questions. I even got the impression that his approach with me surprised some of his team on The Highwire, including the impressive Aaron Siri sitting quietly in the corner of the room.
See what you think. I greatly enjoyed talking to Del and this interview is most definitely one of My Favourite Things, well that is until YouTube decide to take it down.
This was a wonderful interview, thank you for this. I hope you can find a university that appreciates you & your important work.
I’m so glad you do not accept the level of collateral damage that is happening & are speaking out.
This interview was my initial introduction to your excellent work. I remember being absolutely spellbound, as liquid zeolite (the one we used contains a high level of silicon) is the main thing that helped recover our son from vaccine injury. Such a fascinating and informative exchange. So happy that you did this interview! Thank you!