“SSRIs ARE THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY” — DOCTOR JOSEF WITT-DOERRING REACTS TO MATT WALSH

Produced by Josef Witt-Doerring for his “Dr. Josef” YouTube Podcast, Feb 21, 2025, YouTube.

Dr. Josef is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Former FDA Medical Officer, and founder of the world’s largest psychiatric drug tapering clinic – TaperClinic.

In this episode of his podcast, he reviews a podcast that conservative commentator Matt Walsh did, entitled “Big Pharma Is PANICKING Over This” — in which Walsh details the unethical practices by which drug companies created the “chemical imbalance” narrative around depression, and then sold medications to solve that imbalance — except the research was manipulated and the medication didn’t solve the “chemical imbalance.”

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UNCOVERING THE GREATEST MENTAL HEALTH FRAUD IN AMERICAN HISTORY WITH AMERICAN JOURNALIST ROBERT WHITAKER

Radically Genuine Podcast with Dr. Roger McFillin, Feb 25, 2026, YouTube.

Dr. Roger McFillin is a Clinical Psychologist with over two decades of experience. This show challenges mainstream mental health narratives with unfiltered insights and evidence-based strategies. It’s not just another self-help podcast; it’s a direct exploration of what it takes to overcome life’s toughest challenges without the limitations of traditional therapy-speak.​

In this explosive episode, award-winning journalist Robert Whitaker and Dr. Roger McFillin blow the lid off one of the biggest medical scandals of our time. Whitaker reveals shocking evidence of widespread fraud, corruption, scientific misconduct and deliberate misinformation that has shaped mental health care for decades. From manipulated drug trials to buried research and conflicts of interest reaching the highest levels of the medical establishment, this conversation exposes a web of deception that has potentially harmed millions. A must listen and one of the most important Radically Genuine Podcast episodes for the millions of people experimenting on psychiatric drugs and those who are prescribing them under the pretense of “safe and effective”.

Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author who has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers’ Award for best magazine article. In 1998, he co-wrote a series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. His first book, Mad in America, was named by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of 2002. Anatomy of an Epidemic won the 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. He is the publisher of madinamerica.com.

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WHY I LOST FAITH IN ANTIDEPRESSANTS AFTER WORKING AT FDA

Produced by Josef Witt-Doerring for his “Dr. Josef” YouTube Podcast, Feb 21, 2025, YouTube.

Dr. Josef is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Former FDA Medical Officer, and founder of the world’s largest psychiatric drug tapering clinic – TaperClinic.

For decades, antidepressants have been promoted as effective treatments for managing depression, backed by scientific research. But what if the reality is more complex than we’ve been led to believe? In this video, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, a board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, dives deep into how antidepressant trials are conducted and exposes the hidden flaws in the research. He shares his journey from medical school to questioning the mainstream narrative, exploring why antidepressants may not be as effective as commonly thought. We’ll cover the design of short-term and long-term antidepressant studies, the placebo effect, tolerance issues, and the critical gaps in what these studies reveal. By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why the ‘effectiveness’ of antidepressants might not be what it seems.

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I AM ELIZABETH SMART

Produced by Elizabeth Smart, 2017, Prime Video. 

Elizabeth Smart is an incredible woman.  She was kidnapped from her bedroom in her parents’ home in Salt Lake City at the age of 14 in 2002. She was held in rural Salt Lake City County & San Diego County for nine months and raped daily. Her story is amazing.​  

I MARRIED THE WAR

Produced by Ken & Betty Rodgers, 2021, Prime Video.

During the filming of “Bravo,” Ken and Betty met spouses who had lived with the impact of trauma in their homes for decades. Those encounters inspired “I Married the War” — a look inside the homes of trauma survivors and at the lives of those who loved them and stayed.​

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT ADDICTION IS WRONG

Johan Hari, TED Talk, 2015, YouTube.

Johan Hari’s TED Talk is eye-opening in two different ways: first, about addiction, and second, about isolation. Hari reinforced for me what I know to be true about the role friends, mentors, and leaders can play in the lives of those who struggle in the aftermath of trauma… which so often includes isolation.

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BRAVO!  COMMON MEN, UNCOMMON VALOR

Produced by Ken & Betty Rodgers, 2011, Prime Video.

Ken served in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Khe Sahn – “Bravo” is the story of the Marines he served with – the documentary is virtually all interviews with them. It’s the single BEST documentary I’ve ever seen, and I watch it to the end when they talk about coming home to a nation that spits on them.

THE SOCIAL DILEMMA

Produced by Larissa Rhodes, 2020, Netflix

The documentary examines how social media’s design nurtures addiction to maximize profit and its ability to manipulate people’s views, emotions, and behavior and spread conspiracy theories and disinformation. The film also examines social media’s effect on mental health, in particular, the mental health of adolescents and rising teen suicide rates.