In this episode of FreeThought Fort Wayne’s The Enlightenment Show I talk with infectious disease specialist Dr. Pamela Kelly about some of the more common myths surrounding the flu vaccine, touching briefly on the conspiracy theories. Oh, and just to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, Dr. Kelly gives me a flu vaccination on camera. My segment is first up, right after Andy Welfle’s great introduction and the theme music, about a minute and half into the show. Stick around for the rest of the show though, as Andy Welfle and Chad Butterbaugh discuss David Hume and the problem of miracles, the group has a roundtable discussion, Andy Diekroger talks about the harm caused when people don’t vaccinate their children. Finally Mark Allen and Jake Doelling examine a new craze among Fundamentalist Christians — the belief that Barack Obama is the anti-Christ.

I’ve got to say, despite the usual flubs from me, this was the best episode of The Enlightenment Show yet. The new opening music rocks and Andy W’s Cobert-inspired intro absolutely rocked, while Andy D’s video production skills keep getting better and better as evidenced by the crisp editing on this one, as well as the unique presentation of Mark and Jake’s segment. I’ve also got to thank Dr. Pamela Kelly. She was a great guest and hopefully we can have her back on the show really soon.

Robert M. Price will be speaking at the Allen County Public Library theater (lower level two) on Wednesday, August 6th at 7PM. The event which is free and open to the public is sponsored by Freethought Fort Wayne. For more details see the announcement on Freethought Fort Wayne’s blog, download the flyer [PDF], or e-mail contact at  freethoughtfortwayne dot org.