Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Episodes
Ep. 26: How To Lie With Science (Nick Jikomes Livestream)
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction Nick asked me to do a YouTube livestream to go over some research he had been doing. He drilled down on a reference in a high-profile car...
Ep. 25: Is Mikhail Shchepinov "Breaking The Chains of Aging"?
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction It's well-known that lipid peroxidation is involved in aging and longevity. But what can we do about it? Dr. Shchepinov has been research...
Ep. 24: Does Deuterium Cause Chronic Disease? With Prof. John Speakman
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction I am honored to be joined by John Speakman, a leading authority on energy balance in animals, and in the use of the doubly-labeled water ...
Ep. 23: "Ep 23 Doctors Should Tell Patients that High Linoleic Acid Seed Oils are Unhealthy"—with Raphael Sirtoli and Dave Feldman
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction So apparently there is some demand for discussion/debate on the topic of seed oils and health. Dave Feldman (Ep. 9) had considered doing ...
Ep. 22: John Speakman—What Causes Obesity?
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction I am honored to be joined by John Speakman, a leading authority on energy balance in animals, and in the use of the doubly-labeled water ...
Ep. 21: How Seed Oils Promote Cancer—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction Cancer is the second-leading killer of Americans, and is increasing both around the world and increasingly affecting younger and younger ...
Ep. 20: Are Seed Oils a Problem?—with Jacob Hands (Ep. 19 Excerpt)
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 19: Jacob M. Hands—What's Wrong With Fish Oil (Chocolate too!?!)?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction What about fish oil? Is it a problem due to oxidation and contamination? Is it beneficial to health as many claim or is it a PUFA that's ...
Ep. 18: What Causes Insulin Resistance?—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diabetes, broadly defined, afflicts greater than 50% of the U.S. population. The hallmark of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance. While many are una...
Ep. 17: Making Better Meat—Autumn Smith and John Etchart
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction We're honored to be joined today by Autumn Smith of Paleovalley and John Etchart of Wild Pastures. These related companies (John is Autum...
Ep. 16: Understanding HNE, Biomarkers, and LPO—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction We look at a paper about the process of how the fats in seed oils become toxic, and what effects those toxins can have. This paper is a b...
Ep. 15: A.J. Hulbert on the Omega Balance—with Dr. Brian Kerley
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction We are honorored to be joined by Prof. A. J. Hulbert, noted zoologist and author of Omega Balance: Nutritional Power for a Happier, Healt...
Ep. 14: How a Common Asian Genetic Mutation Leads to Chronic Disease, and What to Do—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction We look at a paper enlightening what causes chronic disease, in the context of a huge population of people who suffer from the most commo...
Ep. 13: Chef Andrew Gruel: Learning to Cook Again—with Dr. Brian Kerley
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction Brian and I are honored to be joined by the illustrious Chef Andrew Gruel. He tells us the story of how he got into cooking, how he had t...
Ep. 12: Study: What's Worse—Carbs or Seed Oils? Understanding a High-PUFA Diet—with Dr. Brian Kerley and Matt Quinn
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction We're trying something a bit different today. Dr. Brian Kerley and I have found a victim, Matt Quinn. Matt's a smart guy but he's not as ...
Ep. 11: Paul Saladino, MD: The Intellectual Journey of a Physician—with Dr. Joshua Durham
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Paul Saladino MD about his intellectual journey from being a raw vegan with rotting teeth as a physician's assistant, through becoming th...
Ep. 10: Dalton Graham: How to Induce Fatty Liver—with Dr. Brian Kerley
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kerley and I are joined by Dalton Graham, a student who found himself in a liver pathology lab at Tulane. He had the interesting idea to test if a...
Ep 9: Dave Feldman, Citizen Scientist—What Causes Heart Disease
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Feldman and I discuss the what causes heart disease, specifically focusing on the consensus view and how it differs from what the science actuall...
Ep 8: Paul Hart—In the Belly of the Beast: Life in a Processed Food Company
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion with Paul Hart, formerly of Unilever and currently a consultant to the processed food industry, on the pros and cons are of processed foods...
Ep. 7: Drs. Tro Kalayjian, Brian Lenzkes, Joshua Durham—How to Save Medicine, One Practice at a Time
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medicine needs to be fixed: "The New Crisis of Increasing All-Cause Mortality in US Children and Adolescents" · https://jamanetwork....
Ep. 6: Dr. Joshua Durham; Family Doc Gets Red-pilled by Seed Oils—with Dr. Brian Kerley
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Durham is a Family Physician in Boise, Idaho; and is Tucker's doctor. We discuss how his practice has changed since he figured out how to solve hi...
Ep. 5: Prof. Tom Brenna, Omega 3 and Omega 6 in Human Health—with Dr Brian Kerley
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Human results of a low-linoleic diet with adequate omega-3 on neurodevelopment. The WHO change their guidelines. How to protect against blindness. Why...
Ep. 4: Jayne Rees Buxton on "The Great Plant Based Con"—With Dr Brian Kerley
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jayne Rees Buxton, author https://thegreatplantbasedcon.com/books Amazon: "The Great Plant-Based Con" https://amzn.to/3PdeV7A Using these Amazon lin...
Ep. 3: Robb Wolf on 'Sacred Cow', His Health Issues, Beyond Paleo, and More... co-host Brian Kerley
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian and I have an engaging chat with famed Paleo Diet advocate Robb Wolf on his recent book 'Sacred Cow', how his own health issues have kept him en...
Ep. 2: Professor Ameer Taha on Lipid Oxidation, Linoleic Acid, OXLAMS
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I interview Prof. Ameer Taha of U.C. Davis on linoleic acid, lipid peroxidation, oxLAMs, and neurodegeneration. A great discussion going over some of ...
Ep. 1: Seed Oil Disrespecter Revealed
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the Seed Oil Disrespecter and his wife, Ashley. We talk about how and why they started doing what they are doing, and what they hope to accomplis...
Ep. 0: What VICE Left Out: Bitcoin and Seed Oils
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back in February, Dr. K, the Seed Oil Disrespecter on Twitter, was contacted by Audrey Carleton, a reporter for the news website VICE. She had some ...