Officials said the podcast will be the first from a sitting Cabinet secretary.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is starting a podcast, he said in a promotional video statement released on April 8.
“This podcast is about telling the truth, especially when it’s uncomfortable,” Kennedy said.
In what’s being called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast,” Kennedy said he would be engaging in “fearless conversations with critical thinkers,” including independent doctors, scientists, and people involved with medical innovation, about topics such as the rise in chronic disease.
“I’m going to ask the questions and lift the taboos and expose the hypocrisy and the conflicts and the corruption,” said Kennedy, who became health secretary in 2025 after years of working with non-governmental organizations on health efforts such as cleaning up contaminated water.
“We’re going to follow the evidence wherever it leads, and we’re going to name the names of the forces that obstruct the paths to public health. This isn’t going to be about politics. It’s about our families, about our children, and it’s about confronting the spiritual malaise and embracing the truth. If we want a healthy nation, we have to confront the lies that have made us spiritually, morally, and physically sick, the time for half-measures is now over.”
The video showed Kennedy sitting in front of a microphone in a studio with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) branding, along with shelves displaying books, rocks, and other items.
No episodes have yet been released, and it was not clear whether Kennedy would touch on vaccines during his conversations. The health secretary had implemented or backed multiple changes to federal vaccine recommendations before a federal judge in March ruled that he and other officials did not follow statutes and regulations in effecting the updates. Since then, the administration’s only action on vaccines has been tweaking criteria for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, and the government has not appealed the judge’s decision.
