FACTSinnated

Real Talk About Vaccines for Young People

We bring you into honest conversations to guide decisions behind adolescent and young adult vaccination.

Each episode features doctors, researchers, advocates, and the young people living these choices, talking candidly about trust, misinformation, and communication — not just the science.

Real conversations to help you cut through the noise and make confident decisions for your kids.

Episodes

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Planting Seeds of Vaccine Confidence with Dr. Marnik

• August 19, 2026

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Planting Seeds of Vaccine Confidence with Dr. Marnik

Planting Seeds of Vaccine Confidence wi...

Dr. Elisabeth Marnick joins FACTSinnated to discuss science communication, trust, and making evidence-based inform...

00:21:33

August 19, 2026

Delivering Vaccine Messages: Connection Before Correction

Delivering Vaccine Messages: Connection...

Dr. Jessica Steier joins FACTSinnated to discuss the importance of preventive health, vaccine confidence, and how ...

00:21:58

July 22, 2026

Trust Matters: Exploring Vaccine Communication Strategies With Dr. Sweetland and Dr. Evans

Trust Matters: Exploring Vaccine Commun...

Today, our host Hope talks with Dr. Katy Evans and Dr. Julie Sweetland about health communication strategies and t...

00:19:02

June 23, 2026

Building Vaccine Confidence with Dr. David Higgins

Building Vaccine Confidence with Dr. Da...

Pediatrician and public health advocate Dr. David Higgins discusses the importance of vaccine confidence, trusted ...

00:21:09

May 18, 2026

Real Talk about Vaccines with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina

Real Talk about Vaccines with Dr. Katel...

Welcome to the AIAW episode of FACTSinnated! Today, our host Hope is joined by epidemiologist, data scientist, and...

00:16:31

April 09, 2026

Why Meningococcal Vaccination Matters: Jamie Schanbaum on Prevention and Policy

Why Meningococcal Vaccination Matters: ...

Our host Hope is joined by Jamie Schanbaum, public health advocate and the founder of The J.A.M.I.E. Group, a nonp...

00:19:17

March 03, 2026

Meeting Teens Where They Are with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis

Meeting Teens Where They Are with Dr. D...

Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to discuss vaccines for children and adolescents, social media, ...

00:24:04

January 30, 2026

Hear From an Adolescent Vaccine Advocate!

Hear From an Adolescent Vaccine Advocat...

Our host Sophie is joined by youth vaccine advocate Annabel Sparano to discuss teen perspectives on vaccination. T...

00:14:13

December 15, 2025

The Role Pharmacists Play in Adolescent Vaccination: A Conversation With Dr. Allison Hill

The Role Pharmacists Play in Adolescent...

Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Allison Hill. Dr. Allison Hill is the Director of Practice Implementation & Pro...

00:21:16

November 04, 2025

Protecting Families This Viral Season: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm

Protecting Families This Viral Season: ...

Our host Hope is joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm. Dr. Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized epidemiol...

00:14:44

October 02, 2025

Understanding School Nurses role in Adolescent Vaccination with Alicia Warden

Understanding School Nurses role in Ado...

It's back to school season! Our host Sophie talks to school nurse, Alicia Warden. Alicia has been a school nur...

00:18:01

August 25, 2025

Navigating the Current Vaccine Landscape with Alison Buttenheim

Navigating the Current Vaccine Landscap...

Our host Sophie is joined by behavioral scientist and University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Alison Buttenheim. ...

00:19:39

July 28, 2025

Health Communication post COVID-19: What’s changed and where to go from here with Dr. Celine Gounder

Health Communication post COVID-19: Wha...

Our host Sophie is joined by CBS News Medical Contributor, internist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine ...

00:18:43

June 18, 2025

A Mother’s Story of Loss and Activation to Protect Adolescents from Meningitis

A Mother’s Story of Loss and Activati...

We’re joined by Patti Wukovits, nurse and founder of the Kimberly Coffey Foundation and co-founder of the Ameri...

00:19:19

May 19, 2025

Countering Vaccine Misinformation and Building Trust

Countering Vaccine Misinformation and B...

Dr. Cindy Leifer, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Cornell University, discusses the critical importa...

00:19:13

April 09, 2025

Sorting through the noise: Combatting vaccine misinformation for Mom’s with Dr. Mona

Sorting through the noise: Combatting v...

PedsDocTalk is a multiplatform resource dedicated to spreading accurate health information for Mom’s. Today, our...

00:19:58

March 14, 2025

Bridging Divides: Media Literacy and Vaccine Confidence for Adolescents

Bridging Divides: Media Literacy and Va...

We’re joined by Deanna Troust, founder of Truth in Common, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring fact-based decisio...

00:19:48

December 18, 2024

Misconceptions About Vaccines: COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Adolescent Vaccines

Misconceptions About Vaccines: COVID-19...

We’re joined by Jessica McDonald, a seasoned science journalist with a focus on addressing the growing issue of ...

00:19:14

September 30, 2024

The Relationship Between Cancer and the HPV Vaccine, with Dr. Linda Eckert

The Relationship Between Cancer and the...

Today, we sit down with Dr. Linda Eckert, a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Adjunct Professor in Glob...

00:20:15

July 29, 2024

Making a Difference: Getting the Facts About Vaccines for Adolescents and Young Adults

Making a Difference: Getting the Facts ...

Eric, Lindsey, Archer, and Nolan each have a unique background and lived experiences that have shaped their intere...

00:16:50

June 24, 2024

The Importance of Unbiased, Credible Vaccine Information with Dr. Andrea Love

The Importance of Unbiased, Credible Va...

On this episode of FACTSinnated, we sat down with Dr. Andrea Love, immunologist and microbiologist, and an expert ...

00:18:18

April 04, 2024

Building Awareness of Vaccine-Preventable STIs: Recapping the New York City Mpox Outbreak with Dr. Jason Zucker

Building Awareness of Vaccine-Preventab...

Join us for an exciting new episode of FACTSinnated, Unity Consortium’s mythbusting podcast. Today we’ll hear ...

00:08:53

February 26, 2024

Navigating the Landscape: Building Confidence in Adolescent Vaccination with Dr. Arthur Caplan and Nathaniel Mamo

Navigating the Landscape: Building Conf...

Dr. Arthur Caplan, a renowned expert in bioethics. Our host, Natalie Cordero, sits down with Dr. Caplan and Nathan...

00:17:53

January 29, 2024

Testimonial to the Life-Saving Value of Vaccines: HealthyWomen Double Feature with Phyllis E. Greenberger & Beth Battaglino

Testimonial to the Life-Saving Value of...

We all hold many different roles as a part of our identities: practitioner, parent, caregiver, family member, all ...

00:19:37

November 28, 2023

Increasing HPV Vaccine Confidence among Adolescents and Young Adults featuring Tamika Felder

Increasing HPV Vaccine Confidence among...

Cervical cancer survivor, vaccine advocate, and the CEO of Cervivor, Tamika Felder, joins us on FACTSinnated to di...

00:13:14

October 04, 2023

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