Pete Evans Unfiltered: Big Pharma, COVID & Censorship
5/25/20261 hr
This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, Pete Evans joins Karl for one of the most controversial conversations we’ve ever had.COVID. Censorship. Big Pharma. Mainstream media. The cancellation that nearly destroyed him. Pete confronts Karl over his role during the pandemic, while Karl admits: ‘I personally believe I got it wrong.’From vaccine mandates and media pile-ons to nutrition, chronic illness and the influence of pharmaceutical companies, this is the conversation Pete says mainstream television would never allow.Pete also opens up about the personal toll of being publicly attacked, why he rejected ‘one-size-fits-all medicine’ and the moment the media turned on him. Whether you agree with him or not, this is a raw, uncomfortable and brutally honest discussion about one of the most divisive periods in modern Australian history.
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First 90 secondsKarl Stefanovic· Host0:00
In conversation, Pete Evans, celebrity chef and TV host, mocked for talking about questioning big pharma, gut health, clean eating, and telling us to look outside the system.
Pete Evans· Guest0:11
History will judge your character assassination very poorly.
Karl Stefanovic· Host0:15
[laughs] [laughs] Fast-forward to today, yep, you thought correctly. Those are all topics that fill our daily feed. So was he actually crazy or just early?
Pete Evans· Guest0:25
And all I was sharing was organic fruits and vegetables are probably better than foods that have been sprayed with chemicals.
Karl Stefanovic· Host0:32
Aussie chef and TV host Pete Evans is here to talk about the brutal fallout, from the effect of the media pile-on to a much bigger question for us all: Has Australia become too terrified to even question the narrative? Pete, lovely to talk to you. I wasn't sure whether you'd accept the invitation, because I wasn't sure how I was with you during COVID. Um, but I wanna say one thing, that history is, will judge your character assassination very poorly. [laughs] [laughs] You know what I mean?
Pete Evans· Guest1:06
Well, perhaps, and, um, mate, just thanks for having me.
Karl Stefanovic· Host1:09
Mm.
Pete Evans· Guest1:10
Um, you know, you must have big cojones [laughs] if that's the right word, big balls, to be able to come out and, and publicly apologize for your stance- Yeah ... during COVID. Like, not many people have done that, and, you know, you've probably put yourself in the firing line- Mm ... like perhaps I did during COVID- Yeah ...