I do not think that the author intended to get people to question medical authority in any way shape or form. The guys a liberal author who makes his career writing narrative pieces. Anything that could be construed as a benefit of this article is happenstance and not intentional. Your average normie is going to read the headline and have their bias confirmation confirmed and move on. Remember the average person cant read between the lines, let alone research something beyond a headline or a "google search". While anything related to a dig, resulting from the article (like the podcast and the guys backstory) will never be looked at by normies.