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Welcome to the Maha Revolution. I'm Tony Lyons, president of Maha Action, and I just want to welcome you all here. We've been getting really great numbers. We've had more than 8,000 people on each of our calls. We've had some tech problems, but it's, it's generally going better and better each week.
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There have been a lot more problems than with the tech here. Maha Action, if you're not aware, is a nonprofit admin advocacy organization that was founded by Dell Bigtree and Robert F. Kennedy about a year ago, and according to them, it is to mobilize Americans to address chronic disease and improve public health. The reality, of course, is wildly different. The president of Maha Action, who you just heard in that opening clip is Tony Lyons. He's the founder of Skyhorse Publishing, which has published numerous books by Kennedy and including the Real Anthony Fauci and Vax Unvax Let the Science Speak. They also published Melania Trump's biography. They have numerous books on the JFK assassination. Early in the pandemic, Lyons ran a very small YouTube channel and he published a video claiming he would channel profits from Skyhorse into anti Vax efforts. And while Maha Action has many tentacles into the wellness industry, vaccines remain an important piece of their propaganda. Full disclosure in 2017, I published a book on a Skyhorse imprint called Corel Books. I got the book deal in 2016. It was for a book about fitness called Whole Motion. This is long before I covered the Anti Vax and the contrarian health space as much as I do now. I had been covering some of that for a while, but not to the degree that happened with the pandemic and with conspirituality. That said, the fact that any money that was generated from that book helped Lyons and his cause is something that still will keep me up some nights. Although I don't think too much about it, it wasn't really a big seller. Now Dell Bigtree remains the CEO of Maha Action, while Kennedy distanced himself after becoming secretary of hhs, though I'm guessing he's still in touch with them. Especially since the Make America Healthy Again, or Maha PAC is is closely aligned with Maha Action. Lions and Big Tree also run that pack. Every week or sporadically. Some weeks, yes. Some weeks, no. Maha Action organizes a call on Zoom. It features people like Dr. Oz, Russell Brand, Gary Breca, Asim Malhotra, Jillian Michaels. It's a whole host of Maha influencers and contrarian doctors. Here's Lyons explaining a little bit about it from the October 29th edition so.
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The good news is that Secretary Kennedy and his whole team are making incredible progress. They're making sweeping, decisive reforms. And we're also seeing historic cultural changes. So the way people think about food, about Big Pharma, about Big Ag, Big Food, it's changing dramatically. And the bad news is that these companies have been lying to you. They've been poisoning you, and now they're getting desperate and they're playing every dirty trick in the book. They're creating organizations that are going after us. They're paying influencers. They're working to make people afraid of change. And they, you know, they know that we're making such incredible progress.
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Oh, Christ. There's so much going on. I mean, throughout the call, Lyons keeps talking about how any criticism of what Kennedy and Maha is doing by the mainstream media is because they really are funded by pharma or have ulterior. Ulterior motives. Kind of ironically, he says that they are too quick to rush to judgment because everything's going to take time. Whereas Kennedy was well known for saying, as soon as I get in, I'm going to change this on day one or three or whatever the he says. And I want to point out that lines repeated throughout this call how important it was to organize for the midterms. So while Maha Action explicitly states that it is not partisan, it is very much a partisan effort for the rights. I'm Derek Barris, and you're listening to a Conspirituality bonus episode, Maha in Action. Let's get into that October 29th call you've been listening to. A Conspirituality bonus episode sample. To continue listening, please head over to patreon.com conspirituality or where you can access all of our main feed episodes ad free, as well as four years of bonus content that we've been producing. You can also subscribe to our bonus episodes via Apple subscriptions. As independent media creators, we really appreciate your support.
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Date: November 10, 2025
Hosts: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
Episode Theme:
In this bonus episode, the Conspirituality hosts expose and critique the inner workings and broader implications of MAHA Action—a conspiritual activist group linking wellness, anti-vaccine propaganda, and political ambitions. The hosts analyze the organization's leaders, messaging, and manipulative strategies, highlighting how charismatic influencers turn public health skepticism into a partisan movement.
The hosts dissect the “Maha Revolution,” focusing on MAHA Action—a nonprofit founded by prominent anti-vaccine figures—and its tactics to sway public opinion during a turbulent health and political climate. The episode delivers a critical look at how spiritual and wellness influencers exploit fears, misunderstandings, and conspiracy theories to grow their movements and attack mainstream science and public health.
Leadership and Founding
Connection to Publishing & Disinformation
Populist Messaging and Scapegoating
Paranoia and Persecution Complex
Explicit Partisanship Under Non-Partisan Branding
Lyons on the Movement’s Growth:
Host’s Reflection on Publishing Ties:
On Populist Framing:
On Persecution and Defense Mechanisms:
On Political Mobilizing:
The hosts employ a critical, analytical, yet conversational tone—mixing personal reflection, skepticism, and clear attribution of sources and evidence. They blend narrative storytelling with pointed analysis, exposing cultic dynamics and manipulative strategies with urgency and clarity.
This episode offers an incisive look at how modern “conspirituality” movements, exemplified by MAHA Action, fuse wellness culture, conspiracy theory, and political opportunism. Through charismatic leaders like Tony Lyons and platforms like Skyhorse Publishing, they shape public opinion, sow distrust in institutions, and recruit new followers under the guise of altruistic “health freedom.” The hosts challenge listeners to scrutinize the true motives and broader social impact of such movements, calling attention to how pseudoscience and partisanship entwine within the conspiritual landscape.