Inside story of the generic drug boom and im talking t you today from massachutts. Im actually usuly based in brooklyn, new york, but were hunkering down in cape cod this summer. My book is a true crime expose of the generic drug industry an takes the readers deep into the distantanufacturing plants in india and china that make most of americas low cost medicines. Heavily reported over the course of 10 years, the book follows several key characters, an industry whistle blower, a fda investigator as they begin to uncover widespread fraud in these manufacturing plants. The question is, what made me want to pursue this topic . Im an investigative journalist and i have been at this for several decades, but in 2008, i got an unusual phone call that came from a radio show host on npr. He had the show called the peoples pharmacy. His name is joe braden, and he called me with a tip. He said that listeners were calling into his Radio Program and complaining about their generic drugs, they were
Make sure the author and i see it. Ono our main event. Dr. David eagleman is a neuroscientist in york times bestselling author. He has the center for science and law, National Nonprofit institute inserts as an adjunct professor at stanford university. He is best known for his work on century perception, time perception, and narrow law. Livewired, his new book come presents new findings from his lab from dreaming to wearing devices of revolutionize how we think about the senses. He will discuss while hacke, humans using echolocation and the present and future of an eye. I am so excited to hear him talk today. Welcome, david. The floor is all yours and i will be back in a little bit to moderate some q a. Great, thank you. Its a great pleasure to be here. I have been to politics and prose in person in the past and since couldnt be there this year but i am so pleased you can join me this way online today. I want to tell you a little bit, give a brief overview aut some of the main themes in
Inside story of the generic drug boom, and im talking to you today from massachusetts. Isually based in brooklyn, new york, but we are hunkering down in cape cod this summer. My book is a true cme expoe of the generic drug industry, and takes the reader deep into that distant manufacturing plant in india and china that make most of americas lowcost medicine. Heavily reported over the course of ten years, the book follows several key characters, and industry whistleblower, and fda investigator as they begin to uncover widespread fraud in these manufacturing plants. The question is, what made you want to pursue this topic . I and in Investigative Journalism and i been at this for several decades. But in 2008 i got an unusual phone call that came from a radio show host on npr. He has a show called the peoples pharmacy. His name is joe and he called me with a tip. He said listeners were called into his Radio Program and complaining about their generic drug, the film having side effects of
Video, live and ondemand to follow the transition of power and President Trump and president elect biden with news conferences and events coverage at cspan. Org. Good afteron everybody and welcome to politics and prose live at lunch where we bring you our politics and prose are grammy during our lunch time hour. Im an Event Coordinator and we thank you so much for joining here to celebrate the release of livewired by doctor David Eagleman. At any time during the event today you can click the link that i will put in the chat to purchase a copy of tonights books on pnps website. Yocan ask the author a questions afternoon by setting it to the q a box the button for which can be found at the bottom of your screen and be sure to put your question in the q a and not in the chat to make sure that the author and i see it. On to our main event this afrnoon. Doctor David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and a New York Times best selling author and he has the center for science and law National Nonpr
Continues Katherine Eban is next talking about generic drugs. Hello i am Katherine Eban my book is bottle of lies i am talking to you today from massachusetts usually based in brooklyn but we are hunkering down this summer. My book is a true crime expose of the generic drug industry to take the readers into the District Manufacturing plants and make most of americas low cost medicine. Over the course of ten years seeing a industry whistleblower as they begin to undercover widespread fraud in the manufacturing plants. What made me want to pursue this topic . I am investigative journalist but in 2000 day i got an unusual phone call for radio show host on npr he had a show called the Peoples Pharmacy and he called me with the tip that the listeners were calling into his Radio Program complaining about their generic drugs when he took those complaints to the fda the response he got back were psychosomatic and they were complaining because when they are switched they look different and he d