Episode 375: Katherine Eban

Published: Jan. 15, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

b"Katherine Eban is an investigative journalist and contributing writer at Fortune Magazine. Her new book is Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.\\n\\n\\u201cI am not known for my optimism. I think it\\u2019s hard to do this work and retain a sunny view of humankind. I hate to say that. On the other hand, I do believe there will always be whistleblowers. And it\\u2019s interesting to me that even in the darkest spaces, even when it looks like everything is arrayed against them, there are people who will say: \\u2018This just isn\\u2019t right, and I must do something.\\u2019 Which is kind of extraordinary.\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to Mailchimp and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nkatherineeban.com\\n\\n\\n@KatherineEban\\n\\n\\n[08:00] \\u201cBellevue's Emergency\\u201d (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 1996)\\n\\n\\n[08:42] \\u201cCorrections Officials See Medical Neglect of Rikers Prisoners\\u201d (Observer \\u2022 1998)\\n\\n\\n[08:44] \\u201cComplaints Prompt Scrutiny of St. Barnabas Hospital\\u201d (Observer \\u2022 1998)\\n\\n\\n[12:04] Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom (Ecco \\u2022 2019)\\n\\n\\n[12:28] \\u201cRorschach and Awe\\u201d (Vanity Fair \\u2022 2007)\\n\\n\\n[19:23] The Report (2019)\\n\\n\\n[21:25] Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters, and the Contamination of America\\u2019s Drug Supply (Ecco \\u2022 2019)\\n\\n\\n[25:18] \\u201cPharmacy Fakes\\u201d (Self \\u2022 2006)\\n\\n\\n[41:28] \\u201cDirty Medicine\\u201d (Fortune \\u2022 2013)\\n\\n\\n[43:10] \\u201cCentre Mulling Action to Counter US Journalist's Allegations About Indian Pharma\\u201d (The Wire \\u2022 2020)\\n\\n\\n[45:24] \\u201cThe Truth About the Fast and Furious Scandal\\u201d (Fortune \\u2022 2012)\\n\\n\\n[48:09] Eban's guide to investigating your own drugs\\n\\n\\n[48:15] Eban's FAQs \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"