Big Pharma: Conspiracies and Cover-ups

Chai and Zachsquatch provide crucial feedback on the recent episode about intuition and time travel. Murt shares the story of Iowa's "Manhole Michelangelo," and EJW breaks down Canada's new citizenship laws. Plus the 'Board of Peace' and a special rutabaga song. Join Ben, Matt an ... Show More

If you travel out to Missouri, you'll love the views of Coldwater Creek — at least, that is, at first. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel uncover a multi-generational radioactive cover up dating back decades… with consequences that continue in the modern day.They don't want ... Show More

How much power does the mind wield over physical matter? Could certain human beings, through the force of focused thought alone, walk on fire, lay on nails, and survive being buried alive for days at a time? Listen in to learn more about the fact, fiction and controversy surround ... Show More

Uncover the truth behind the "Big Cancer Plot" conspiracy theory in this eye-opening episode! Explore hidden cures, debunked treatments, and learn how evidence-based medicine triumphs over baseless claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Nick Dearden has been an economic justice campaigner for over 20 years, and his attention was on the pharmaceutical industry when Covid-19 hit. But as the world began to sing the praises of pharmaceutical companies, Nick saw an unprecedented PR coup. Giant corporations capitalise ... Show More

When do conspiracy theories stop being theories? Today’s episode visits real accounts of deadly misconduct committed at scale by governments and businesses. Poisoned alcohol, contaminated medicine, mind control experiments — in every case, the truth came out… eventually. Learn mo ... Show More

Gilead Sciences announced today that it will charge the U.S. government and other developed countries $390 per vial for its coronavirus-fighting drug remdesivir. That begins to answer a big question as drug companies race to find treatments and develop vaccines for the virus: How ... Show More

New York is repealing its controversial Section 50-a law, which kept disciplinary records of law enforcement officers secret from the public. A prominent traditional healer in Guatemala was murdered by a mob after accusations that he was practicing witchcraft. No less that 46 US ... Show More

Ireland-based biopharmaceutical company Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys the biggest acquisition in the cannabis industry to date after agreeing to buy GW Pharmaceuticals for $7.2 billion last week. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c ... Show More

<p>Humans have been using a form of aspirin for pain relief since at least the Sumerians. But in recent years we’ve come to learn the wonder drug is indeed awe-inspiring, from preventing heart attacks to possibly protecting humans from cancer.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad ... Show More