The podcast discusses the issue of corporate responsibility and the tendency of company executives to avoid admitting guilt for their corporations' actions. The case of a company facing lawsuits for harm caused by harmful medical devices is used as an example.
This podcast episode discusses the hazardous working conditions faced by painters in the mid-1900s and how the media played a vital role in bringing awareness to it. Many workers died due to cancers caused by toxins used in paint that were deemed safe at the time.
A company refused to stop selling their poisonous IUD to avoid the admission of guilt as tens of thousands of women were suing them for injuries.
The Dalcon Shield was a contraceptive device in the 1970s and 1980s that caused severe health problems for women. The company behind it was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1985 and by 1986, an estimated hundred thousand American women still had the device in their bodies.
This podcast episode explores the gendered aspects of obesity epidemic and diet pills, which are marketed towards women despite there being no reason why women would be prescribed diet pills more than men. The discussion sheds light on the societal expectations placed on women's appearance and the impact of gender bias in healthcare.
The recent Supreme Court decision in a routine SEC case has called into question the government's ability to regulate basic consumer protection rules and potentially all regulations on clean air, clean water, food, and more.