EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 16 MIN
The Revolving Door's Last Stop
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When a mid-level FDA regulator quietly rewrote drug approval guidelines three weeks before joining a pharmaceutical company, it exposed how the revolving door between government and industry actually works—not through grand corruption, but through perfectly legal career incentives that reshape policy in real time. We trace how one bureaucrat's job hunt changed what medicines reach your pharmacy shelf. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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When a mid-level FDA regulator quietly rewrote drug approval guidelines three weeks before joining a pharmaceutical company, it exposed how the revolving door between government and industry actually works—not through grand corruption, but through perfectly legal career incentives that reshape policy in real time. We trace how one bureaucrat's job hunt changed what medicines reach your pharmacy shelf.
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