I’ve been listening to this and enjoying it.
Approved is a narrative business-history podcast hosted by biotech writer Alex Kesin (@invivo ) and cancer biologist Matthew Pech. The show explores the origins, scientific breakthroughs, corporate battles, and market trajectories behind major pharmaceutical and biotech ventures. Available on all the major podcast networks.
These are narrative podcasts (good stories), so I’m not going to bother provide summaries of them.
Introduction to the Podcast:
Some good podcast episodes that people here may enjoy:
Episode #2: Geron (The Telomere / Stem Cell Company)
Geron was founded in 1990 to cure aging, built the field around telomeres & stem cells, and spent 34 years at it - only to end up with an FDA approval for a niche blood cancer drug. What took so long?
Allergan: Botox, Rogue Scientists, and the Ultimate Beauty Franchise
Episode #1: Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Lizard Venom to Weight Loss: GLP1 origin story)
