# Johnson & Johnson: Is the ethical company in the room with us?

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Podcast: [Corporate Gossip](https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-gossip-5768309)
Published: 2025-09-26T13:03:00+00:00
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Join the Patreon for the aftershow and tons of bonus content It's the quintessential American company - gaslighting the public, twisting regulators by the balls, and killing consumers in the name of shareholder value! This story is a smorgasbord of deviance - lies, fraud, corruption, cults, and a very sweaty CEO. So put on your lab coats and take out your popcorn as we dive into the pharmaceutical trash heap known as Johnson & Johnson - and yes, we're going to talk about Tylenol. Watch on YouTube Pics from today's episode Thank you to our sponsors: Twin Cities Comic Con Studio Govan Hear YOUR ad on the pod Submit a good news story to our good news correspondent elizabethliu526@gmail.com Timestamps: 00:00 - History of J&J 12:15 - Busting the myths of the 1982 Tylenol cyanide murders 24:00 - Tylenol, liver failure, and the cost of doing business 38:30 - FDA 46:00 - The J&J credo on opposite day (Risperdal kills nursing home patients and gives young boys breasts!) 01:08:00 - Oops! Extra Asbestos (J&J Talc based baby powder) Links: No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson Dose of Confusion How Independent is the FDA How Johnson & Johnson has somehow survived scandal after scandal $8 Billion Verdict in Drug Lawsuit Is Reduced to $6.8 Million Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

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