{"podcast":{"title":"Hims House","slug":"hims-house-7026583","podcast_index_feed_id":7026583,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e9c0874/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://himshouse.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45300741/1466fea8bed61dc7.jpg","author":"Jonathan Stern","episode_count":73,"summary":"Hims House is the ultimate podcast for Hims & Hers investors. Hosted by Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester, Hims House breaks down all the key questions shaping $HIMS — from telehealth and pharma to GLP-1s, compounding, and the future of healthcare. New episodes every week. himshouse.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T00:20:15.279819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hims-house-7026583"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. William Seeds - WTF are peptides? Are they legal? And where does Hims fit in?","slug":"dr-william-seeds-wtf-are-peptides-are-they-legal-and-where-does-hims-fit-in","published_at":"2025-08-27T12:23:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hims-house-7026583/dr-william-seeds-wtf-are-peptides-are-they-legal-and-where-does-hims-fit-in","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hims-house-7026583","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonathan-stern1/episodes/Dr--William-Seeds---WTF-are-peptides--Are-they-legal--And-where-does-Hims-fit-in-e3egqlj","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e9c0874/podcast/play/114894963/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-2%2F417288046-44100-2-6e9076c2e77960e1.mp3","summary":"In Episode 43 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Dr. William Seeds, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and pioneer in peptide therapy. Dr. Seeds shares how a personal tragedy led him to explore the power of peptides and why he believes they will redefine the future of medicine. The conversation covers the fundamentals of peptides, why they are often called \"magical\" drugs, and the skepticism they sometimes face. The trio also explores why the U.S. lags behind Europe and Asia in adoption, and the historical influence of Big Pharma. The episode closes with Dr. Seeds sharing predictions on how Hims could legally enter the peptide market, what products they may launch first, and how the field will evolve over the next decade. 00:00 - Introduction 01:31 - Dr. Seeds’ personal journey into peptides 05:28 - Peptides 101 13:44 - Legal & Regulatory Barriers 17:00 - Response to Eric Topol's recent article 25:29 - The U.S. legal landscape 35:56 - Potential FDA crackdown bad actors 36:29 - Risks facing physicians and vendors 37:19 - What’s next in peptide policy 38:43 - Patents 40:51 - How Big Pharma shapes regulation 44:37 - Peptide adoption worldwide 47:06 - How will Hims enter the market? 56:45 - The two, five and ten-year outlook 01:02:55 - Final takeaways Get full access to Hims House at himshouse.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"In Episode 43 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Dr. William Seeds, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3991,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hims-house-7026583/episodes/dr-william-seeds-wtf-are-peptides-are-they-legal-and-where-does-hims-fit-in/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hims-house-7026583/dr-william-seeds-wtf-are-peptides-are-they-legal-and-where-does-hims-fit-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}