{"podcast":{"title":"John Stossel on Odysee","slug":"john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","podcast_index_feed_id":5955553,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@johnstossel:7","website_url":"https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCjo1uN-aM3rmBV46xj7l2KA","author":"John Stossel","episode_count":50,"summary":"After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ------------------------------------------ Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, \"Stossel in the Classroom.\" High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:59.576984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553"},"episode":{"title":"The FDA Bans Peptides. So Americans Buy Them From Chinese Black Markets","slug":"the-fda-bans-peptides-so-americans-buy-them-from-chinese-black-markets","published_at":"2026-06-16T11:30:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/the-fda-bans-peptides-so-americans-buy-them-from-chinese-black-markets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","url":"https://odysee.com/the-fda-bans-peptides.-so-americans-buy:42fcef5d4c2e9bdf659d19d0e555a9d662053cad","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/the-fda-bans-peptides.-so-americans-buy/42fcef5d4c2e9bdf659d19d0e555a9d662053cad/6331a1.mp4","summary":"The FDA banned most peptides from being sold to consumers. So now people get them from China. ------------------------ To make sure you receive the weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe-form ———————————— RFK Jr. takes them. One neuroscientist says they could "eradicate obesity" and boost energy and libido. But the FDA banned most of them. Dr. Anita Gupta sat on the advisory committee that recommended the ban. I ask her why doctors get to be the gatekeepers. “We can't undo an injection," she said. "There could be an immune response.” “Could” be. But the ban doesn’t stop people from using peptides. It just pushes them into a gray market. Now people buy peptides from China. How is that safer? In our video above we cover how the FDA’s “protection” also stops good drugs, and more about peptides. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXMsHm9EAbY","meta_description":"The FDA banned most peptides from being sold to consumers. So now people get them from China. ------------------------ To make sure you receive the weekly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/episodes/the-fda-bans-peptides-so-americans-buy-them-from-chinese-black-markets/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/the-fda-bans-peptides-so-americans-buy-them-from-chinese-black-markets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}