{"podcast":{"title":"The Readout Loud","slug":"the-readout-loud-1134305","podcast_index_feed_id":1134305,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thereadoutloud","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/readout-loud","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2700b5c2-6d26-11ee-87eb-1f9099431c15/image/517bb4949d560305bb39448edbb32d7a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"STAT","episode_count":414,"summary":"STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the week to come.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:20:19.054206+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305"},"episode":{"title":"401: Makary’s departure and Cassidy’s tenuous Senate seat","slug":"401-makary-s-departure-and-cassidy-s-tenuous-senate-seat","published_at":"2026-05-14T20:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305/401-makary-s-departure-and-cassidy-s-tenuous-senate-seat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTSAA2873727963.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTSAA2873727963.mp3","summary":"This week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD” is all about health politics. We bring on FDA reporter Lizzy Lawrence to discuss Makary’s departure — why he is leaving, which of his policies will stick, and what we know about his acting replacement, Kyle Diamantas. Washington correspondent Chelsea Cirruzzo also joins us to discuss a closely tracked Republican Senate primary election this weekend. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate health committee, is up against two upstart rivals, including a Trump-backed candidate. The outcome of the primary could have far reaching implications for Trump’s health care agenda.","meta_description":"This week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD” is all about health politics. We bring on FDA reporter Lizzy Lawrence to discuss Makary’s departure — why he is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-readout-loud-1134305/episodes/401-makary-s-departure-and-cassidy-s-tenuous-senate-seat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305/401-makary-s-departure-and-cassidy-s-tenuous-senate-seat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}