{"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":"407: The mysterious case of Eli Lilly's obesity drug","slug":"407-the-mysterious-case-of-eli-lilly-s-obesity-drug","published_at":"2026-06-25T18:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305/407-the-mysterious-case-of-eli-lilly-s-obesity-drug","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-readout-loud-1134305","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTSAA8014095271.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTSAA8014095271.mp3","summary":"Who got exclusive access to Eli Lilly's highly anticipated obesity candidate? Why are drugmakers spending so much money on acquisitions? And are hair loss drugs a good investment? We discuss all that and more on this week's episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's biotech podcast. We bring on our colleague Lizzy Lawrence to discuss her scoop that Lilly and the Food and Drug Administration have allowed one person to receive the pharma company's obesity candidate, retatrutide, through the FDA’s “compassionate use” program. We also discuss the resurgence of M&A, Lilly's interest in a hair loss drug, and then the FDA's reversal on rare disease drugs.","meta_description":"Who got exclusive access to Eli Lilly's highly anticipated obesity candidate? Why are drugmakers spending so much money on acquisitions? And are hair loss…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2565,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-readout-loud-1134305/episodes/407-the-mysterious-case-of-eli-lilly-s-obesity-drug/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-1134305/407-the-mysterious-case-of-eli-lilly-s-obesity-drug.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}