{"podcast":{"title":"Unintended Consequences","slug":"unintended-consequences-6333409","podcast_index_feed_id":6333409,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7","website_url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/1681475504523-083b877548b3ed611071f22874011b4a.jpeg","author":"Cato Institute","episode_count":26,"summary":"Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation 's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:20:33.611819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409"},"episode":{"title":"Just Follow the Science?","slug":"just-follow-the-science","published_at":"2026-05-14T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/just-follow-the-science","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409","url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/just-follow-science","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/e/6a05eebda8fad4c1beb76a05/media.mp3","summary":"During the covid pandemic, it became popular for folks to say “just follow the science” when it came to making decisions about medical treatment and public health. But in this episode – which covers ivermectin, psychologists’ prescription authority, and warning labels for pediatric anti-depressants – Paul and Peter discuss just how complicated the science can be and why both \"just following the science\" and \"doing your own research\" are inadequate responses. In conjunction with Regulation Spring 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"During the covid pandemic, it became popular for folks to say “just follow the science” when it came to making decisions about medical treatment and publi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unintended-consequences-6333409/episodes/just-follow-the-science/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/just-follow-the-science.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}