Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Alyssa Katz

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ralph talks to old pal Dr. Sid Wolfe about the prescription drugs you should immediately stop taking and how Medicare Plan D has been paying needlessly high prices for the drugs you should be taking. We also hear from journalist and author Alyssa Katz about the US Chamber of Commerce’s perverse idea of patriotism.

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0:00.0	From the K-P-F-K Studios in Southern California,
0:03.6	it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.
0:06.1	Stand up, stand up.
0:08.2	You've been sitting way too long. Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my trusty
0:20.6	co-host David Feldman and of course the main man, the man of the hour, Ralph Nader.
0:25.4	On the show today we will be talking to journalist Alyssa Katz of the New York Daily News about
0:30.1	her recent book.
0:31.5	It's called the Influence Machine, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and
0:35.2	the Corporate Capture of American Life.
0:37.6	We will also be hearing from Corporate Crime Reporter Russell Mokieber on our new regular feature,
0:42.1	the Corporate Crime Reporter Minute.
0:44.4	But before we do all of that, we're going to talk about the high price prescription drugs and
0:48.8	also their effectiveness.
0:50.3	David, introduce our first guest.
0:53.0	Dr. Sidney Wolf is making a second appearance on our show.
0:56.0	He is the prime author of
0:58.0	Worst Pills Best Pills.
1:00.0	It's a guide to the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals.
1:03.7	Dr. Sidney Wolf is one of Ralph's longest and closest colleagues and one of the founders of public
1:08.8	citizen. For over 40 years he was the director of the health research group in Public Citizen, which
1:14.9	to date has been responsible for getting 24 dangerous drugs off the market.
1:21.1	Dr. Sidney Wolf has been a tireless watchdog responsible not only for
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