Pushing peptides

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The FDA and RFK Jr. want to make it easier for you to take peptides. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A peptide user's supply. Photo by Michael Friberg for New York Magazine. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Christine Noam's husband.
0:04.3	No, no, April Fool's, peptides.
0:09.3	Peptides.
0:09.9	I keep seeing ads about them.
0:11.1	You probably keep seeing ads about them.
0:12.9	Want to bulk up.
0:13.9	Take this peptide.
0:15.3	Want to have healthier skin.
0:16.7	Take that peptide.
0:17.8	Want to cure that ankle injury.
0:19.8	Peptides.
0:20.7	Chains of amino acids you can
0:22.4	inject from the comfort of your own home. Maybe you already have, or maybe not, because
0:27.0	you're scared or skeptical, but maybe you don't have to be. I bet there are a few peptides
0:31.9	you're already familiar with. Insulin is one of them. OZempic is another. Turns out the P and
0:36.7	GLP1 stands for peptide.
0:38.3	But what about BPC-157 or CJC-1295 or TB-500 or G-HK-C-U?
0:47.3	Sounds a little R2D2C3PO to be.
0:50.3	Should we really be shooting these things into our bodies?
0:53.3	On today explained, we're going to hear from a guy who did, and he's still alive, so yay.
1:00.9	Tied.
1:02.7	Your step. Tide.
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