The Life of Candace Pert: Dysfunction in Medical Science and Research Communities with Pamela Ryckman

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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My guest on this episode of The Influence Continuum is Pamela Ryckman, who wrote the book Candace Pert: Genius, Greed, and Madness in the World of Science. Science and health institutions can mimic cult-like behaviors and dysfunctional systems when the structures within them become overly competitive and focused on limited resources to obtain professional goals. Ideals of collaboration for the good of the public can become crushed under systems of harmful competition and dogmatic attachments to old-fashioned ideas. The life story of Candace Pert, who discovered the opioid receptor, is a clear demonstration of how women and minorities have often been undermined, excluded, or driven out of that system. Virtually unheard of by most, her life work included significant discoveries in mind-body medicine, HIV treatments with Peptide T, and volumes of scientific research and publishing over her time working within the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health. Pamela Ryckman is an Emmy-winning producer and writer focusing on women in the workforce. She noted how the story of Candace Pert’s life work provided an ideal launchpad to discuss some of the most pressing issues plaguing science and healthcare today. Ryckman is also the author of the book Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business, which discusses the secret society of the world’s most powerful women shaping an underground movement for change. She has written for The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, and many other publications. Join me for this utterly fascinating discussion. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.
0:09.7	And I am honored to have with me an Emmy-winning producer, writer of fiction on women
0:17.4	in the workforce, Pamela Reichman. Pamela, I'm a fan. We've talked a few times.
0:24.3	Your book that we want to highlight for this podcast is a fascinating story of Candice Pert,
0:32.7	genius, greed, and madness in the world of science. Honestly, I never heard of Candace Pert. And I should
0:41.9	have because she's really had a major influence on our world today. And we're going to get into it.
0:51.0	But first, I'd like to laud you a little bit more for my listeners,
0:55.3	because they love when I have famous people on who do interesting things.
1:00.0	So in addition to this latest book, your first book was called the Leto Network inside the women's power circles
1:08.1	that are changing the face of business.
1:13.5	And this presaged the Me Too movement. And you talked about the secret society of women's most, excuse me, the world's most
1:20.9	powerful women, and how they were working to network and to fight the patriarchy, which is still too strong. And I'm speaking
1:30.8	as a white privileged male. I think that's true. And you're also the executive producer of the
1:38.2	flag makers, the documentary by Oscar-winning Cynthia Wade and Sharon Lise, as well as researcher on Wade's
1:47.3	Netflix series, MIR People.
1:50.1	You've written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, a million TV shows
1:56.1	you've been on.
1:57.4	You also consult for global corporations, and you've done some really interesting things with
2:03.1	Tina Brown and Credit Suisse, launching women of impact to find solutions for problems women face
2:11.1	in business, still do. And with Shaq, Shaquille O'Neal and Credit Suisse, you launched Momentum, Black Men's Leadership
2:19.8	Retreat to focus on job creation, economic empowerment in the black community.
2:25.4	So anyway, you have a Masters in Journalism from NYU.
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