Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2024-09-04
Books mentioned on How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
Johan Hari is a New York Times bestselling author and has a new book, Magic Pill, about his experience with weight loss drugs. Hari joins Big Technology to discuss the impact of Ozempic on our relationship with food and the economy.
Alex Kantrowitz discussed Magic Pill by Johann Hari.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Magic Pill
Magic Pill by Johann Hari investigates the rise of modern GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, examining both their potential benefits and the broader societal implications of relying on pharmaceutical interventions for metabolic health.
Discussed“he's a New York time bestselling author and his new book magic pill the extraordinary benefits and disturbing risks of the new weight loss drugs is out in any bookstore”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Magic Pill
“my book is called Magic pill because there's three way these drugs could be magic right the first is the most obvious it could just solve the problem”