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The Readout Loud

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STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the week to come.

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What is The Readout Loud about?

STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the week to come.

Who hosts The Readout Loud?

The Readout Loud is hosted by STAT. The show has published 423 episodes to date.

What has The Readout Loud covered recently?

Recent episodes include "419: Assessing Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine" (30 October 2026, 20 minutes), "418: Remembering STAT’s Helen Branswell" (23 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "417: Hospitals' next lucrative bet, longevity clinics" (16 October 2026, 20 minutes).

How often does The Readout Loud publish?

The Readout Loud publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 423 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Readout Loud?

Booking probability for The Readout Loud is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Readout Loud requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Readout Loud's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Readout Loud?

The strongest fits for The Readout Loud are Scientific Research & Development. The Readout Loud has a business audience.

About the host

STAT hosts The Readout Loud, a business podcast with 423 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    419: Assessing Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine

    Oct 30, 202620 min

    What is Adam doing in Spain? How did doctors react to detailed data on Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine? And what are the next big advances in oncology? On this week's episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's...

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    418: Remembering STAT’s Helen Branswell

    Oct 23, 202635 min

    Helen Branswell was a renowned infectious disease reporter who earned the respect and admiration of experts and public health officials with her authoritative, prescient reporting on the flu, polio, Ebola and the...

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    417: Hospitals' next lucrative bet — longevity clinics

    Oct 16, 202620 min

    Longevity medicine is now estimated to be a multitrillion dollar industry. But what are people paying for, and does it work? On this week's episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's biotech podcast, we bring on STAT...

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    415: Mistrust in science and a juicy gene-editing lawsuit

    Oct 1, 202631 min

    On this week’s episode of "The Readout LOUD": Why have so many Americans lost trust in science? And how have our policy leaders fueled that mistrust? We speak to STAT’s new trust-in-science reporter Nicholas Florko...

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    The FDA's Overton era, and dispatches from Shanghai

    Sep 24, 202630 min

    "The Readout LOUD" is going international this week. STAT's Jason Mast joins the podcast from Shanghai, where he's digging into what the rise of Chinese drug development means for the biotech industry. The hosts also...

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    Definium's new psychedelics data, and a reprieve for international scientists

    Sep 17, 202628 min

    International researchers got a reprieve in the courts this week. But many are still considering leaving the states for opportunities elsewhere. What does that mean for the future of American medical research? We...

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    Why two promising heart drugs flopped and what's next

    Sep 10, 202631 min

    On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD”: The pharma industry invested billions of dollars to develop drugs heralded as the next era in the treatment of heart disease — but why did they fail? And what does this mean...

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    411: Capricor's data clash and a fugitive in the C-suite

    Jul 30, 202637 min

    Is the Food and Drug Administration taking inconsistent approaches to Duchenne muscular dystrophy drugs? How will a new batch of drug executives shake up their companies? And why is Adam talking to a recruiter?We...

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    410: A father’s mission to save his daughter, and allegations on telehealth GLP-1 prescribing

    Jul 23, 20261h 4m

    What does it take to develop a therapy for an ultra-rare disease? What are the allegations against a telehealth company that’s partnered with Novo Nordisk? And has a wanted fugitive been posing as a biotech executive...

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    409: Predicting biotech clinical trials & a new Alzheimer's drug controversy

    Jul 16, 202636 min

    On this week’s episode of "The Readout LOUD": The Kalshi prediction markets are coming for biotech, plus the controversy over an experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Biogen. Kalshi, the maker of prediction...

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    408: Whistleblower takes on health insurance and FDA commissioner candidates

    Jul 9, 202644 min

    Why does getting family health insurance through a job cost as much as buying a new car? How did a whistleblower take on an insurance contractor? And who might be the new Food and Drug Administration commissioner? We...

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    407: The mysterious case of Eli Lilly's obesity drug

    Jun 25, 202643 min

    Who got exclusive access to Eli Lilly's highly anticipated obesity candidate? Why are drugmakers spending so much money on acquisitions? And are hair loss drugs a good investment? We discuss all that and more on this...

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    406: New hope in treating Huntington's disease and a report card on RFK Jr.'s promises

    Jun 18, 202636 min

    This week: New hope for people living with Huntington’s disease, and a report card on RFK Jr.’s effort to remake health in America. The Food and Drug Administration reversed its opposition to a closely watched gene...

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    405: An obesity drug deep-dive, and peptides move mainstream

    Jun 11, 202636 min

    Can any of the new obesity medications in development stand out from the pack? Which company just broke records with its IPO? And will the Food and Drug Administration allow greater access to experimental peptides? We...

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    404: What RevMed's pancreatic cancer drug meant for one patient

    Jun 4, 202638 min

    Why did oncologists give a standing ovation to a data presentation on Revolution Medicines' pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib? Why did biotech stocks perform so badly this week? And are concrete beaches better than...

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    403: Biotech exec Jeremy Levin on the industry's strategic turning point

    May 28, 202647 min

    On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” we chat with longtime biotech executive Jeremy Levin about his new book, “Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust.” That sounds alarmist...

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    402: Guarding biotech from China and big bets in longevity

    May 21, 202644 min

    On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” the hosts discuss STAT's Breakthrough Summit West, where powerful leaders from health care and science rubbed shoulders. They share some of the juicy conversations and...

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    401: Makary’s departure and Cassidy’s tenuous Senate seat

    May 14, 202641 min

    This week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD” is all about health politics. We bring on FDA reporter Lizzy Lawrence to discuss Makary’s departure — why he is leaving, which of his policies will stick, and what we know about...

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    400: Seaport's IPO adventure, obesity pill battles, and Makary's troubles

    May 7, 202633 min

    On this week’s episode of "The Readout LOUD," we chat with Seaport Therapeutics CEO Daphne Zohar, fresh off the biotech’s successful IPO. Plus, Elaine, Allison, and Adam chat about this week’s notable news, including...

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    399: Hair-raising trial results, and Servier’s M&A wishlist

    Apr 30, 202641 min

    Why are investors excited about hair loss drugs? Will artificial intelligence make clinical trials run more smoothly? And how does a nonprofit pharma company compete in the M&A arena? We get into all that and more on...

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