Episode 282 • • 29:26 - 31:59
282: GaGa & Little Boy
Pharmaceutical Advertising and Vesicare Side Effects
A critique of the heavy volume of pharmaceutical advertising on network news focuses on a commercial for the bladder medication Vesicare. The hosts mock the extensive list of side effects mentioned in the disclaimer, including swelling of the tongue and severe constipation. They suggest that news coverage of companies like Monsanto is compromised by this advertising revenue.