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The Fisher Wallace Podcast

Short conversations about real world solutions for depression, anxiety and insomnia with experts at the crossroads of mental health and technology.

Episode 2:

Katherine Eban's Investigation of the Generic Drug Industry



On this podcast, award-winning journalist Katherine Eban discusses her investigation of the generic drug industry and explains what patients need to know about the medications they take. For more information, visit KatherineEban.com, where you can find her Guide to Investigating Your Own Drugs and an informative FAQ. You can order "Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom" online from: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Books A Million | IndieBound

Katherine Eban, an investigative journalist, is a Fortune magazine contributor and Andrew Carnegie fellow. Her articles on pharmaceutical counterfeiting, gun trafficking, and coercive interrogations by the CIA, have won international attention and numerous awards. Her book Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom (Ecco/HarperCollins, May 2019) is a New York Times bestseller and on the New York Times’ list of 100 Notable Books of 2019. Based on a decade of reporting, the book reveals endemic fraud and dire conditions in the overseas manufacturing plants where the majority of our low-cost generic medicine is made.


Episode 1:

Interview with TalkSpace Chief Medical Officer Dr. Neil Liebowitz about Online Therapy

Chief Medical Officer, Talkspace



Dr. Neil Leibowitz is a psychiatrist, attorney, and the Chief Medical Officer at Talkspace, a medical technology company that provides online therapy.  In this role he oversees the quality of care provided by clinicians on the Talkspace platform. He also teaches Health Law at St. Francis College. He received his MD from New York Medical College, his JD from the New York University School of Law, and his BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. He was previously a Senior Behavioral Health Medical Director at United Healthcare and faculty member at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine.

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