The Tim Ferriss Show #842 · December 29, 2025 · 59m

The Story Behind EpiPen, The Rise of Food Allergies, and What Doctors Got Wrong

Multiple (Drug Story podcast pilot)

First episode of Drug Story, a new podcast exploring one disease and one drug per episode. This pilot covers EpiPen and the rise of food allergies — asking whether a well-meaning medical recommendation may have caused millions of kids to develop allergies.

Editorial

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Medical consensus can be wrong at scale

Doctors recommended avoiding allergens in infants. The recommendation may have caused the allergy epidemic.

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Misc

✧This is a pilot for a new podcast called Drug Story — separate from the Ferriss show

✧Experimental format — multiple contributors rather than a single interview