The Internet Is The World's Worst Pharmacy w/ Paris Martineau & Ashwin Rodrigues
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The Internet Is The World's Worst Pharmacy w/ Paris Martineau & Ashwin Rodrigues

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed is joined in-studio by Paris Martineau of Consumer Reports and freelance writer Ashwin Rodrigues to talk about the amount of lead in protein shakes, why people turn to the internet for medical advice, and how supplements are the wild west of e-commerce.

Paris Martineau
https://www.consumerreports.org/about-us/our-people/our-experts/paris-martineau/

https://bsky.app/profile/paris.nyc

Protein Powders story: https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/

Ashwin Rodrigues
https://bsky.app/profile/ashwinrodrigues.com

Supplements Story: https://archive.ph/L6OZz/again?url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/well/doctors-supplements.html

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