RealPharma: Conversations with Pharma Pathfinders

Let’s Talk About Mold - with Ariana Thacker

The Mold Blind Spot: Ariana Thacker on Building the First Scalable Model of Care for CIRS   Real Pharma, hosted by Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt   Episode Summary   Somewhere

From Patient Involvement to Patient Leadership - Donna Cryer, JD and Chief Patient Officer

From Patient Involvement to Patient Leadership: A Conversation with Donna Cryer, JD Real Pharma, hosted by Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt Episode Summary As AI moves deeper into

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Rethinking Healthcare Policy with Deborah Williams

When Healthcare Policy Incentives Backfire: 340B, Hospital Pricing, MFN, and Drug Affordability with Deborah Williams Healthcare policies are often evaluated by what they

The New Biopharma Talent Market: AI, M&A, and a K-Shaped Recovery

Episode Summary In this episode of Real Pharma, hosts Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit down with Kristiaan Rawlings, Executive Director at EPM Scientific, to unpack what is rea

What Farmers Know About Cancer with Chris Gregg

🧠 Episode Summary What if we’ve been thinking about cancer all wrong? In this deeply personal and paradigm-shifting episode of RealPharma, hosts Dr. Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wen

The Opioid Reckoning (Part 2): Paul Farrell Jr.

The Opioid Reckoning (Part 2): Litigation, Accountability, and the Fight for Justice with Paul T. Farrell Jr. In Part 2 of our deep dive into the opioid crisis, hosts Dr

The Opioid Reckoning (Part 1): Paul Farrell Jr.

The Opioid Reckoning (Part 1): Paul Farrell Jr. on Litigation, Accountability, and the System That Failed West Virginia has had the highest drug overdose death rate in t

Ending The Diagnostic Odyssey with Josh Resnikoff

Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey: Rare Disease, Employers & Reimagining Health Plans Hosts: Na-Ri Oh & Ian Wendt Guest: Joshua Resnikoff, Founder & CEO, Sunstone Health Epi

Beyond Survival: Why Empathy Is the Missing Prescription in Pharma with Matthew Zachary

  🎙️ Beyond Survival: Why Empathy Is the Missing Prescription in Pharma Episode Summary: In this no-holds-barred conversation, Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit down with Matt

Breaking the Silence: Why Pharma Needs to Speak Up with Brian Reid

  🎙️ Real Pharma – Episode Title: Breaking the Silence: Why Pharma Needs to Speak Up Hosts: Na-Ri Oh & Ian Wendt Guest: Brian Reid, Founder & Principal at Reid Strategic

Formulation as Strategy: Why CDMOs Matter More Than Ever

Episode Title: Formulation as Strategy: Why CDMOs Matter More Than Ever Guest: Elizabeth Hickman, President & CEO, Austin Pharmaceutics Episode Overview In this episode

Untangling the IRA with Emma Cousin

🎧 Hosts: Na-Ri Oh & Ian Wendt 🎓 Special Guests: Emma Cousin (PhD Candidate, Choice Institute – UW), Amos Fung (RealPharma Intern & Student Pharmacist) 🔍 Episode Summary:

Reinventing Cell Therapy with Acoustics

Reinventing Cell Therapy with Acoustics, Microfluidics & High-Throughput Engineering In this episode, hosts Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit down with Dr. Andrew Gray — immune

Food as Medicine: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Politics of the Plate

👩‍🔬👨‍⚕️ Hosts: Na-Ri Oh & Ian Wendt 🎧 Guest: Dr. Ron Shigeta – Biotech visionary, co-founder of IndieBio, and food innovation expert. 🧬 Episode Summary: In this deeply

From Job Search to Power Move: How Top Talent’s Playing 2025

  🎙 Episode Title: From Job Search to Power Move: How Top Talent’s Playing 2025 🧠 Guests: Kristiaan Rawlings, Executive Director at EPM Scientific 🎧 Hosts: Na-Ri Oh & Ia

Where Policy Meets the Pharmacy Counter

  Where Policy Meets the Pharmacy Counter Featuring Congressman Jake Auchincloss Episode Summary In this episode of RealPharma, hosts Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit down wi

Conversations, Not Campaigns: The Art of Authentic Engagement in Healthcare

  Episode Title: “Conversations, Not Campaigns: The Art of Authentic Engagement in Healthcare” 🗣️ Episode Summary In this episode, hosts Dr. Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt sit

Building the Highway for AI in Pharma: A Conversation with Ilya Burkov

  🎙️ Episode Title: Building the Highway for AI in Pharma: A Conversation with Ilya Burkov 📍 Episode Summary In this episode of RealPharma, hosts Na-Ri Oh and Ian Wendt

Inside the CMC Black Box: A Deep Dive with Reza Oliyai

  🎙️ Episode Title: Inside the CMC Black Box: A Deep Dive with Reza Oliyai 🧾 Show Notes: What exactly is CMC — and why is it behind more FDA rejections than any other c

Can We Say That? Dara Katcher Levy on the AdPromo Regulatory Landscape

In this episode of RealPharma, Ian Wendt and Na-Ri Oh sit down with Dara Katcher Levy, a regulatory attorney at Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.—widely regarded as one of t