Verified

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Verified episodes

December 07, 2020 Dust Up | E7 Pressure Builds
Media pressure, federal investigations, and a big recall put Johnson & Johnson on the defensive. Johnson & Johnson’s CEO takes the stand for the first time in the company’s home state -- and things don’t go according to plan. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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35 min
November 30, 2020 Dust Up | E6 The Strategy
A whistleblower emerges who takes calls from women who worry that they also got sick from baby powder. The Verified team uncovers how Johnson & Johnson sowed doubt about the science, influenced testing, and came up with language that obfuscated the danger of talc to women. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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39 min
November 23, 2020 Dust Up | E5 The Snowball
Allen and his legal partners take on another lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. It exposes J&J marketing campaigns that encouraged women to use talc for personal hygiene, even after the safety of talc was in question. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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41 min
November 16, 2020 Dust Up | E4 The Battle Over Science
In the 1970s and 80s, scientists and regulators try to better understand the safety of talcum powder. They study whether talc itself caused cancer, and whether it contains asbestos, a known carcinogen. Johnson & Johnson follows their research very closely. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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47 min
November 02, 2020 Dust Up | E3 The Trial
It’s finally time for Berg v. Johnson & Johnson to go to trial. The jury must weigh conflicting testimony from experts on each side about the safety of talc. And then, they come to a surprising—and strange—decision. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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42 min
October 26, 2020 Dust Up | E2 The First Case
Deane and Allen file the first lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging a connection between talc and ovarian cancer. The company vigorously defends the safety of its product, but Deane is determined to warn other women. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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33 min
October 19, 2020 Dust Up | E1 Unlikely Partners
When physician assistant Deane Berg is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she starts trying to figure out why she got sick—and finds an unlikely partner to help her investigation. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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36 min
October 12, 2020 Introducing "Verified: Dust Up"
In the second season of Verified, Host Natasha Del Toro and the Verified team again ask tough questions about whom we trust and why. After one woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she begins to suspect her daily dusting of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder might have caused her illness. Could a product so many of us have in our medicine cabinets be putting us at risk? Verified: Dust Up looks at Johnson & Johnson's battle to convince the public that baby powder is safe and pure, despite research from scientists that it may not be. You can hear ad-free episodes of Verified, a week early, all season long! Sign up for a free month of Stitcher Premium at http://stitcherpremium.com using the code WITNESS. Support the show: https://www.stitcher.com/premium

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5 min
October 05, 2020 S1 Update Episode 3 with IRPI and Excerpt of Verified: Dust Up
An update on developments in Dino Maglio’s case from Giulio, Cecilia, and Alessia, the reporters of IRPI. They tell us what it’s like to hear seven years of work culminate in an immersive podcast. Stay tuned for a debut excerpt from our new season, "Verified: Dust Up" coming October 19th to Stitcher Premium, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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29 min
September 28, 2020 S1 Update Episode 2 (Olga / Alyssa / Anna)
Hear the powerful words of three more women of ‘Verified,’ Alyssa, Olga and Anna, as they reflect on justice and resilience. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/

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20 min

About Verified

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Three women say they were abused by the same Arizona police officer over nearly a decade. When they seek justice, all of them are kept in the dark about his record of lying and illegal conduct – one goes to prison based entirely on his false testimony. We give police officers incredible power and authority but how can citizens trust law enforcement without transparency and accountability? This season on Verified: Full Disclosure, the story of what happens in one state when law enforcement officials routinely fail to track dishonest and disreputable police officers, and how one tenacious reporter uncovers it all.