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An Herbal Viagra Scam and the Hard Truth About the Dietary Supplement Industry
An Herbal Viagra Scam and the Hard Truth About the Dietary Supplement Industry
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In the early 2000s, a man named Erb Avore started selling a male sexual enhancement supplement he called Stiff Nights. The pills were amazingly effective—but the list of ingredients failed to mention a key component, and soon the FDA came calling. On Episode 32 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk to the journalist Matt Hongoltz-Hetling about the poorly regulated world of dietary supplements, Avore’s long quest to find an all-natural alternative to Viagra, and how the internet huckster tangled with the law. Hongoltz-Hetling’s article about Stiff Nights, “The Rise and Fall of an Herbal Viagra Scammer,” appeared in the July-August issue of The New Republic.
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Released:
Jun 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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