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Drug Story: The Hidden Stories Behind Your Medicines

with Thomas Goetz

2026-03-24 18:00:00 2026-03-24 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Drug Story: The Hidden Stories Behind Your Medicines From anxiety to heart disease, there’s a pill promising to fix almost everything. Thomas Goetz, host of Drug Story, reveals the hidden stories behind some of the most prescribed drugs in America. Belvedere Tiburon Library - Founders Room

Tuesday, March 24
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-24 18:00:00 2026-03-24 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Drug Story: The Hidden Stories Behind Your Medicines From anxiety to heart disease, there’s a pill promising to fix almost everything. Thomas Goetz, host of Drug Story, reveals the hidden stories behind some of the most prescribed drugs in America. Belvedere Tiburon Library - Founders Room

From anxiety to heart disease, there’s a pill promising to fix almost everything. Thomas Goetz, host of Drug Story, reveals the hidden stories behind some of the most prescribed drugs in America.

Join journalist Thomas Goetz, host of Drug Story, for a special talk exploring modern medicine one drug at a time. He’ll unpack the benefits and limits of widely prescribed medications, the business behind them, and the hidden stories of how we treat – and sometimes fail to cure – modern ailments.

Hear firsthand from the journalist uncovering the hidden, human stories behind the pills we take every day.


Thomas Goetz is a journalist, author, and entrepreneur who uncovers the stories behind medicine and health. He is the creator of the podcast Drug Story, a senior Impact Fellow at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and former executive editor of WIRED.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Talk/Lecture |

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