Magic Pill with Johann Hari in Bristol

In 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic. He wasn't alone- some predictions suggest that in a few years, one in four of the British population will be taking these drugs.

To their defenders, this is a moment of liberation from a condition that massively increases your chances of diabetes, cancer and an early death. Still, Hari was wildly conflicted. Are these drugs a magic solution, or a magical illusion?

Finding the answer to this high-stakes question led him on a journey from Iceland to Minneapolis to Tokyo. He found that with the drugs' massive benefit come twelve significant potential risks. He also learned that these drugs radically challenge what we think we know about shame, willpower, healing- and health.


We're happy to welcome Johann Hari, author of international bestsellers Lost Connections and Stolen Focus.

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