- 68
- Episodes
- 63
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About FDA Watch
FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with host Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.
- Publisher
- FDA Watch
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Dec 2024
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
63 of 68 episodes have a transcript.

21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Rise of Real-World Evidence in Regulatory Strategy, Part 1: RWE in Rare Disease Drug Development

14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What's Actually Happening in Cosmetics and Personal Care

8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Food Safety in the Spotlight
Inside a recent episode

The Rise of Real-World Evidence in Regulatory Strategy, Part 1: RWE in Rare Disease Drug Development
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] From my perspective, it's really data that's the how and the where of the data, right? From a drug developer's perspective, our gold standards, our development programs are centered on clinical trial. And that's our currency, essentially, right? Real world evidence is everything else outside that. So what's collected in the practice through registries, natural histories, claims data, EHR, surveys, et cetera, anything that is sort of routine and diverse sources. So we can continue to double click and further define real world evidence. But again, I just want to go back to what FDA has laid out in terms of their perspective on how we define real world evidence and real world data. […]
Read the full transcript with a Pod Engine plan.
See plansWho has been a guest on FDA Watch
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- James Signorovitch
- Bethany Hills
- Dilesh Doshi
- Meredith Petillo
- Claire Bing
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 17 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
Contact FDA Watch
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Shows with a similar audience
Questions about FDA Watch
Who hosts FDA Watch?
Wayne host the show. Published by FDA Watch.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does FDA Watch take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
63 of 68 episodes have a transcript on Pod Engine. Full transcripts are available with a Pod Engine plan.
Host of FDA Watch?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show
Podcast research with Pod Engine





