This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
Jul 10, 2026 · 30 min · 13 segments
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked…
Pamela RyckmanGuest
Phil StiegHost
The experiment on which he had pulled the plug that she went and performed against his will to find the opioid receptor, he was taking all the credit for.
Candace at first didn't believe it until she received an invitation from him to sit in the audience and cheer.
From Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, this is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg.
Internationally renowned scientist and educator, Dr. Stieg is Professor of Neurological Surgery at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
This week, Dr. Stieg and his guest explore the mercurial genius of Candice Peart.
Today, our guest is Pamela Reichman, Emmy Award-winning film producer, screenwriter, journalist, and business executive who has focused much of her career on both the achievements and struggles of women in the workforce.
We are here to discuss her most recent book, Candice Peart, Genius, Greed, and Madness in the World of Science.
a biography of a visionary scientist whose cutting-edge research, it could be said, led to both the discovery of the mind-body connection as well as the opioid crisis.
Pert faced many challenges during her career as a scientist in a male-dominated field, but perhaps the biggest obstacle was her own personal demons.
The deeper we dig into her complicated and fascinating story, the more it reveals a darker side.
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The experiment on which he had pulled the plug that she went and performed against his will to find the opioid receptor, he was taking all the credit for.
Candace at first didn't believe it until she received an invitation from him to sit in the audience and cheer.
From Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, this is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg.
Internationally renowned scientist and educator, Dr. Stieg is Professor of Neurological Surgery at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
This week, Dr. Stieg and his guest explore the mercurial genius of Candice Peart.
Today, our guest is Pamela Reichman, Emmy Award-winning film producer, screenwriter, journalist, and business executive who has focused much of her career on both the achievements and struggles of women in the workforce.
We are here to discuss her most recent book, Candice Peart, Genius, Greed, and Madness in the World of Science.
a biography of a visionary scientist whose cutting-edge research, it could be said, led to both the discovery of the mind-body connection as well as the opioid crisis.
Pert faced many challenges during her career as a scientist in a male-dominated field, but perhaps the biggest obstacle was her own personal demons.
The deeper we dig into her complicated and fascinating story, the more it reveals a darker side.