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5 Performance Drugs Big Pharma Doesn't Want You Using | Chris Bell

2025-08-22 Entertainment
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Filmmaker Chris Bell on Steroids, Addiction, and the Culture of Enhancement

Explore insider perspectives on the performance-enhancing landscape—from John Cena’s rise and the WWE’s backstage chaos to the controversial realities of Testosterone, Ibogaine, and diet culture wars.

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  • Decipher how fame and industry standards (WWE, Hollywood) rely on or push chemical enhancement.
  • Understand the arguments for medical testosterone use versus the dangers of unsupervised black market sourcing.
  • Learn why modern diet fads like Carnivore are being challenged by incorporating high-sugar fruit consumption.
  • Grasp the foundational role of physical and mental pain in driving addiction across diverse substances.

Filmmaker Chris Bell draws on decades of documentary work (Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Prescription Thugs) to dissect the complicated culture surrounding enhancement, addiction, and recovery. This discussion provides candid insights into high-profile industries and the nuanced risk/reward assessment required when considering various substances and restrictive lifestyles.

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Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Chris Bell is a writer, director, and filmmaker known for the documentaries "Bigger, Stronger, Faster", "Prescription Thugs", "Trophy Kids", "Prescription Thugs" & "A Leaf of Faith". SPONSORS https://shopify.com/dannyjones - Start your $1 per month trial TODAY! https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS https://www.instagram.com/bigstrongfast FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny LISTEN ON Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VTLG0HiIZaCjH9gE6NFPq Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1441238966 OUTLINE 00:00 - How Chris discovered John Cena 09:11 - The magic of WWE 21:16 - The steroids crisis 28:24 - The top buyer of testosterone in US 32:04 - Did Bruce Jenner use steroids? 40:04 - Stem cell & peptides 47:27 - How Joe Rogan helped keep kratom legal 53:19 - Is ibogaine a miracle drug? 01:06:19 - Metallica in 2025 01:14:41 - Most dangerous concerts in history 01:19:59 - The one source of all addictions 01:30:08 - Are drugs good or bad? 01:43:12 - The Ozempic epidemic 01:48:34 - Why the MAHA movement is failing 01:54:14 - The carnivore diet 02:09:18 - The liver king 02:15:45 - The enhanced games 02:26:58 - Testosterone in women 02:35:22 - Bryan Johnson 02:46:54 - Trophy kids

Top Comments (10)

@TheLumberJacked 2025-08-22

Multiple comments the exact same? Bots fluffing the view count?

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@marksmellybell 2025-08-25

Great podcast my brother!

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@dannyjones 2025-08-22

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@dtroutmann 2025-08-26

There is a problem with seed oil they cause macular degeneration over long-term High usage

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@TargetedIndividualOratioFount 2025-08-24

If anyone can get this to Danny: I believe there is an attempt to get people to ignore the symptoms of food born parasites. The wormsign on the side of his face by his jaw is obvious to me. If anyone can get him to put some clove oil on his face by the corners of his jaw he should be able to tell

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@NonSlopAiMusic 2025-08-23

necrogoblinkon tshirt lol i feel so old now

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@petebarberco 2025-08-27

Q-“Did he have a gimmick?” A- “He has a name and he has a gimmick” Lmfao what?!

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@Kayluv101 2025-09-01

I know stuff about Kratom that nobody knows yet…It kills and even prevents infections and viruses..Recent research actually showed it killed the new covid strain and made it unable to spread..That’s just one tiny example of its capabilities..It also helps your body naturally target and get rid of cancer cells…I’ve personally used it for other infections and it works better than pharmaceuticals or over the counters… This is why it’s actually getting banned pretty messed up!!

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@williamnicolas122 2025-08-25

Dr Olson is at UC Davis. I follow their work. Spoke to a postdoc of his working on derisking DMT and psylocibin. I like what they do and what their institute does. They do drug discovery but for psychedelics. Very cool. I hope he gets invited once, he would be a great knowledgeable guest.

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@dkdurham2607 2025-09-03

He says there is no down side of testosterone like there is many drugs. The down side of taking it is that your body then stops producing it and eventually loses the ability to do so.

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