New York, NY – [May 23, 2025] – In a powerful new episode of the podcast Some Future Day, host Marc Beckman sits down with Dr. Shoshana Shendelman, biotech expert, for an unflinching conversation on the urgent need to reform the FDA, the promise of artificial intelligence in curing disease, and her personal journey as a scientist, entrepreneur, and mother.
Dr. Shendelman opens about the crushing bureaucracy that kept a promising treatment for a pediatric rare disease off the market—despite strong efficacy and safety data. “We’re testing 21st-century cures using a 20th-century playbook,” she says. “The system is broken—and children are paying the price.”
In the wide-ranging interview, Dr. Shoshana Shendelman discusses:
- Her family’s dramatic escape from Iran after the revolution
- How AI could compress four years of research into a matter of months
- Why AI could revolutionize target discovery and accelerate drug approvals
- The critical mismatch between FDA protocols and today’s biomedical technology
- The devastating impact of regulatory delays on families
- A firsthand account of how procedural red tape derailed access to lifesaving medicine
- The media’s role in targeting female biotech CEOs—and the weaponization of short selling
“As a mother, as a scientist, and as a CEO, I’ve seen firsthand how broken systems deny hope to the people who need it most,” says Dr. Shoshana Shendelman. “But I’m not backing down. I’m building the future.”
“She’s not just changing medicine—she’s challenging the system that holds it back,” said host Marc Beckman. “This episode is a wake-up call to lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders alike.”
This episode is a must-listen for anyone invested in the future of health, ethics, and innovation.
? Listen to the full episode now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts here:
Some Future Day Show Ep. 83 feat. Biotech Expert, Dr. Shoshana Shendelman, PhD
About Some Future Day
Marc Beckman’s Some Future Day Show features experts at the intersection of technology and culture. Beckman’s guests include First Lady Melania Trump, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Anderson of Yes, Oscar Award Winner Drea De Matteo, U.S. Ambassador to UAE John Rakolta, Jr., Advertising Legend Sir Martin Sorrell, and Israel Mossad Director Danny Yatom.
About Marc Beckman
Marc Beckman is the Best-Selling Author of Some Future Day: How AI Is Going to Change Everything. Mr. Beckman is the CEO of DMA United Advertising, an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, and NYU’s Senior Fellow of Emerging Technology. Mr. Beckman’s clients include First Lady Melania Trump, Nelson Mandela, Pepsi, and
