Adam talks with American writer, investigative journalist and podcaster Patrick Radden Keefe about his books Empire Of Pain, which tells the story of the wealthy American family behind the opioid crisis, and Say Nothing about the troubles in Northern Ireland.This episode was recorded remotely on July 7th, 2021.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episodePodcast artwork by Helen GreenBRYAN GLICK GOFUNDME PAGEKEYBOARD FANTASIES Directed by POSY DIXON - 2019 (KEYBOARD FANTASIES WEBSITE)RELATED LINKSPATRICK RADDEN KEEFE WEBSITEA LOADED GUN by PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE - 2013 (THE NEW YORKER)Patrick's piece about about Amy Bishop, the Harvard Ph.D. who in February, 2010, opened fire at a biology department meeting after being refused tenure at the University of Alabama.WIND OF CHANGE PODCAST - 2020 (CROOKED MEDIA WEBSITE)THE FAMILY THAT BUILT AND EMPIRE OF PAIN by PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE - 2017 (NEW YORKER ARTICLE)Patrick's original piece about the Sackler family.THE OPIOID CRISIS - 2021 (NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE WEBSITE)"BLOWING SMOKE UP YOUR ASS" USED TO BE LITERAL - 2014 (GIZMODO)AUDM APP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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