Episode 21: Ethically Documenting Drug Use Activism with Nigel Brunsdon

Episode 21: Ethically Documenting Drug Use Ac...

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Episode 95: Behind the Speedboat Dope Bombings with Ioan Grillo

As we’ve said hundreds of times on Narcotica, the drug war is a war on people used to advance some of the worst atrocities in history. Drugs are the perfectly legible boogeyman to the public, used as a justification used to advance racist, draconian policy. From CIA planes tha ...

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Episode 94: The AI Dystopia Acid Test with Douglas Rushkoff

The internet and drugs are deeply intertwined in a way that isn’t glib or always obvious. Being online is a deeply conscious experience that can change your perception and yeah, be pretty habit-forming. The slow dopamine drip of doom scrolling isn’t a 1-to-1 analog to doing a ...

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