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(2015/02/27) Rethinking the fundamentals of drugs and addiction (Drug War) (Repost)
Edition #902
Today we look at the not only the destructive forces at work within the drug war but also look deeper at the causes of addiction and drug abuse that could change all of your preconceived notions on the topic and maybe even our society...
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Drug War Alternatives That Work Overcriminalized #2- Substance Abuse - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Music from the Motion Picture)
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tracking cars movements in real time as part of the DEA drug war - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 2-1-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Don’t Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Making Mirrors
Ch. 6: Act 3: DC mayor stands up for voters on legal pot, defies congressional GOP - Rachel @Maddow Show - Air Date: 2-26-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Gateway Drug - Dancing In The Streets
Ch. 8: Act 4: Challenge everything you know about drugs - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Big Mistake - Fair Ain't Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 1 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday
Ch. 12: Act 6: Poverty drives the demand for opiates - Economic Update with @profwolff - Air Date: 11-17-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Poverty (Single Stereo) - That Did It! - The Duke Recordings, Vol. 3
Ch. 14: Act 7: Johann Hari (@johannhari101): Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong Part 2 - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-4-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Women should get paid the same even if they're away from work for a period - Caleb from Austin, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments telling the story of the pile of shit Patricia Arquette stepped in and the aftermath
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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