Episode 309: I Need Speed and Weed
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min
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Episode description
Benjamin Fong joins us to talk about his new book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st century Binge. We chat about the uniquely American obsession with drugs, the war machine’s love affair with meth, the burgeoning psychedelic movement, and why everyone is so desperate to get high.
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