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Brace yourself for a fascinating episode of **The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return**, featuring the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, **Barry Meier**, as we peel back the layers of the opioid crisis, examining its roots, aftermath, and the unsettling role played by the Sackler family and their empire, Purdue Pharma. Meier also discusses how he ventured into investigative reporting and provides context for his journey in creating the book that started it all – **"Pain Killer: An Empire Of Deceit And The Origin Of America's Opioid Epidemic" In this groundbreaking book, Meier exposes the chilling truth behind the creation of OxyContin and its devastating impact on countless lives. The Netflix limited series, based on his work, thrusts viewers into the epicenter of the crisis, spotlighting the Sackler family's sordid connection to Purdue Pharma and their undeniable role in the nationwide tragedy. As you listen to/watch this interview and read the book, you'll gain incomparable insights into the opioid crisis that has ravaged America. Meier's narrative explores the origins and aftermath of this epidemic, giving voice to the perpetrators, victims, and those determined to uncover the truth. The Netflix series not only chronicles the haunting stories of those affected but also introduces us to the relentless truth-seekers whose lives have been forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. The Netflix series boasts a star-studded cast that brings this gripping narrative to life. **Matthew Broderick** takes on the role of Richard Sackler, the scion of the billionaire Sackler family and a senior executive at Purdue Pharma. **Uzo Aduba** from "Orange Is The New Black" embodies Edie, the investigator leading the case against Purdue, while **John Rothman** and **West Duchovny** portray Mortimer Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, and Shannon, a new recruit to the Purdue sales team, respectively. Additionally, **Dina Shihabi** steps into the shoes of Britt, a seasoned sales representative for Purdue. Tune in to our website or YouTube Channel - **The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return** - to gain a deeper understanding of the opioid crisis, the role of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, and the riveting personal stories that have shaped this tragic narrative. Subscribe now and be prepared to be both informed and moved by the revelations that unfold in this unmissable podcast episode. HELP SUPPORT OUR FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION. DONATE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/theaddictionpodcast   PART OF THE GOOD NEWS PODCAST NETWORK. AUDIO VERSIONS OF ALL OUR EPISODES: https://theaddictionpodcast.com CONTACT US: The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return theaddictionpodcast@yahoo.com Intro and Outro music by: Decisions by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100756 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

 Download Episode. Scott talks with Matt Taibbi about a new series of articles he published on the origins of Russiagate. Specifically, Taibbi has been working with journalists Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag to report on the role of Western intelligence agencies in spying on Trump's team and constructing the narrative that the former president was compromised by the Russian government. Discussed on the show: “CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say” (Public) “Our Man in Cambridge” (Racket) “The press versus the president” (Columbia Journalism Review) Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies by Barry Meier  “Why Even Democrats Should Care About the ‘Cooked Intelligence' Russiagate Scandal” (Racket) Peter Lee is a China watcher who is active on Twitter and Patreon. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

"PAINKILLER" Basada en el artículo La familia que construyó un imperio del dolor, de Patrick Radden Keefe y el libro de Barry Meier, Pain Killer: analgésico: un imperio de engaño y los orígenes de la epidemia de opioides de Estados Unidos, esta serie de Netflix se dedica a hacer un recuento de los hechos que llevaron a la mayor crisis de opioides del país. Acompaña al Pastor Eduardo en este episodio de LA HORA DE LA TUSA a analizar el duro mensaje que trae esta miniserie, sus repercusiones en Colombia y al final un mensaje para refleccionar acerca de cómo estamos llevando nuestra vida. *AUDIO DE LA TRANSMISIÓN EN VIVO DE "LA HORA DE LA TUSA" TODOS LOS MIERCOLES A LAS 20 HRS COLOMBIA POR #twitch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Producido en los estudios Smilefighter Ent. en Barranquilla, Colombia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puedes apoyar la producción de este podcast con tu aporte. En Colombia:- Bancolombia, Cuenta de ahorros: 91211073875 - Banco AV Villas, Cuenta de ahorros: 813722365 Fuera de Colombia: - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UDLXDUQ5ZCFR2 Gracias por su apoyo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REDES SOCIALES:  ⁠https://twitter.com/EduardoJimenoR⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/eduardojimenor/⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Eli4NXL69OeanmhVgnObRhttps://⁠ ⁠www.twitch.tv/eduardojimenor

Welcome back to DMR  Painkiller is an American drama limited series made for Netflix. The six-episode series, which is based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, a company owned by Richard Sackler and his family that was the manufacturer of OxyContin. The Sackler family have been described as the "most evil family in America" and "the worst drug dealers in history.This show was highly addictive, just like the drug the series makes reference to.Enjoy - DMRSupport the showMen's Suits, Tuxedos & Shirts | Men's Fashion | M.J. Bale (mjbale.com)

The new Netflix series Painkiller is based on a book my guest, Barry Meier wrote over 20 years ago. In Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic, Meier explores how Purdue Pharma's drug OxyContin catalyzed a plague of addiction and death that has destroyed families and whole communities across the country. Between 1999 and 2020, 564,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. In 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available, opioids killed 68,000. That's 188 per day and each one of these deaths represents a son or daughter, a brother or sister or a mother or father, who is not coming back. Yes, people died of opioid overdoses before the 1996 launch of OxyContin, but it's clear that Oxy and Purdue Pharma's aggressive and deceptive marketing practices threw gasoline on a spark that has turned into a raging wildfire.  In our conversation today, Barry and I discuss the Sackler family's legacy of ethically dubious marketing of pharmaceuticals and how they made tens of billions of dollars selling OxyContin using the same techniques, like pushing free samples, while knowing that the drug was quite addictive. We discuss how and why the FDA approved claims that OxyContin was less prone to addiction in the complete absence of evidence proving that it actually was. And lastly, we discuss the extent to which OxyContin kicked off this opioid epidemic for which there is no clear way out. The Netflix series stars Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, and Uzo Aduba and is very well done. ✍️Get Paul's Substack newsletter here.✍️

Alicia Menendez - in for Nicolle Wallace - discusses a new order from the judge in the ex-president's election interference case, strained campaign finances as he faces a mounting number of criminal indictments, an update on the devastating wildfires in Hawaii as the death toll rises, the announcement of a special counsel in Hunter Biden's legal investigations, what could be a major victory for victims of the Opioid epidemic, and more. Joined by: Lisa Rubin, Harry Litman, Carol Leonnig, Tom Winter, Greg Bluestein, Jonathan McNamara, Luke Broadwater, Marc Elias, Tim Miller, Rev. Al Sharpton, Donna Edwards, David Jolly, and Barry Meier.

Brace yourself for a fascinating episode of **The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return**, featuring the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, **Barry Meier**, as we peel back the layers of the opioid crisis, examining its roots, aftermath, and the unsettling role played by the Sackler family and their empire, Purdue Pharma. Meier also discusses how he ventured into investigative reporting and provides context for his journey in creating the book that started it all – **"Pain Killer: An Empire Of Deceit And The Origin Of America's Opioid Epidemic" In this groundbreaking book, Meier exposes the chilling truth behind the creation of OxyContin and its devastating impact on countless lives. The Netflix limited series, based on his work, thrusts viewers into the epicenter of the crisis, spotlighting the Sackler family's sordid connection to Purdue Pharma and their undeniable role in the nationwide tragedy. As you watch this interview and read the book, you'll gain incomparable insights into the opioid crisis that has ravaged America. Meier's narrative explores the origins and aftermath of this epidemic, giving voice to the perpetrators, victims, and those determined to uncover the truth. The Netflix series not only chronicles the haunting stories of those affected but also introduces us to the relentless truth-seekers whose lives have been forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. The Netflix series boasts a star-studded cast that brings this gripping narrative to life. **Matthew Broderick** takes on the role of Richard Sackler, the scion of the billionaire Sackler family and a senior executive at Purdue Pharma. **Uzo Aduba** from "Orange Is The New Black" embodies Edie, the investigator leading the case against Purdue, while **John Rothman** and **West Duchovny** portray Mortimer Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, and Shannon, a new recruit to the Purdue sales team, respectively. Additionally, **Dina Shihabi** steps into the shoes of Britt, a seasoned sales representative for Purdue. Tune in to our website or YouTube Channel - **The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return** - to gain a deeper understanding of the opioid crisis, the role of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, and the riveting personal stories that have shaped this tragic narrative. Subscribe now and be prepared to be both informed and moved by the revelations that unfold in this unmissable podcast episode. Intro and Outro music by: Decisions by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100756 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Barry Meier author of Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Justin sits down with Barry Meier. Barry is a veteran reporter who has written for the New York Times and received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with other members of the New York Times staff. He's also the first journalist to bring significant attention to the dangers of abuse of the prescription drug, Oxycontin, with his book Pain Killer, which was first published in 2003. Today, Justin and Barry discuss the story of a former FBI agent turned private investigator named Robert Levinson, who went missing in 2007 while on an assignment on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, and the years long ordeal his family went through as they sought answers from both the American and Iranian governments.Connect with Barry:barrymeierbooks.comCheck out Barry's book, Missing Man, here.https://amzn.to/3NwlwdJConnect with Spycraft 101:Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.spycraft101.comIG: @spycraft101Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.comPatreon: Spycraft 101Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.SLNT Protect your data and devices. Use code SPYCRAFT101 to save 10% off your order.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyContin in the 1990s and promoted it aggressively as non-addictive.United States government lawyers argued that the company's owners, the Sacklers, knew how their medication was being abused widely, but doubled down on production – and profits. Recently a lawsuit was settled for $6bn.Barry Meier, the author of Pain Killer (soon to be a Netflix series), started writing about the opioid epidemic 20 years ago when it was killing about 20,000 people yearly. He tells host Steve Clemons how corporate greed and government dithering have led that number to exceed 100,000 deaths last year alone.Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News

Barry Meier is a former investigative reporter at The New York Times and the author of the book, Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic, which explores how the Sackler family's greed catalyzed a plague of addiction and death that has destroyed families and whole communities across the country. Between 1999 and 2000, 564,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. In 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available, there were over 68,000 opioid overdoses in the U.S. That's 188 per day and each one of these deaths represents a son or daughter, a brother or sister or a mother or father, who is not coming back. People died of opioid overdoses before the 1996 launch of OxyContin, but it's clear that Oxy and Purdue Pharma's (owned by the Sacklers) aggressive and deceptive marketing practices threw gasoline on a spark that has turned into a raging wildfire. In 2023, Netflix will launch a miniseries based on Pain Killer. In our conversation today, Barry and I discuss the Sacklers' family legacy of ethically dubious marketing of pharmaceuticals and how they made tens of billions of dollars selling OxyContin using the same techniques, like pushing free samples, knowing that the drug was quite addictive. We discuss how and why the FDA approved claims that OxyContin was less prone to addiction in the complete absence of evidence proving that it actually was. And lastly, we discuss the extent to which OxyContin kicked off this opioid epidemic for which there is no clear way out.

Berättelsen om hur de hemlighetsfulla grundarna av ett smärtstillande läkemedel blir miljardärer och generösa filantroper för att sedan beskrivas som medskyldiga till en epidemi. Länge är den förmögna familjen Sackler främst kända för sina generösa donationer till elituniversitet och muséer namnet pryder salar och gallerier världen över. Det är få som lägger märke till att det är delar av familjen Sackler som ligger bakom läkemedelsbolaget Purdue Pharma och den starka, smärtstillande tabletten OxyContin. Men i takt med att den så kallade opioidkrisen eskalerar i USA, riktas alltmer strålkastarljus mot läkemedelsindustrin och den aggressiva marknadsföringen av opioider, som många menar banade väg för en epidemi. De uppmärksammade protesterna mot familjen leds bland andra av en känd fotograf. I avsnittet medverkar författaren och The Guardian-reportern Chris McGreal, författaren och frilansjournalisten Jonas Cullberg, Sveriges Radios hälsokorrespondent Sara Heyman och Vanity Fair-reportern Bethany McLean.Avsnittet gjordes av Studio Olga våren 2022. Programledare: Vendela Lundberg Avsnittsmakare och reporter: Alice Dadgostar Ljudmix: Fredrik NilssonKlippen är hämtade från Sveriges Radio, Youtube-kontot Sandi Bachom, ABC, dokumentären "Crime of the century" (HBO) av Alex Gibney, Pro Publica, New York Times, CBC, CBS, I On Cinema, podcasten Lushkills, dokumentären "It's a hard truth, ain't it" av Madeleine Sackler, CNBC, tv-serien "Dopesick", Reuters och APBöckerna "Empire of Pain" av Patrick Radden Keefe, "Pain Killer" av Barry Meier och "En amerikansk epidemi" av Jonas Cullberg var till stor hjälp under researcharbetet.

Berättelsen om hur de hemlighetsfulla grundarna av ett smärtstillande läkemedel blir miljardärer och generösa filantroper för att sedan beskrivas som medskyldiga till en epidemi. De tre bröderna Sackler växer upp under 30-talet i ett New York präglat av den stora depressionen. Det är kärva tider, men de unga männen är ambitiösa och utbildar sig till läkare. I synnerhet en av dem, storebrodern Arthur, är också mycket intresserad av ett annat ämne: reklam.Att förena medicin med marknadsföring på Arthurs vis ska visa sig vara en närmast revolutionerande idé, där en av nycklarna är att bredda marknaden. Delar av familjen Sackler, och deras läkemedelsbolag Purdue, ska snart tjäna stora pengar på sin uppfinningsrikedom både vad gäller nya läkemedel och säljtrick. Med åren blir de kända för att donera enorma summor till elituniversitet och muséer världen över.Drygt 25 år efter lanseringen av det smärtstillande läkemedlet OxyContin menar många att Purdue banade väg för den så kallade opioidkrisen i USA, som lett till hundratusentals människors död. Hur gick det till?I avsnittet medverkar författaren och The Guardian-reportern Chris McGreal, författaren och frilansjournalisten Jonas Cullberg samt Sveriges Radios hälsokorrespondent Sara Heyman.Avsnittet gjordes av Studio Olga våren 2022. Programledare: Vendela Lundberg Avsnittsmakare och reporter: Alice Dadgostar Ljudmix: Moa HamnerKlippen är hämtade från CBS, "Mad men", Fox News, C-Span, PBS, Pro PublicaBöckerna "Empire of Pain" av Patrick Radden Keefe, "Pain Killer" av Barry Meier och "En amerikansk epidemi" av Jonas Cullberg var till stor hjälp under researcharbetet.

In this episode, Em and Caz cast their eye over some dangerous men, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture. Focusing on King Xerxes from the biblical book of Esther, they investigate how power and patriarchy operate in ways that enable privileged men to abuse and victimize vulnerable women.Find us on Twitter @BloodyBiblePod, on Facebook @TheBloodyBiblePodcast, and on Instagram @bloodybiblepodcast. You can also email the podcast at BloodyBiblePodcast@gmail.comThe Bloody Bible podcast is produced by Carolyn Blyth, Emily Colgan and Richard BonifantEpisodes are recorded and edited by Richard BonifantOur podcast music is ‘Stalker' by Alexis Ortiz Sofield, courtesy of Pixabay music https://pixabay.com/music/search/stalker/ Our podcast art was created by Sarah Lea Westhttps://www.instagram.com/sarahleawest.art/?fbclid=IwAR0F4i-R7JpRePmm8PmGta_OkOCWa-kMjR3QGSSeOKi6SWNrCk3rA5VuIZk Resources for this episodeCBC, “Evil By Design” podcast (on Peter Nygard)https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/475-evil-by-design Fabiola Cineas, “R. Kelly was convicted. Are we finally listening to Black women?” Vox, 29 September 2021.https://www.vox.com/22698489/r-kelly-conviction-black-women-survivors Jim DeRogatis, “Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly's Cult.'” BuzzFeed News, 27 July 2017.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult Mahita Gajanan, “Here's What to Know About the Sex Trafficking Case Against Jeffrey Epstein.” Time, 17 July 2019.https://time.com/5621911/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-what-to-know/ Constance Grady, “Sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly spanning 25 years, in one timeline.” Vox, 12 July 2019.https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/25/17248084/r-kelly-sexual-misconduct-allegations-timelineCaroline Hallemann, “What We Do and Don't Know About Jeffrey Epstein.” Town and Country, 2 July 2020.https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a28352055/jeffrey-epstein-criminal-case-facts/ HBO, The Vow docuseries.https://www.hbo.com/the-vow Barry Meier, “Once Idolized, Guru of Nxivm ‘Sex Cult' to Stand Trial Alone.” New York Times, 1 May 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/nyregion/nxivm-keith-raniere-trial.html Julia Naftulin, “Everything we learned from 'Seduced,' the 4-part docuseries on alleged sex cult Nxivm.” Insider, 12 November 2020. https://www.insider.com/everything-we-learned-nxivm-cult-docuseries-seduced-2020-10Real Crime Profile podcast, “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM cult,” episodes 288-290.Real Crime Profile podcast, “Forensically Deconstructing Jeffrey Epstein,” episode 205.Wondery, “The Mysterious Mr Epstein” podcast.https://wondery.com/shows/the-mysterious-mr-epstein/ Support ServicesList of sexual assault support services (NZ) - https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/ RAINN (USA) - https://www.rainn.org/ Rape Crisis (UK) - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ Rape Crisis Scotland -​​ https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ Full Stop (Australia) - https://fullstop.org.au/ International list of hotlines, crisis centers, and other resources organized by location - https://pandys.org/forums/index.php?/forum/42-public-resources/

On this edition of Parallax Views, we have another "Triple Feature" for listeners. First up, former New York Times journalist Barry Meier joins us to discuss the saga of the private intelligence firm Fusion GPS, former MI-6 agent Christopher Steele of Orbis Business Intelligence, and the media coverage of the infamous Steele Dossier (which purported, among other things, that Vladimir Putin and Russia had "kompromat" on President Donald J. Trump vis-a-vis an alleged "pee tape" with prostitutes that was then used to blackmail Trump) as outlined in his book Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies. We delve into the hidden billion-dollar industry of corporate investigative firms, Jules Kroll, the mercenary nature of these firms, the connection between "vulture capitalist" Paul Singer and the saga that would come to be known as the Steele Dossier, oppo research in the world of politics, Fusion GPS's connection to a Russian oligarch, and much, much more. "Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media" by Barry Meier - The Nation -11/2/21 Then in our second segment, prolific author Sally Denton joins us for a short conversation about her 2008 book The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right in light of the Janury 6th Capitol breach anniversary. Denton explains how powerful Wall Street forces, allied with various right-wing elements including Christian evangelicals, Nazi sympathizers, and militias, plotted a coup against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt due to the path he wanted to take the United States on vis-a-vis the New Deal. The plotters approached the "Maverick Marine" Gen. Smedley Butler, known for his seminal antiwar book War is a Racket, in the hopes that he would assist them. Instead of taking up their offer, Butler notified J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI. The plot was then eventually investigated by Congress. Know alternately as the Business Plot or Wall Street Putsch, this extent of the plans and how close they were to being executed have been a matter of heated historical debate over the decades. Media at the time denounced it as a hoax, but since then the question, again, has become how close the plot was to being carried out. Denton and I talk about all of this as well as the relevance of this story to our current times.  "Why is so little known about the 1930s coup attempt against FDR?" by Sally Denton - The Guardian - 1/11/22 And finally in our third segment, Paul Robinson, professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and a scholar on issues related to Russia and its history, joins us to discuss Russia, Ukraine, and NATO. In particular we discuss his Irrussianality blog post "Why Russia Fears NATO".

Five years ago the world's media was abuzz with allegations about incoming president Donald Trump and some - pretty salacious - details of what he'd got up to while in Russia. The so-called Trump Dossier had been prepared by Christopher Steele - a former Russia-based spy for Britain's MI6 who'd set up his own private investigation company.

Five years ago the world's media was abuzz with allegations about incoming president Donald Trump and some - pretty salacious - details of what he'd got up to while in Russia. The so-called Trump Dossier had been prepared by Christopher Steele - a former Russia-based spy for Britain's MI6 who'd set up his own private investigation company.

Five years after it was written, the so-called Steele dossier, a collection of memos compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, alleging extensive ties between Donald Trump and various Russians, is still one of the most heavily discussed pieces of writing about the ex-president. The document has come under intense scrutiny by American law enforcement and intelligence officials. And most of its sensational allegations about Trump have collapsed under examination. It's also become increasingly apparent that Russia's own intelligence officials became aware of what Steele was doing and began trying to manipulate him as he did it. And the document has become the locus of a passel of far right conspiracy theories, alleging all kinds of strange and fanciful things, even more bizarre and intricate than anything that Christopher Steele ever imagined.  How much truth is in the Trump-Russia dossier will likely never be known, but the document is actually part of a larger issue that has received almost no attention. And that is that the Steele memos were the product of multiple private intelligence services, a growing and very secretive industry that is built on the premise of collecting information at the behest of clients. And then using that to generate news coverage without disclosing to the public where it came from. In recent years, many media outlets have been slashing their budgets for independent investigative reporting. Are private spy agencies filling this gap? And what does it mean if they are?  Joining us to discuss this today is Barry Meier he's the author of "Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies." FULL TRANSCRIPT https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2021/11/how-steele-dossier-confused-public-and-ended-helping-donald-trump GUEST INFO Barry Meier official site: https://www.barrymeierbooks.com/ Barry Meier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarryMeier ABOUT THE SHOW Theory of Change is hosted by Matthew Sheffield and is part of the Flux network, a new content community of podcasters and writers. Please visit us at flux.community to learn more and to tell us about what you're doing. We're constantly growing and learning from the great people we meet. Theory of Change website: https://flux.community/podcasts/theory-of-change Theory of Change on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheoryChange Matthew Sheffield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattsheffield SUPPORT THE SHOW PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/theorychange Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discoverflux If you're not able to support financially, please help us by subscribing and/or leaving a nice review on your favorite podcast app. Doing this helps other people find Theory of Change and our great guests. Thanks for your help!

Igor Danchenko, the main source for the Clinton-campaign funded Steele dossier, has been indicted for lying to the FBI. The indictment's revelations are humiliating for the influential political, media, and intelligence voices who promoted Steele as credible, and raise new questions about the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe. Veteran journalist Barry Meier, author of "Spooked", and Aaron Maté discuss. Guest: Barry Meier. A veteran, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. His latest book is "Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies." https://www.barrymeierbooks.com/ Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate

Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times investigative reporter Barry Meier chats with Trey Elling about SPOOKED: THE TRUMP DOSSIER, BLACK CUBE, AND THE RISE OF PRIVATE SPIES. Questions include: Why does the first chapter of a book on private spies focus on journalism? Who are Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS? Why did they connect with Michael Steele in 2016 to take Trump down? How did Buzzfeed end up publishing the dossier? Have many media outlets apologized for reporting on dossier claims that turned out to be false? What does Barry think his strength is as as reporter?

A father & daughter have a monster TikTok hit talkIng about his intelligence career. Former CIA analyst Frank Snepp describes the heartbreak of Saigon and the agony of Kabul. And “Spooked” author Barry Meier addresses the NSO-Pegasus surveillance scandal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A father & daughter have a monster TikTok hit talkIng about his intelligence career. Former CIA analyst Frank Snepp describes the heartbreak of Saigon and the agony of Kabul. And “Spooked” author Barry Meier addresses the NSO-Pegasus surveillance scandal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The business of spying is booming as investigators around the world dig into trash bins, tail subjects and, in some cases, impersonate journalists to get incriminating information. Their findings are upending politics, business and personal lives. Reena Ninan speaks with journalist and author Barry Meier to pull back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Barry Meier, a former New York Times reporter and author of 3 books. His work has helped raise awareness of the roots of the opioid epidemic at the hands of Purdue Pharma as well as cherry-picked information of drug trial findings and tell the story of Robert Levinson, an American held hostage in Iran accused of spying.In all of his work, Meier has worked to reveal unspoken truths. His latest book, Spooked, The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies -- shows how the rich and powerful use private spies, political operatives-for-hire and the press to spread their message.Individuals turn to RANE for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Subscribe to RANE's Core Membership and get our daily Risk Book digest, weekly intelligence briefs on cyber, geopolitical, and financial crime, access to knowledge-sharing webinars, and breaking alerts on important risk developments. Find out how RANE can power your business to success at RANEnetwork.com.

Barry Meier (Spooked, Pain Killer) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a former New York Times journalist. Barry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss investigating the opioid crisis, how Big Pharma played a role in perpetuating the problem, and the depths in which people will go to make money on people's addictions. Barry and Dax talk about the modern-day private spy industry, news media bias, and how the spread of misinformation has shaped the political landscape. Barry explains how spy companies use digital tactics to acquire information, how phone hacking has become harder and harder to police around the world, and that the use of dirty tactics in private espionage is being solicited more frequently.

Barry Meier (Spooked, Pain Killer) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a former New York Times journalist. Barry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss investigating the opioid crisis, how Big Pharma played a role in perpetuating the problem, and the depths in which people will go to make money on people's addictions. Barry and Dax talk about the modern-day private spy industry, news media bias, and how the spread of misinformation has shaped the political landscape. Barry explains how spy companies use digital tactics to acquire information, how phone hacking has become harder and harder to police around the world, and that the use of dirty tactics in private espionage is being solicited more frequently.

Jean Meserve talks with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem about the mess in DHS' intelligence shop, and Jeff Stein interviews Barry Meier about his new book, “Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jean Meserve talks with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem about the mess in DHS’ intelligence shop, and Jeff Stein interviews Barry Meier about his new book, “Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies.”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jean Meserve talks with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem about the mess in DHS’ intelligence shop, and Jeff Stein interviews Barry Meier about his new book, “Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies.”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Barry Meier: Spooked... with TRE´s Dave Hodgson

This is a spy story like no other. Private spies are the invisible force that shapes our modern world. Private spies are influencing our elections, shaping the future of Hollywood, effecting government policies and the fortunes of companies. More deviously, they are also peering into our personal lives as never before, using off-the shelf technology to listen to our phone calls, monitor our emails and decide what we see on social media. Spooked takes us on a journey into a secret billion-dollar industry in which information is currency and loyalties are for sale. An industry so tentacular it reaches from Saddam Hussein to an 80s-era Trump, from the Steele dossier written by a British ex-spy to Russian oligarchs sitting pretty in Mayfair mansions, from the devious tactics of Harvey Weinstein to the growing role of corporate spies in politics and the threat to future elections. Spooked is like the best kind of spy story: a gripping tale packed with twists and turns, uncovering a secret side of our modern world

Barry Meier on the admission to criminal charges by makers of Oxycontin

Every catastrophe has a beginning. For the opioid crisis in America, the seed was a drug called OxyContin. First hailed as a miracle drug for severe pain in the early 1990s, OxyContin went on to ignite a plague of addiction and death across America, fuelled by the aggressive marketing of its maker, Purdue Pharma and the billionaire Sackler brothers who owned the company. Investigative journalist Barry Meier was the first to write about the elusive Sackler family, their role in this catastrophic epidemic and the army of local doctors, law enforcement and worried parents that tried to bring them down. We meet Lindsay Meyers, proud of being the youngest Oxy user she knows at just 16, local doctor Art Van Zee who witnesses his community in the grip of a ferocious epidemic, the three billionaire Sackler brothers, and Laura Nagel, the government official who made it her mission to hold the company to account. Equal parts crime thriller, medical detective story, and business exposé, Pain Killer is the origin story of the opioid crisis, a hard-hitting look at how a supposed wonder drug became the trigger for a national tragedy.

Lucas read every single one of his far-right Congressman's tweets for a year. On today's episode he talks about why he did it, what he learned, and how citizen-activists across the country can use those lessons.Before we dive in, Antoinette follows-up on Monday's Confederate monuments episode with a story from the UK via Smithsonian Magazine. Then Lucas offers nine lessons he learned from following Rep. Chip Roy on Twitter for a year, and how citizen-activists outside of TX21 can use those lessons in their own districts.You can read the 2011 Barry Meier story from the New York Times about the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons here. The 2016 San Antonio Express-News piece on Chip's health care hypocrisy can be found here.Your calls to action: 1. Follow an elected representative in your community on social media for a week. Be cognizant of how they interact with the taxpayers who subsidize them, and whether or not the information they're sharing with constituents is accurate.2. Think creatively about how to spread the word if an elected rep is playing fast and loose with the facts, spreading disinformation, or treating constituents inappropriately on social media. Journalists can't monitor every politician's social media feed 24-7. It's on us citizens to stay informed and to keep our communities informed.This episode was recorded on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

In 1996, a prescription opioid known as OxyContin hit the market. It was among the first opioids to be heavily marketed (yes, legally) and since that time, more than 400,000 Americans have died from opioid overdoses—including some 200,000 from prescription opioids. Millions more continue to struggle with addiction, and entire communities have been devastated by the epidemic. Who or what is to blame? Where is the original sin? Looking for answers, Bethany speaks to NYT reporter Barry Meier about the opioid crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barry Meier on the addictive nature of opioids and narcotics ~ "The fact is that any type of opioid or narcotic, once you begin to take it, your body physically adjusts to it. It's a very natural process called tolerance, so if you're getting say a specific level of pain relief from, let's say, 40 milligrams of the drug, you're going to soon need more of the drug to get the same level of pain relief, so doctors kept having to ramp up and ramp up their patients' dosages." Barry Meier - New York Times Reporter and Author of "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic" in studio with host, Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Few people have devoted as much time to studying the origins of the opioid crisis as Barry Meier. As the author of "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic" Meier initially explored this as a reporter for the New York Times. His book came out in 2003. Still some 15 years later he found there was much more to the story. This led Meier to revisit his work and update more than a decade of developments in a riveting rewrite. Barry Meier: In the early going it was quite remarkable, because when I first started on the story I knew nothing about opioids; I knew nothing about pain treatment. I had done some stories about the pharmaceutical industry, and this whole story came to light with the emergence and appearance of the drug OxyContin. OxyContin was very much the seed that launched this whole opioid epidemic, and back in 2001 there was an outbreak of abuse of this new drug OxyContin. Brian Wilson Where was it coming from? Barry Meier: Well, the drug was made in Connecticut by a small company named Purdue Pharma, and marketed very aggressively by the company: Male Speaker 1: I got my life back now. Now I can enjoy every day that I live. I can really enjoy myself. Female Speaker 1: Since I've been on this new pain medication I've not missed one day of work and my boss really appreciates that. Lauren is there every day. Female Speaker 2: Life is wonderful again. I've found life again, and it's worth living now, and I'm so grateful. Barry Meier: But the abuse was turning up in places like Maine and Appalachia and very rural parts of the United States. Brian Wilson I have seen maps that suggest there is a huge problem throughout the Appalachians. Barry Meier: Well, in the early 2000s I would say that was part of the epicenter of the opioid epidemic or what was then basically an opioid crisis, and you had what we would refer to as hot spots, where you had these outbreaks of OxyContin abuse, so I remember when I was starting to report on the story you'd see local newspapers, and I mean small town newspapers in tiny little towns and cities throughout Virginia and West Virginia and Kentucky, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, there'd be stories about scattered arrests of drug dealers or drug users, and maybe the occasional arrest of a doctor for running a so-called pill mill, essentially like a medical practice where you could come in and say, "Boy, my shoulder hurts me," or, "My back hurts me, and I heard about this drug called OxyContin. My friend told me it really works great for pain," and the doctor would write you a prescription for it. Brian Wilson Were there other ways that it was making its way into the public? Barry Meier: Essentially OxyContin was a very unique drug. It was a drug that was marketed as a long-acting pain reliever. Most traditional narcotic pain relievers last four hours. OxyContin was promoted as lasting 10-12 hours, but what was remarkable about OxyContin is that it's manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, was able to get a claim from the FDA that because it was a so-called long-acting drug it was less likely to be abused than shorter acting drugs like Percocet and Vicodin. The sales reps for this company went out to doctors, to pharmacists, to whomever, and were promoting this drug as a drug that couldn't be...

LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM By segment One Ben Chandler, president, and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is guest co-host and interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Barry Meier, author of "Pain Killer", the book that exposed the roots of opioid addiction. LISTEN Two Tom Martin interviews Van Ingram, Director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Policy, and Dr. Dinesh Mazloomdoost, Medical Director of Wellward Regenerative Medicine, discussing an alternative to pain pills. LISTEN  Three Ben Chandler returns for a conversation with Dr. David Bradford of the University of Georgia, discussing research into the impact of legalized medical marijuana on prescription drug use. LISTEN This special edition of Eastern Standard is a prelude to a September 24 Lexington forum on Substance Abuse in Kentucky hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.

LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM By segment One Ben Chandler, president, and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is guest co-host and interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Barry Meier, author of "Pain Killer", the book that exposed the roots of opioid addiction. LISTEN Two Tom Martin interviews Van Ingram, Director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Policy, and Dr. Dinesh Mazloomdoost, Medical Director of Wellward Regenerative Medicine, discussing an alternative to pain pills. LISTEN  Three Ben Chandler returns for a conversation with Dr. David Bradford of the University of Georgia, discussing research into the impact of legalized medical marijuana on prescription drug use. LISTEN This special edition of Eastern Standard is a prelude to a September 24 Lexington forum on Substance Abuse in Kentucky hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.

On July 25, Hudson Institute hosted a panel of leading drug policy experts to examine the opioid epidemic and discuss solutions to help reverse this growing national crisis.

On July 25, Hudson Institute hosted a panel of leading drug policy experts to examine the opioid epidemic and discuss solutions to help reverse this growing national crisis.

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Barry Meier of the New York Times to discuss the story of Bob Levinson, former FBI agent and CIA contract worker, who disappeared in Iran in 2007. Meier’s book, Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran, drew on years of interviews and never-before-disclosed CIA files to weave together a riveting narrative of the ex-agent's journey to Iran and the hunt to rescue him.

Dr. Drew speaks to New York Times reporter Barry Meier about his new e-book, A World of Hurt: Fixing Pain Medicine's Biggest Mistake, and the consequences of using pills.