EP.168 - PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE
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 episode
Podcast artwork by Helen Green
KEYBOARD FANTASIES Directed by POSY DIXON - 2019 (KEYBOARD FANTASIES WEBSITE)
WIN AN ORIGINAL COPY OF ‘KEYBOARD FANTASIES’ AND HELP BRYAN GLICK
Posy Dixon, dorector of the Keyboard Fantasies doc says: “I'm doing a fundraiser for a member of our team, film distributor Bryan Glick, who got struck down by a brutal rare spine tumour earlier this year and is in need of cash to pay their medical bills in America. I am giving away my copy of the incredibly rare original Keyboard Fantasies cassette tape, (the one that features in the movie) to one person who donates to their Go Fund Me Page - HERE. For a chance to win simply follow the link, donate what you can & leave your name and the code 'KEYBOARD FANTASIES' in the notes, and I'll draw one name to win the tape in early December.”
Thanks!
PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE RELATED LINKS
A 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)