CLASSIC: Who created the opioid epidemic?

CLASSIC: Who created the opioid epidemic?

In the U.S. doctors often prescribe opioids for pain management, and it's no secret that these substances are a big business for pharmaceutical companies -- and, increasingly, it's no secret that exposure to these legal pills are turning patients into unwilling addicts. So how exactly did the U.S. come to find itself in the grip of an opioid epidemic, and who should be held responsible? Perhaps most importantly, how can the nation recover?

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Was Borley Rectory Really the Most Haunted House in England?

Was Borley Rectory Really the Most Haunted House in England?

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CLASSIC: The Ghislaine Maxwell Update: Who killed Robert Maxwell?

CLASSIC: The Ghislaine Maxwell Update: Who killed Robert Maxwell?

Ghislaine Maxwell, long time associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is currently incarcerated, charged with helping recruit, groom and abuse minors as young as 14 as part of a sex-trafficki...

28 Apr 1h 5min

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In this week's strange news segment, Ben, Matt and Noel discuss: the Onion's all-but-certain acquisition of Alex Jones's Infowars, pasta heists and pasta surveillance, zoonotic threats on the horizon,...

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Was Jeffrey Epstein A Spy?

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By now, the story of Jeffrey Epstein is familiar to people across the globe. A once-obscure financier, fixer, child abuser and sex trafficker who died under murky circumstance in prison, Epstein is a ...

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Introducing: The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe

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When a group of women from all over the country realize they all dated the same prolific romance scammer they vow to bring him to justice. In this brand new season of global number 1 hit podcast, The...

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Are you an outdoorsy type? If so, you know the wilderness is beautiful and dangerous. Slippery terrain, lack of water, poisonous plants, wild animals and other humans can all be a threat... but out in...

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CLASSIC: Secrets of the Founding Fathers, Chapter Two: Seriously, Weird Dudes

It's true that the founders of the United States all too often failed to live up to the values they espoused in the Constitution and other related documents -- but it appears they were up to even stra...

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