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Episode 62 ·

Stories From The Opioid Crisis; Politics Post-Trump

Terence Jones 3:04:13

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Terence Jones is an activist, law student, community organizer, and long-time advocate for Civil Rights/Social Justice organizations including the NAACP. Currently, he serves as a Program Facilitator with the Alternatives to Violence Project—where he works with prison inmates to foster anti-aggressive behaviors (***TIMESTAMPS are down below in the description––as. well as in the video comments).

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TIMESTAMPS

6:13 - Terence tells a story about a car crash with a cop; The Student Debt Crisis; The lack of Financial Literacy in America

27:57 - The Opioid Crisis and Terence’s work in Opioid Clinics; Suboxone and drugs that ween addicts off of heroin and on the path to recovery; The motivations of a drug addict to use drugs; Drug Legalization Debate;

1:00:32 - The types of people who work at Drug Addiction Clinics; Pharma Companies and kickbacks to judges for drug recommendations

1:17:27 - Julian tells a story about a Big Pharma Marketing Team; The dangerous combination of Groupthink and Marketing in large entities; The problem with the Criminal Prosecution & Criminal Sentencing Systems; Julian & Terence discuss Malcolm Gladwell’s “AI Bail” study in “Talking To Strangers”; Julian tells a story about a surreal courtroom scene

1:50:53 - Terence emphasizes the need for nuance in society using “The Sopranos” as a symbol; Why Tony Soprano was relatable; The timelessness of another HBO show, “The Wire”; Terence defines what Patriotism should really mean; Terence and Julian debate putting Presidents on a pedestal given the examples of Obama & Trump in recent years; Steven Pinker, Wealth Inequality — and the symbolism of the political movements of the 2010s.

2:28:02 - The Afghanistan Crisis; The ridiculous expectation we have that Presidents know about everything; The irony of Trump having success because he knew very little

2:45:38 - The politicization of young kids; Cancel Culture; The ACLU and allowing all speech

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  1. 6:13 Terence tells a story about a car crash with a cop; The Student Debt Crisis; The lack of Financial Literacy in America
  2. 27:57 The Opioid Crisis and Terence’s work in Opioid Clinics; Suboxone and drugs that ween addicts off of heroin and on the path to recovery; The motivations of a drug addict to use drugs; Drug Legalization Debate;
  3. 1:00:32 The types of people who work at Drug Addiction Clinics; Pharma Companies and kickbacks to judges for drug recommendations
  4. 1:17:27 Julian tells a story about a Big Pharma Marketing Team; The dangerous combination of Groupthink and Marketing in large entities; The problem with the Criminal Prosecution & Criminal Sentencing Systems; Julian & Terence discuss Malcolm Gladwell’s “AI Bail” study in “Talking To Strangers”; Julian tells a story about a surreal courtroom scene
  5. 1:50:53 Terence emphasizes the need for nuance in society using “The Sopranos” as a symbol; Why Tony Soprano was relatable; The timelessness of another HBO show, “The Wire”; Terence defines what Patriotism should really mean; Terence and Julian debate putting Presidents on a pedestal given the examples of Obama & Trump in recent years; Steven Pinker, Wealth Inequality -- and the symbolism of the political movements of the 2010s.
  6. 2:28:02 The Afghanistan Crisis; The ridiculous expectation we have that Presidents know about everything; The irony of Trump having success because he knew very little
  7. 2:45:38 The politicization of young kids; Cancel Culture; The ACLU and allowing all speech
Topics True Crime
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