A Nutty Avenatti Week | Damage Control

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🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Michael Avenatti was charged this week with trying to extort Nike for millions of dollars (1:59). How did the lawyer go from a rising political star to being hated by both the left and right (6:46)? Also, Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, settled a case the state of Oklahoma had brought against them for allegedly igniting the opioid crisis with the creation of OxyContin (19:49). Hosts: Kate Knibbs and Justin Charity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network. This week on theRinger.com, it's 1999 Movies Week.
0:06.4	Already up on the site, we've released parts 1 and 2 of the top 50 movies of 1999.
0:11.7	And later this week, Shay Serrano is writing about the Matrix, Andrew Goudadaro is writing about
0:16.4	cruel intentions, and Rob Parvilla argues why being John Malkovich is the best movie of that year.
0:22.0	You can also check out the big picture podcast to hear Sean Fennesy, Amanda Dobbins,
0:26.0	and Chris Reyn share their top five favorite movies from 1999.
0:30.4	Check out those articles on theRinger.com and listen to the big picture wherever you get your podcasts.
0:48.5	I'm Justin Charity. I'm Kate Knig. Welcome to Damage Control on the channel 33 Network.
0:53.5	A podcast where we unpack what upsets, excites and divides us.
0:57.8	This week, Purdue Pharmaceuticals reached a 270 million dollar settlement with the state of Oklahoma,
1:04.8	which means there won't be a trial for the maker of OxyContin in that state.
1:09.5	We're going to talk about what this means for the overdose crisis at large.
1:13.3	But first, we're going to discuss the arrest of Michael Avanati, the high-powered attorney
1:20.9	and anti-Trump resistance figurehead who apparently tried to extort one million dollars from Nike
1:28.9	before he got swept up along with Mark Garagos, while people in a federal sting operation.
1:35.3	Three words, Kate. This fucking guy.
1:38.8	Who among us hasn't tried to extort Nike, really?
1:42.7	Oh my god.
1:48.7	First, let's meet our legal sharks. He's the porn lawyer who might just run for present.
1:53.6	Michael Avanati. Sorry for being nervous. I hate being on TV.
1:59.2	Michael Avanati is one of the more complicated dynamic grifters of the post-Trump moment,
2:07.2	I would say. There's a lot going on with him.
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