A Raw Discussion on Drug Addiction, Family, Faith, and Conservatism | Glenn Loury EP 205

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Mikhaila Peterson

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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I was fortunate enough to be joined by economist and academic, Glenn Loury! He is known as a leading Black conservative social critic, particularly on race issues. In this episode, we discussed his difficult upbringing, success, drug addiction, faith, lessons for young black men, complicated lives, and much more. It was a deep conversation I really enjoyed. Enjoy! Glenn C. Loury, a prominent social critic, is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of economics at Brown University, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the author of, “LATE ADMISSIONS: Confessions of a Black Conservative.”

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—Chapters— [0:00] Intro [2:44] Memoir and childhood [6:50] Faith and religion [8:06] Reasons for writing his memoir [13:11] My health history and book [13:55] Responses to Glenn’s memoir [18:08] Glenn’s pursuit of academia [20:33] Does success come from tough upbringing? [28:16] Thoughts on Trump vs. Biden debate [32:38] Lessons for young black men [38:06] Drugs and recovery [45:30] Faith and difficulties surrounding that

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0:00.0	I'm a professor of economics at Brown University. I'm in my 70s I've had a long career as an academic economist.
0:08.0	So you talk about drugs in your memoir. Was crack addictive enough that you did it once and that was it
0:14.3	wandering the streets of Boston at one o'clock in the morning looking for a thrill happen upon a
0:19.1	situation I find myself in a room people are smoking crack cocaine I try I try it I like it I like it I really like it it takes me to another world it
0:28.1	knocks the top of my head off it gives me a feeling of euphoria I want to do it again and again and through that
0:35.9	portal I entered into an underworld. I was at a halfway house. I was the only
0:41.6	professor in the place. That's wild. I don't expect a person to
0:46.0	sympathize with the protagonist of this book necessarily, but God, a life lived
0:51.6	fully and reported candidly. I'm the better for knowing it.
0:55.6	Do you have people that were angry with you for anything that you wrote in there?
0:59.2	Yes, my friend he said to me, I'm not sure I like that guy.
1:04.0	Oh, no.
1:04.8	And I responded by saying, I am not that guy.
1:08.1	I'm not sure I like him either.
1:09.6	That guy could never have written this book.
1:19.0	Glenn Lowry, welcome to my podcast. Thank you.
1:20.0	Good to be here.
1:21.0	Yeah, I'm really, I'm really honored to be talking with you. I've been
1:25.5	following you for a while on social media and you're brilliant so it's an honor to have you on.
1:30.8	It's my pleasure. Thank you for that compliment.
1:33.0	For anyone who isn't familiar with you or your work, could you give a brief background about who you are and
1:38.9	what it is you do? And then we'll get into that more.
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