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Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

Exposing Big Pharma Corruption (with Peter Berg)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9648 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf speaks with filmmaker and actor Peter Berg. His new hit Netflix series Painkiller examines the origins of the opioid epidemic and the role that Richard Sackler and Purdue Pharma played in bringing OxyContin to the market. NOTE: If you or someone you know is struggling with a prescription drug addiction, you can contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration hotline at 1-800-662-4357  SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com/ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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So these reps were making more and more money based on how many milligrams of

0:07.0

working they were getting in the people's bodies, which is really sick, right?

0:14.0

I mean, it's twisted. And it was like kind of culty. You know, they would have these

0:19.0

retreats in Miami and, you know, cheesy kind of beachy, you know, they would have these retreats in Miami and, you know, cheesy

0:23.7

kind of beachy retreats where all the drug reps and the pharmacists and the doctors would be

0:29.6

invited and everybody would just get wasted and party and, you know, play with these things.

0:43.3

Remember this? Oh hell there it is the old oxy the old oxy the old oxy cotton plushy how can i help how can i be useful in ending needless suffering do not be

0:52.8

afraid of work that has no end.

0:57.6

We have to organize a social movement.

1:02.4

We have an opportunity to lead, by example,

1:04.8

versus just talking, hot air.

1:08.4

I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow, eventually you could change.

1:13.0

You know, the people are the ones that can make the change.

1:17.9

Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of Change Agents, an Ironclad original,

1:27.3

brought to you by Montana Knife Company.

1:29.3

My guest today is Peter Berg. We are going to be talking about his latest Netflix project called Pain Killer,

1:36.3

which is around exposing the Sackler family and the pharmaceutical industry.

1:41.3

Peter Berg is an award-winning actor, director, writer, and producer.

1:45.9

He has acted in movies such as Copeland, Collateral, Smoke and Aces, The Kingdom, among many others.

1:53.1

And he has a very extensive directorial resume, including Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Patriots Day.

2:00.3

In his recent work, Painkiller, aone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Patriots Day.

2:06.9

In his recent work, Painkiller, a Netflix limited series, it uncovers the origin of the opioid crisis in America.

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