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on Economist Radio. I'm Simon Long, international editor at The Economist. And coming up on today's show, what Central Bankers have been talking about at Jackson Hole?

The buzz of the conference was about the challenge of protectionism,

but also the challenge that the rest of the world faces

because all of these American actions are having spillover effects to them.

And can companies use comedy to give them an edge?

One of the great things about studying comedy and improvisation is it's very status oriented.

So it makes you understand the power of lower status,

the power of mental status, the power of high status,

and how it can constantly shift. But first the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay

five hundred and seventy two million dollars for its part in the opioid crisis in the state of Oklahoma.

The ruling was made in court by Thad Bulkman.

My judgment includes findings of facts and conclusions of law

that the state met its burden. and conclusions

and the state met its burden that the defendants Janssen and Johnson

and Johnson's misleading marketing and promotion of opioids

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