What Next - 2022 Retrospective | What the Sackler Family Won

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🗓️ 1 March 2015

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This week we look back on some of our favorite stories from a year that had us asking—sometimes with excitement and sometimes with exasperation—"What Next?" This episode originally aired March 21.

A very strange bankruptcy case is coming to a close. Its settlement hinges not on payments rendered or bills neglected, but on the pain of millions of American families who slid into the jaws of the opioid crisis. Now, the people who set off the crisis are about to settle their debts.

Guest: Brian Mann, reporter on addiction for NPR.

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0:00.0	The new Samsung Galaxy Z-Flip 5 and Chromebook are better together.
0:07.0	Take hands-free selfies which automatically sync to your Chromebook, ready to edit, and access
0:11.5	recent chrome tabs across both devices.
0:14.0	The new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Chromebook, better together.
0:18.0	Available on Sky Mobile.
0:20.0	Bluetooth and internet connection required.
0:22.0	You must be signed into the same Google account on both
0:23.8	your phone and Chromebook.
0:27.7	This episode is brought to you by Krakan.
0:29.9	Cripo is like the financial system, but different.
0:33.6	He doesn't care where you come from, what you look like,
0:36.5	your credit score, or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:40.2	Cripto is finance for everyone, everywhere, all the time.
0:44.4	Visit Cracken.com slash see what crypto can be.
0:48.4	To learn more.
0:49.4	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:52.4	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:57.0	Hey everyone, this week as 2022 comes to a close, we're going to revisit some of our favorite episodes from the last year.
1:07.0	Today I'm going to share a conversation I had back in March about the origins of the opioid crisis, and an attempt at some accountability.
1:15.0	At the time, one of the largest opioid manufacturers in America, Purdue Pharma,
1:21.0	was in the midst of a legal battle.
1:23.6	Purdue is led by the wealthy Sackler family.
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