THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

EP.168 - PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE

Adam talks with American writer, investigative journalist and podcaster Patrick Radden Keefe about his books Empire Of Pain, which tells the story of the wealthy American family behind the opioid crisis, and Say Nothing about the troubles in Northern Ireland.This episode was recorded remotely on July 7th, 2021.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episodePodcast artwork by <a href="https://helengreenillustration.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Green</a><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/bryan-glick-gque-tumor-battle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BRYAN GLICK GOFUNDME PAGE</a><a href="https://www.keyboardfantasies.movie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KEYBOARD FANTASIES</a> Directed by POSY DIXON - 2019 (KEYBOARD FANTASIES WEBSITE)RELATED LINKS<a href="https://www.patrickraddenkeefe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE WEBSITE</a><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A LOADED GUN by PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE</a> - 2013 (THE NEW YORKER)Patrick's piece about about Amy Bishop, the Harvard Ph.D. who in February, 2010, opened fire at a biology department meeting after being refused tenure at the University of Alabama.<a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WIND OF CHANGE PODCAST</a> - 2020 (CROOKED MEDIA WEBSITE)<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE FAMILY THAT BUILT AND EMPIRE OF PAIN by PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE</a> - 2017 (NEW YORKER ARTICLE)Patrick's original piece about the Sackler family.<a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE OPIOID CRISIS</a> - 2021 (NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE WEBSITE)<a href="https://gizmodo.com/blowing-smoke-up-your-ass-used-to-be-literal-1578620709" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"BLOWING SMOKE UP YOUR ASS" USED TO BE LITERAL</a> - 2014 (GIZMODO)<a href="https://www.audm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AUDM APP</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish, he also is one half of the award-winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material and a selection of Adam's YouTube videos on his website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.