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  • The Oldie

    VALERIE GROVE

    Jun 01, 2022 2 minutes

    It is disturbing enough to listen to Start the Week and hear Russell Foster on circadian sleep patterns – followed by the story of the Sackler family’s evil drug OxyContin (Book of the Week).

    But have you tried Radio 4’s , where you’re immersed in a mad metaverse? You share the life of a ‘Gen Z Urbanite’ plagued by FOMO (fear

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