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Pete Berg on the Sackler family and his new series, ‘Painkiller’

Pete Berg on the Sackler family and his new series, ‘Painkiller’

FromCapehart


Pete Berg on the Sackler family and his new series, ‘Painkiller’

FromCapehart

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Aug. 11, director Pete Berg talks about his new limited series, “Painkiller,” which details the efforts by the Sackler family to aggressively profit from OxyContin by expanding the availability and marketing of the prescription opioid.
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.