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January 31, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - A Challenge to Conventional Narratives on Opioid Overdoses

New data is revealing that the doctor-centered narratives on opioid addiction and overdose are, at best, severely flawed and possibly entirely wrong. Jeffrey A. Singer describes why.

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January 31, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - A Challenge to Conventional Narratives on Opioid Overdoses

New data is revealing that the doctor-centered narratives on opioid addiction and overdose are, at best, severely flawed and possibly entirely wrong. Jeffrey A. Singer describes why.

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January 31, 2019

Pod Save America - “The neocon recycling program.”

Trump attacks the threat assessment from his own intelligence chiefs, and a debate breaks out in the Democratic primary over Medicare for All and taxing the wealthy. Then the New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner talks to Jon Lovett about his interviews with Trump aides Rudy Giuliani and Cliff Sims.

January 30, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Unprofitable Schooling: America’s Broken Ivory Tower

Complaints about higher education in the U.S. are ubiquitous. College costs are up as student debt loads become more unsustainable, while criticisms of the quality of university education mount. Todd Zywicki is co-editor of the forthcoming book, Unprofitable Schooling.

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January 29, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - The Wild West of CBD Is Now

CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis, and its legal status is still not totally clear. Mike Riggs of Reason details how the drug is being treated by various federal agencies.

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January 28, 2019

Pod Save America - “America runs on Dunkin.”

Trump trades his wall for a cave, Roger Stone becomes the sixth Trump advisor to be indicted, Republicans weigh a primary challenge to the president, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz flirts with an independent presidential bid. Then CNN’s Maeve Reston talks to Tommy about Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff in Oakland. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.

January 28, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Transparent Medical Pricing and the $89,000 Snake Bite

After Eric Ferguson was treated for a venomous snake bite, he received a bill including an $80,000 charge for $750 in antivenom.

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January 27, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Toward a Less Disruptive Government Shutdown

Government shutdowns don't need to be so disruptive. Chris Edwards argues the key is devolving a great deal of federal control.

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January 26, 2019

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?

Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.

January 26, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - The Nonstarter Compromise on DACA

A White House compromise plan to change the Delayed Action on Childhood Arrivals program (in exchange for funding for a wall at the border) was hardly a compromise at all. Instead, it would have stripped protection from many “Dreamers." David Bier comments on what a compromise measure ought to look like.

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