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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Barry Meier (Season 1, Episode 337)
Podcast Episode | 71 min | Talk-Show
Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a former New York Times journalist. Barry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss investigating the opioid crisis, how Big Pharma played a role in perpetuating the problem, and the depths in ...See moreBarry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a former New York Times journalist. Barry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss investigating the opioid crisis, how Big Pharma played a role in perpetuating the problem, and the depths in which people will go to make money on people's addictions. Barry and Dax talk about the modern-day private spy industry, news media bias, and how the spread of misinformation has shaped the political landscape. Barry explains how spy companies use digital tactics to acquire information, how phone hacking has become harder and harder to police around the world, and that the use of dirty tactics in private espionage is being solicited more frequently. See less
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Updated Jun 17, 2021
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Jun 17, 2021 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations

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Painkiller (2023)
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (2018)
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