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Backfired: The Vaping Wars

By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Arielle Pardes
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About the Host

Leon Neyfakh is a journalist best known as the co-creator of Slow Burn, the host of Fiasco, and the co-host of Think Twice: Michael Jackson. Before starting Prologue Projects, a podcast production company based in New York, he was a reporter for Slate, The Boston Globe, and The New York Observer. He is the author of the book The Next Next Level.

About the Host

Arielle Pardes is a Bay Area-based journalist who specializes in stories about technology and business. Before launching the Backfired podcast, she was a features writer for The Information and a senior writer for WIRED Magazine. She has reported on some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tinder, Airbnb, and WeWork. She was previously a co-host of WIRED's Gadget Lab podcast.

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Another Neyfahk Masterpiece

Everything Leon Neyfahk does is so very good. His investigative work on all of his podcasts is first class and this is another example of his journalistic expertise. What struck me most about this particular story was his personal connection to the subject, his willingness to be open about his own addiction and Ariel’s clear-eyed devil’s-advocate contributing all the counter arguments raised in this messy, complicated, yet fascinating topic. Thanks for another informative show.

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All sides.

The information and investigation came at the issue from sides and in the right order. Still so much isn’t known but l understand more than I did before.

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Great book, great information

Really interesting story I would recommend it to anyone who asked, worth a listen if you have a subscription

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Compelling and well researched

Great balance of interviews, research and journalism. Great voices too, a very interesting listen. Appreciated the depth of the conversation and how the hosts made the subject matter personal

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Business cycle and market cycles

Amazing story telling ability. Phenomenal reporting 5 stars to author, producer , director and the reporter. Interviewing the founder of Juul was the best climax to the story. Loved it

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Intriguing

It was fascinating. I found myself wanting to join the conversation. I appreciate the different perspectives and I learned a lot

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Thank you…

…for the insightful and entertaining history of what is my current form of nicotine addiction. I genuinely thought I would finish this podcast with a very different outlook than I have. You both did an excellent job of conveying information from multiple perspectives in a clear and objective manner. I look forward to hearing more from you both in the future. Thanks again!

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found this to be extremely interesting

I found all of this information to be extremely interesting and insightful I listened to the whole thing over two days.

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Sets the audio documentary standard

For a topic that I knew very little about this documentary totally had me hooked. Excellent research and editing made this a binge listen. Hope to see more from this duo.

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Excellent and thought provoking!

one of the best I have listened to and makes u think about a difficult subject and the power of addiction.

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