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The War on Drugs

By: Lava for Good Podcasts
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  • In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse ‘public enemy number one’— the first salvo in America’s War on Drugs. Fifty years later, with drug overdoses in the US at a record high, are we any closer to ‘victory’? The War on Drugs has a more profound effect on society than any of us really understands. It is embedded in the fabric of our culture and permeates our daily lives in visible and invisible ways – perhaps the most daunting pandemic we face.

    Lava for Good’s The War on Drugs podcast, co-hosted by comedian Clayton English and Greg Glod, senior criminal justice fellow at Americans for Prosperity, examines the true cost of five decades of policy, policing, and persecution. Special guests, including diverse subject matter experts, peel back the surface of this complicated period of US history, showing the ways the War on Drugs has fueled over incarceration, exacerbated addiction and hampered economic progress. By shining a spotlight on how our communities have crumbled under the weight of this so-called ‘war,’ we can explore the politicization of public health policy, institutional racism and classism in the legislation and administration of criminal law, and how decriminalization and other alternatives could bring the fruitless ‘war’ to an end. 

    The War on Drugs will be available every Wednesday beginning January 25 wherever you get your podcasts.

    The War on Drugs is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1
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Episodes
  • Wrongful Conviction 2024 - Trailer

    Wrongful Conviction 2024 - Trailer
    Jan 1 2024

    Lava for Good’s critically acclaimed Wrongful Conviction podcast, co-hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, and Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, returns with gripping new episodes that delve into harrowing stories highlighting pervasive issues in the criminal justice system. Flom and Freleng speak with individuals who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish in prison. Their cases underscore shocking systemic failures and outright biases within the legal system. Episodes will alternate between the two hosts every Monday and Thursday beginning January 8, 2024.

    Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

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    2 mins
  • #375 Guest Hosts Clayton English and Greg Glod with Louie Garcia

    #375 Guest Hosts Clayton English and Greg Glod with Louie Garcia
    Jul 13 2023

    On August 10, 2017, police executed a search warrant at a home in San Antonio, TX and found nearly three pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a bathroom. Upon this discovery, police arrested 45-year-old Louie Garcia and two other individuals. It turns out that the search warrant stemmed from the word of a confidential informant, and nothing else. Further, upon their arrest, Louie and his co-defendants urged that they had been framed. Shortly before the police arrived, a man had stopped at the house with a young girl. They asked to use the bathroom, and then left. When the police did arrive, the officers immediately went up to the bathroom, where they found the drugs. Their claims fell on deaf ears, and Louie was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Greg Glod and Clayton English talk to Louie Garcia and Dayna Jones, Louie's attorney.

    To learn more and get involved, visit:

    https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/s1e6-the-war-at-your-door-no-knock-warrants/

    Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

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    36 mins
  • Bonus Episode | Melissa Etheridge on the Therapeutic Benefits of Psychedelics

    Bonus Episode | Melissa Etheridge on the Therapeutic Benefits of Psychedelics
    Jul 12 2023

    In this special episode, Grammy and Oscar award winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge joins our hosts Clayton English and Greg Glod for a personal and thought-provoking conversation about advances in plant-based medicine in treating conditions such as depression, PTSD, opioid withdrawal, and addiction. 

    To learn more, visit:

    https://www.etheridgefoundation.org/

    The War on Drugs is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    37 mins
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