Episode
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Fentanyl
Overview
As overdoses involving fentanyl continue to skyrocket, Hasan traces the origins of the synthetic opioid and how drug companies profit from its misuse.
Details
- Series
- Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2019-08-11
- Runtime
- 29 min
Episode context
Fentanyl is Episode 2 in Season 4 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. It aired on 2019-08-11. The runtime is 29 min.
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Episode 1: The Dark Side of the Video Game Industry
Video games are bigger than ever, but the people who make them are often exploited. Hasan takes a look at the darker side of the gaming industry.
Episode 3: Why Your Public Transportation Sucks
Hasan examines how the U.S. government and the Koch brothers are sabotaging plans to revive and expand public transportation as infrastructure crumbles.
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Episode 6: The Broken Policing System
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