Barry Meier is a former "New York Times journalist," and author of the book “Pain Killer: A Wonder Drug's Trail of Addiction and Death.” It’s the grim story of OxyContin, the opioid epidemic, the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler Family. His groundbreaking reporting helped bring the corporate malfeasance that fueled a massive wave of substance misuse to light for the first time.
We speak with New York Rep. George Latimer, a Democrat from the 16th district.
We speak with NPR immigration reporter Jasmine Garsd about the Northeast's migrant influx, her identity, and why the 2022 World Cup still reverberates.
On this episode, Gov. Charlie Baker comes to Union Station in Springfield. And we remember Kobe Bryant.