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Dec 29, 2020 53 min

Episode 21: Control

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/45543505 Activist Kali Sedgemore and anthropologist Danya Fast tell a story about the government’s desire for control—the way its attempts to detain and manage drug users often backfire. CREDITS Crackdown is produced on the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. We make this podcast with funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. And from our Patreon supporters. You can find a complete transcript for today's show, as well as photographs and links to further readings, at patreon.com/crackdownpod. While there, consider giving us a few bucks. It helps a lot. Our editorial board is: Samona Marsh Shelda Kastor Greg Fess Jeff Louden Dean Wilson Al Fowler Laura Shaver Rest in Peace Dave Murray and Chereece Keewatin. Today's episode was conceptualized, written, and produced by Sam Fenn, Alex Kim, Alex de Boer, Danya Fast, Ryan McNeil, and me, Garth Mullins. Danya Fast’s research is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Vancouver Foundation, The Sick Kids Foundation, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Original score written and performed by Garth Mullins, Sam Fenn, and James Ash. Our credits music was “Pinkjet Pussy” by Randy and the Pandoras. You can buy this song on 100 Block Rock, a compilation of music produced by Downtown Eastside artists.

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