PREVIEW: Radio War Nerd EP #52 — Drugs & Wars

Guest: Alexander Zaitchik, journalist & author of "Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Trump's America"For non-subscribers, here is a 25+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode 52 (total length 2:44:46) on Drugs & Wars...Zaitchik describes his experiences with indigenous Andean tribes, ayahuasca & its uses in battle...Hitler's speedballs, Shia Assassins on Hashish, and the tendency to ascribe behavior that makes us nervous as drug-induced whether it is or isn't...Antibiotics as the most important drug of all...Opium as the central organizing principle in France's counterinsurgency war in Indochina...Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Radio War Nerd here on our patreon page, to listen to the entire episode 51 and all previous locked episodes. Depending on your pledge, you can also get our downloadable RSS feed for your podcast app, the Radio War Nerd Newsletter, Show Notes and more...