Rat Park: Late Stage Capitalism and Drug Addiction
This is truly a milestone episode. The guys debate David's rat park theory - a contentious topic in Pause for Parrots lore - in which he makes the case that late stage capitalism is to blame for drug addiction rates in America, due to Capitalism's...
First published
05/28/2021
Genres:
news
comedy
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