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Backfired: The Vaping Wars

By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Arielle Pardes
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About the Host

Leon Neyfakh is a journalist best known as the co-creator of Slow Burn, the host of Fiasco, and the co-host of Think Twice: Michael Jackson. Before starting Prologue Projects, a podcast production company based in New York, he was a reporter for Slate, The Boston Globe, and The New York Observer. He is the author of the book The Next Next Level.

About the Host

Arielle Pardes is a Bay Area-based journalist who specializes in stories about technology and business. Before launching the Backfired podcast, she was a features writer for The Information and a senior writer for WIRED Magazine. She has reported on some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tinder, Airbnb, and WeWork. She was previously a co-host of WIRED's Gadget Lab podcast.

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Such a thorough and nuanced view!

Absolutely gripping. Leon always nails it and he did it again. This is worth every minute, absolutely top-notch journalism

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Compelling and well researched

Great balance of interviews, research and journalism. Great voices too, a very interesting listen. Appreciated the depth of the conversation and how the hosts made the subject matter personal

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The crazy amount of interviews coving all perspectives of the vaping industry

I thought this was a relatively thorough deep dive into the vaping industry; that was for the most part pretty unbiased and focused on the truth of what has transpired in the founding of the vaping industry

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Objective reporting

Voices and personalities are very likable. Seems like a topic that has been polarizing in the news. This is told well by seemingly objective reporting that are presenting both sides. Well done.

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Finally Straight Talk on Vapes!

I vape and I work in public policy with an interest in public health. Watching the public health response to youth vaping in recent years and the subsequent impact on the market has been painful and confusing. This is a well researched and fascinating look into this story that has been running in the background of my personal and professional life in recent years. Thank you for the great reporting!

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fantastic!

This was eye opening from the start to the finish. It may not have been the intended purpose..but this has solidified my belief that the FDA cares nothing of our health and only seeks money and control. as a former smoker who used vaping to quit, I am obviously biased. I do see the disposables as a cash grab with little to no care to health. Im grateful that njoy was around when I decided to quit, so by proxy I'm thankful to Juul.

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Very informative

Great podcast that was honest and had great interviews and perspectives. Also liked the rumors followed up and facts checked.

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Thank you…

…for the insightful and entertaining history of what is my current form of nicotine addiction. I genuinely thought I would finish this podcast with a very different outlook than I have. You both did an excellent job of conveying information from multiple perspectives in a clear and objective manner. I look forward to hearing more from you both in the future. Thanks again!

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found this to be extremely interesting

I found all of this information to be extremely interesting and insightful I listened to the whole thing over two days.

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Story of how the vape industry developed

A fascinating story of how the vape industry developed, along with the personal story of one of the hosts. I've never smoked or had any interest in vaping, but this story caught my attention.

It seems like government inaction, and then a government overreaction made things worse.

It shows how difficult it is to balance science and society and the need to protect children and yet help adults stop smoking.

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