The Vaping Fix
Two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined. From classrooms to hospitals, boardrooms to the Oval Office, what can be done to protect teenagers and is it too late? From Laura Beil, the reporter behind Dr. Death and Bad Batch, comes The Vaping Fix, the inside story of the rise of Juul and the making of a crisis.
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Our Editor's Take
In theory, Juul was a great idea. Smoking has done much damage to many people; what if there was a genuinely viable alternative? A new product that could check off the boxes smokers desire without all the chemicals, the cancers, and the carnage? Could a rational future for smoking be on the horizon?
The Vaping Fix tells the story of Juul across seven incredible episodes, from the making of a new product to the start of a health crisis. Stanford graduates James Monsees and Adam Bowen learned that playing with fire can often lead to smoke. Vaping is a modern phenomenon that divides opinion, but the story behind it is relatively unknown. Medical reporter and journalist Laura Beil tells the story in incredible detail, making The Vaping Fix a true-crime podcast as it is one of scientific discovery and entrepreneurial spirit. Taking on any industry is an audacious move, let alone one as entrenched as the world of smoking.
Monsees and Bowen had an idea, but they had no idea how far it would stretch. The Vaping Fix is a fascinating podcast that tells the story of the electronic cigarette in total, from doe-eyed regulators to the stocks as public enemy number one. Don't miss The Vaping Fix, available on Amazon Music.
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