Dope Sick
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Dope Sick by Beth Macy comes up on The Ezra Klein Show and The Megyn Kelly Show, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Dope Sick by Beth Macy appears 3 times across 3 podcast episodes on 2 shows, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“To me, it's fantastic book, Dope Sick.”
Why people keep bringing this up
Hosts and guests on The Ezra Klein Show repeatedly reference Dope Sick when discussing reporting on the opioid epidemic and narratives about Appalachia. Barbara Kingsolver calls Beth Macy’s Dope Sick “fantastic” and cites it as one of the journalists’ accounts that has already told the story of the big players in the opioid crisis. Kingsolver also notes that Dope Sick served as her point of entry when shaping a different story focused on “little people” rather than the major actors. The book’s presence in both the Best Of episode and a feature conversation about Appalachia explains why it recurs across episodes of the same podcast.
The host discusses the profound effects of the opioid epidemic on children, particularly those who have lost parents to addiction. They highlight how Beth Macy's book 'Dope Sick' sheds light on the struggles of these orphans and the overwhelmed systems meant to support them.
The host discusses the profound effects of the opioid epidemic on children, particularly those who have lost parents to addiction. This leads to a mention of 'Dope Sick' as a crucial resource that highlights the struggles of orphans and the overwhelmed foster care system.
Recent show rotation: The Ezra Klein Show and The Megyn Kelly Show.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 38:50 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
Answers to common book, episode, podcast, and guest questions.
Which episode mentioned Dope Sick?
Barbara Kingsolver Thinks Urban Liberals Have It All Wrong on Appalachia on The Ezra Klein Show is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Dope Sick by Beth Macy. Other indexed episodes include Best Of: Barbara Kingsolver on ‘Urban-Rural Antipathy’ on The Ezra Klein Show and JonBenét Ramsey's Father, "Dopesick," and "Family Annihilators" - Megyn's "True Crime" Mega-Episode on The Megyn Kelly Show. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 38:50.
Which podcast mentioned Dope Sick?
The Ezra Klein Show and The Megyn Kelly Show are the main indexed podcasts currently tied to Dope Sick by Beth Macy.
Who mentioned Dope Sick on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties Dope Sick by Beth Macy to The Ezra Klein Show and The Megyn Kelly Show, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up Dope Sick?
The host discusses the profound effects of the opioid epidemic on children, particularly those who have lost parents to addiction. They highlight how Beth Macy's book 'Dope Sick' sheds light on the struggles of these orphans and the overwhelmed systems meant to support them. It most often appears in conversations about impact of opioid epidemic.
Mentions across episodes
Every mention card links back to the episode page and exact transcript anchor.
“To me, it's fantastic book, Dope Sick. So that was my point of entry in this novel. The story I wanted to tell was not about the big guys, but about the little people.”
“The story of the big players in the opioid epidemic has been told beautifully by a handful of journalists, Beth Macy among them with her fantastic book, Dope Sick.”
“Beth Macy, journalist and author who wrote the book Dope Sick, which was recently adapted into the TV series that you've been hearing us talk about.”