S7 EP6: Patrick Radden Keefe on the opioid crisis, criminal career longevity and why access is overrated

Joining Louis in the studio today is award-winning writer and investigative journalist, Patrick Radden Keefe. Patrick tells Louis about his investigation into the Sackler family's involvement in the opioid crisis, how professional criminals keep career longevity, and why he thinks access is overrated. Plus he discusses his latest book, London Falling.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

Book: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, Patrick Radden Keefe (2026)

panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/…

Book: Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe (2019)

waterstones.com/book/say-nothing/patrick-radde…

Book: Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022)

waterstones.com/book/empire-of-pain/patrick-ra…

TV Show: ‘Say Nothing’ (2024) - Hulu

channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing

Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

imdb.com/title/tt0993846

War Dogs (2016)

imdb.com/title/tt2005151

Nightcrawler (2014)

tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8…

American Psycho (2000)

tv.apple.com/gb/movie/american-psycho/umc.cmc.…

Book: Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022)

panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/…

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

imdb.com/title/tt0104348

Article: Larry Gagosian Piece, Patrick Radden Keefe (2023)

newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/31/larry-gagosi…

Book: Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance, (2017)

waterstones.com/book/hillbilly-elegy/j-d-vance…

Book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua (2012)

waterstones.com/book/battle-hymn-of-the-tiger-…

Article: The Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Patrick Radden Keefe (2012)

archive.nytimes.com/6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com…

Book: Nazi Billionaires, David De Jong (2023)

waterstones.com/book/nazi-billionaires/david-d…

Book: Some People Need Killing, Patricia Evangelista (2023)

waterstones.com/book/some-people-need-killing/…

Book: Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann (2017)

waterstones.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moo…

TV Show: Industry (2020 – present) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry

Podcast: Wind of Change (2020 – 2022) - Crooked Media

crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change

Song: ‘Wind Of Change’, The Scorpions (1990)

open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM

Song: ‘Piano Man’, Bill Joel (1973)

open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ

Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989)

londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-journalis…

Article: Carl Icahn, Patrick Radden Keefe (2017)

newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-…

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

mindhouse.co.uk

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