How To Fix San Francisco, The Fentanyl Crisis, & Social Media Diets
Catching up with Mike Solana and Michelle Tandler
Hey MOZarts,
Our recent episodes have been diving deep into local politics in San Francisco and our war on drugs. Get up to speed, bookmark our San Francisco reading recommendations, and see the best YouTube comments below.
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If you missed it, we had a great time with
of Pirate Wires. Many of you were thrilled by his resemblance to Ryan Reynolds — should we start selecting for doppelgänger guests?Earlier today we released an episode we just recorded with
who writes . She discusses how Twitter has impacted her life, the war on drugs, and how she’d fix San Francisco.Also, Erik has been busy! He’s delighted many of our fans by interviewing none other than David Sacks of All In and Craft Ventures. He’s also sat down for longform interviews with billionaire
and journalist/podcaster . Links to those video podcasts at the bottom of this email. You can find “Upstream” (quotes intentional) everywhere you get your podcasts. Who else do you want to hear Erik interview on Upstream?Moment of Zen is supported by: Secureframe
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Book & Article Recommendations on San Francisco
Antonio: Season of the Witch by David Talbot
Dan: San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities
Erik: Sam Quinones’ two books: Dream Land: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic and The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth
All: Sam Quinones’ recent articles
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/
-https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/sam-quinones-on-meth-fentanyl-and-homelessness.html
Highlighting Youtube Comments
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*We’re working on improving the audio quality, and paying special attention to removing those reported harsh “S” sounds for future episodes (known as sibilance in audio). Thanks, always, for the feedback!
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