10 episodes
The Vaping Fix Wondery
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4.2 • 98 Ratings
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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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Playing with Fire
James Monsees and Adam Bowen, two Stanford graduate students, have an idea - one they believe could save millions of lives and rid the world of smoking. The goal is personal: they’re both smokers. But even good intentions can have unintended consequences?
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Vaporized
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It’s a race against time to design, manufacture, and ship James and Adam’s new device Everyone is stretched to breaking point and along the way decisions are made that will haunt the company forever. Even the surprising intervention of a popular late-night TV host isn’t enough to stop what’s coming. -
I Think I’m in Love With a Juul
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Juul sales skyrocket. From regulators to Youtube it seems like everyone is in love with the sleek new device . The only problem? Among the new fans is a group no one wanted to see: teens. -
Public Enemy
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Everyone is breathing down Juul’s neck - parents, teachers, elected officials and the FDA. As the company scrambles to keep their devices out of the hands of teenagers, is it too little, too late? -
Up In Smoke
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Juul desperately needs help and they find it from an unexpected source. Will their decision actually save the company from going up in smoke, or have they just accepted a deal with the devil? -
The Rational Future of Smoking
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As one father wrestles with his son’s intensifying nicotine addiction, Juul’s founder finds himself in the hot seat in front of the country’s highest powers. The company is fighting to defend its reputation, but some mistakes can be hard to forgive.
Customer Reviews
I think money was always the driving factor.
I think using the premise of creating a device to help people quit smoking was certainly in the mix when forming this company. A convenient angle at the time.
To let it explode on the market and then sell out to big tobacco and leave? Sorry, the people that started Juul obviously don’t run very deep. To do harm and just cash out and walk off is pathetic. Zero respect.
Good podcast - Wondery is always a solid production.
Melodramatic and mostly ads
Fair enough to include some advertising for listeners who don’t subscribe, but about half of every episode is ads; it’s too much. Also, the story is dramatic enough with out the melodramatic narration.
Fascinating- when good and clever things are not ...
what they seem!!
It happens so often good men/people ending up with unanticipated consequences. But who knew... this is fascinating.
Just the way things are but it is horrifying ... and it started so well.