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)

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/london-falling/9781035056279

Book: Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe (2019)

https://www.waterstones.com/book/say-nothing/patrick-radden-keefe//9780008159269?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1770820651_da19805aca482f3e2f7cdd8da31aca44&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS

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

https://www.waterstones.com/book/empire-of-pain/patrick-radden-keefe//9781529063103?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=863943&awc=3787_1770820691_38f3f451369dd9c047c37137a0cb0d42&utm_source=863943&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.octer.co.uk%2F

TV Show: ‘Say Nothing’ (2024) - Hulu

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing

Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/

War Dogs (2016)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/

Nightcrawler (2014)

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8fjzqshxpg22pa0bm7iho27?action=play

American Psycho (2000)

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/american-psycho/umc.cmc.4k3idfzm0x9j5okdedo2s4l50?action=play

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

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/rogues/9781035001767

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/

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

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/31/larry-gagosian-profile

Book: Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance, (2017)

https://www.waterstones.com/book/hillbilly-elegy/j-d-vance/9780008220563

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

https://www.waterstones.com/book/battle-hymn-of-the-tiger-mother/amy-chua//9781408822074?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1770824539_3e1fda19a55aa22e32d76f01e79f390b&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS

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

https://archive.nytimes.com/6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/behind-the-cover-story-patrick-radden-keefe-on-the-sinaloa-drug-cartel/

Book: Nazi Billionaires, David De Jong (2023)

https://www.waterstones.com/book/nazi-billionaires/david-de-jong/9780008299798

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

https://www.waterstones.com/book/some-people-need-killing/patricia-evangelista/9781804710081

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

https://www.waterstones.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon-adapted-for-young-adults/david-grann/9781398528482

TV Show: Industry (2020 – present) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry

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

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

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

https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM

Song: ‘Piano Man’, Bill Joel (1973)

https://open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ

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

https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-journalist-and-the-murderer-janet-malcolm

Article: Carl Icahn, Patrick Radden Keefe (2017)

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-failed-raid-on-washington

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

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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