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) 
<a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/london-falling/9781035056279">https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/london-falling/9781035056279</a>  
 
Book: Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe (2019) 
<a href="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">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</a>  
 
Book: Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022) 
<a href="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">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</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Say Nothing’ (2024) - Hulu 
<a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing">https://www.channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing</a>  
 
Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/</a>  
 
War Dogs (2016) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/</a>  
 
Nightcrawler (2014) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8fjzqshxpg22pa0bm7iho27?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8fjzqshxpg22pa0bm7iho27?action=play</a>  
 
American Psycho (2000) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/american-psycho/umc.cmc.4k3idfzm0x9j5okdedo2s4l50?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/american-psycho/umc.cmc.4k3idfzm0x9j5okdedo2s4l50?action=play</a>  
 
Book: Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022) 
<a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/rogues/9781035001767">https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/rogues/9781035001767</a>  
 
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/</a>  
 
Article: Larry Gagosian Piece, Patrick Radden Keefe (2023) 
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/31/larry-gagosian-profile">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/31/larry-gagosian-profile</a>  
 
Book: Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance, (2017) 
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/hillbilly-elegy/j-d-vance/9780008220563">https://www.waterstones.com/book/hillbilly-elegy/j-d-vance/9780008220563</a>  
 
Book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua (2012) 
<a href="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">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</a>   
 
Article: The Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Patrick Radden Keefe (2012) 
<a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/behind-the-cover-story-patrick-radden-keefe-on-the-sinaloa-drug-cartel/">https://archive.nytimes.com/6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/behind-the-cover-story-patrick-radden-keefe-on-the-sinaloa-drug-cartel/</a> 
 
Book: Nazi Billionaires, David De Jong (2023) 
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/nazi-billionaires/david-de-jong/9780008299798">https://www.waterstones.com/book/nazi-billionaires/david-de-jong/9780008299798</a>  
 
Book: Some People Need Killing, Patricia Evangelista (2023) 
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/some-people-need-killing/patricia-evangelista/9781804710081">https://www.waterstones.com/book/some-people-need-killing/patricia-evangelista/9781804710081</a>  
 
 Book: Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann (2017) 
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon-adapted-for-young-adults/david-grann/9781398528482">https://www.waterstones.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon-adapted-for-young-adults/david-grann/9781398528482</a>  
 
TV Show: Industry (2020 – present) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry</a>  
 
Podcast: Wind of Change (2020 – 2022) - Crooked Media 
<a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/">https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/</a>  
 
Song: ‘Wind Of Change’, The Scorpions (1990) 
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM">https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM</a>  
 
Song: ‘Piano Man’, Bill Joel (1973) 
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ">https://open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ</a>  
 
Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989) 
<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-journalist-and-the-murderer-janet-malcolm">https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-journalist-and-the-murderer-janet-malcolm</a>  
 
Article: Carl Icahn, Patrick Radden Keefe (2017) 
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-failed-raid-on-washington">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-failed-raid-on-washington</a>  
 
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  
<a href="http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/">www.mindhouse.co.uk</a> 
 
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