On Wednesday, a WIRED exclusive revealed that one of J.D. Vance’s financial policy advisers has posted a lot on Reddit about illicit substances. Given Vance’s hard stance on drugs, WIRED’s Tim Marchman and Makena Kelly join Leah to discuss why it matters that a member of his staff seems to have been using them. Leah Feiger is @<a href="https://twitter.com/leahfeiger?lang=en">LeahFeiger</a>. Makena Kelly is @<a href="https://twitter.com/kellymakena?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">kellymakena</a>. Tim Marchman is @<a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">timmarchman</a>. Write to us at politicslab@WIRED.com. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter <a href="https://www.wired.com/newsletter/politics-lab?sourceCode=PodcastPromo">here</a>.Mentioned this week:<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/jd-vance-adviser-posted-drug-use-reddit-cocaine-gas-station-heroin/">JD Vance Adviser Posted on Reddit for Years About Use of Cocaine, ‘Gas Station Heroin,’ Other Drugs</a> by Makena KellyWe’ve been nominated for a Signal Award! Vote for us here: <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2024/shows/general/technology">https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2024/shows/general/technology</a>

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