Strikes, Unions, and America's Relationship with Substances
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English - September 29, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews Science survey science polls survey political poll surveys public opinion poll Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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First, writers and actors walked out in Hollywood and now auto workers are picketing car factories. The companies involved have noted how much these strikes cost Americans in terms of missing entertainment and potentially higher car prices, but a majority of Americans appear to be on the side of the strikers. Maybe more so now than at any time in past half-century.
Then, new research shows there are big generational divides over the perception of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Not surprising, perhaps, but some of the details are.
And we end with a fun fact from the same universe: At what age did high schoolers have their first alcoholic drink back 1957? We get into a side discussion on what "have" means!