Smoked
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsIn the 1980s, racing prodigy Randy Lanier shot to stardom at the Indy 500—and funded his racing through a secret double life as one of the biggest pot kingpins in American history. Now, after serving nearly 30 years in prison, Lanier's tale of weed, speed and the road ahead highlights society's changing relationship with marijuana, and the legacy of those already incarcerated for it.
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Introducing Longshot: Return Man
January 26, 2021 16:06 - 1 minute - 1.84 MBFrom the producers of Smoked comes an investigation into the remarkable life and mysterious death of the only Super Bowl champion from Lancaster, S.C. In 1970, Jim Duncan was a star on the rise for the Baltimore Colts, and the top kickoff return man in the NFL. Then, two years later, authorities say Duncan, who was Black, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his hometown police station. Many Black people alive in Lancaster at the time didn't believe the official account of the death...
Part 1: Blue Thunder
July 16, 2019 09:06 - 35 minutesBy the early-1980s, Randy Lanier is a star on the rise with his racing team, Blue Thunder. But amid the booming drug trade in Lanier’s home of South Florida, his growing celebrity hides an equally remarkable double life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Blue Thunder
July 16, 2019 09:06 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBy the early-1980s, Randy Lanier is a star on the rise with his racing team, Blue Thunder. But amid the booming drug trade in Lanier’s home of South Florida, his growing celebrity hides an equally remarkable double life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part 2: Santa Marta Gold
July 16, 2019 09:05 - 39 minutesA teenager of the ‘70s, growing up near Miami with peace, love, and plenty of pot, Lanier first discovers a dime-bag-sized entrepreneurial streak—then the riches in store for Florida’s daring drug smugglers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Santa Marta Gold
July 16, 2019 09:05 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBA teenager of the ‘70s, growing up near Miami with peace, love, and plenty of pot, Lanier first discovers a dime-bag-sized entrepreneurial streak—then the riches in store for Florida’s daring drug smugglers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part 3: Collision Course
July 16, 2019 09:04 - 36 minutesAs feds aggressively target South Florida drug syndicates, Lanier’s audacious racing and drug-smuggling careers both come to a head. How long can Lanier continue tempting fate, on the track and off it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Collision Course
July 16, 2019 09:04 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAs feds aggressively target South Florida drug syndicates, Lanier’s audacious racing and drug-smuggling careers both come to a head. How long can Lanier continue tempting fate, on the track and off it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Domino Effect
July 16, 2019 09:03 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBFlorida’s pot business falls apart, and for Lanier everything comes crashing down. He’s arrested, and ultimately given a “natural death sentence” for drug smuggling: Lanier will go to prison in handcuffs and leave in a coffin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part 4: Domino Effect
July 16, 2019 09:03 - 41 minutesFlorida’s pot business falls apart, and for Lanier everything comes crashing down. He’s arrested, and ultimately given a “natural death sentence” for drug smuggling: Lanier will go to prison in handcuffs and leave in a coffin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Part 5: Two Finish Lines
July 16, 2019 09:02 - 41 minutesLanier ultimately seeks rehabilitation behind bars, inspired by what his reimagined life could be. Outside, pot goes through its own rebranding, and Florida’s path to legal weed takes shape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Two Finish Lines
July 16, 2019 09:02 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBLanier ultimately seeks rehabilitation behind bars, inspired by what his reimagined life could be. Outside, pot goes through its own rebranding, and Florida’s path to legal weed takes shape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part 6: Smoke Clears
July 16, 2019 09:01 - 44 minutesIn late 2014, Lanier becomes a free man. It’s now a new day for pot in Florida and nationwide—and for Lanier, who seeks out ways to help others by drawing on his experiences from his old life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Smoke Clears
July 16, 2019 09:01 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn late 2014, Lanier becomes a free man. It’s now a new day for pot in Florida and nationwide—and for Lanier, who seeks out ways to help others by drawing on his experiences from his old life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing Smoked
July 02, 2019 14:35 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBIn the 1980s, racing prodigy Randy Lanier shot to stardom at the Indy 500—and funded his racing through a secret double life as one of the biggest pot kingpins in American history. Now, after serving nearly 30 years in prison, Lanier's tale of weed, speed and the road ahead highlights society's changing relationship with marijuana, and the legacy of those already incarcerated for it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...