Welcome to the reboot of The Undark Podcast, which will deliver — once a month from September to May — a feature-length exploration of a single topic at the intersection of science and society. In this episode, join freelance journalist Zachary Siegel and podcast host Lydia Chain as they explore the harm reduction organizations taking the controversial step of testing illicit drugs with forensic lab equipment to reduce fentanyl overdoses.
Below is the full transcript of the podcast, lightly edited for clarity. You can also subscribe to The Undark Podcast at Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or Spotify.
Greg Scott: I sort of have this vision in my head that there is a dam around the city of Chicago. There’s a huge reservoir of fentanyl all across North America. But for some reason, there are only a few holes in that dam that surrounds Chicago and fentanyl’s getting in, but it’s not getting in at any substantial level.
Zachary Siegel: That’s Greg Scott, a professor…
