- 69
- Episodes
- 19
- Transcribed
- 611
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Crackdown
The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. Crackdown is a monthly podcast about drugs, drug policy and the drug war led by drug user activists and supported by research. Each episode will tell the story of a community fighting for their lives. It’s also about solutions, justice for those we have lost, and saving lives.
- Publisher
- Crackdown Productions
- Category
- science · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Jan 2019
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
19 of 69 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 59: They’re Running Against Us
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 58: Toothless Tiger
22 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 57: We Ain’t Dead Yet
Inside a recent episode
Episode 59: They’re Running Against Us
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I am a registered nurse and the founder and executive director of Starlings Community, a Calgary-based not-for-profit. And our mission has always been to strengthen the community of support around young people growing up with parental substance use challenges, recognizing many youth don't seek out support because they're afraid of witnessing their parent be taken to prison and they're afraid of being separated from their family. It must be so important to them that you're an adult and you've made it out the other side of this situation, you know? Yeah, yeah. Well, I think it's like any young person to not be able to even find on Google. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Crackdown
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Zoe Dodd
- Kingsley Gilliam
- Lydia Lukas Lobbezoo
- Samona Marsh
- Tyson Singh Kelsall
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 235 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 376 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Questions about Crackdown
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Crackdown take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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