Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco
Claim This Podcastby Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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<p>The tobacco industry has spent decades honing its deadly strategies to maximise its profits. Despite the well-known dangers of tobacco there are still eight million tobacco-related deaths each year.</p><br><p>Why, decades after it’s deceptions were uncovered, is this industry still so powerful and profitable?</p><br><p>This podcast, based on ground-breaking research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, exposes the tactics of the tobacco industry. Experts from the University of Bath and other organisations consider the progress that has been made in countering this deadly industry and what still needs to be done.</p><br><p>We explore how these same strategies provide a playbook for other industries that trade in unhealthy commodities and make billions at the expense of our, and the planet’s, health.</p><br><p>Join us as we hold this deadly industry to account.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Publishing Since
12/20/2024
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Recent Episodes
November 4, 2025
Ep 16: How does Big Tobacco target different countries?
Host Louis Laurence interviews Dr. Gan Quan, Lisa Lennartsdotter Ermann, Daniel Dorado, and Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo about Big Tobacco's tailored tactics across different regions, revealing how the industry thwarts tobacco control policies globally.
October 28, 2025
Ep 15: How do commercial conflicts of interest threaten science?
Dr. Tess Legg and Dr. Alice Fabbri discuss with Louis Laurence how commercial funding can bias scientific research, exploring ways to protect science through policies and funding changes in this interview.
October 21, 2025
Ep 14: What really happens at WHO FCTC COP and MOP?
Louis Laurence interviews Leslie Rae Ferat, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control, and Dr. Allen Gallagher, Co-Director of the Tobacco Control Research Group, about the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s Conference, including civil society's role and Big Tobacco's interference.
18 total episodes available
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- What is Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco?
<p>The tobacco industry has spent decades honing its deadly strategies to maximise its profits. Despite the well-known dangers of tobacco there are still eight million tobacco-related deaths each year.</p><br><p>Why, decades after it’s deceptions were uncovered, is this industry still so powerful and profitable?</p><br><p>This podcast, based on ground-breaking research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, exposes the tactics of the tobacco industry. Experts from the University of Bath and other organisations consider the progress that has been made in countering this deadly industry and what still needs to be done.</p><br><p>We explore how these same strategies provide a playbook for other industries that trade in unhealthy commodities and make billions at the expense of our, and the planet’s, health.</p><br><p>Join us as we hold this deadly industry to account.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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