Episode 27: A Closer Look At 'Backfired' Vaping Wars podcast—Joe Gitchell

Tobacco harm reduction expert Joe Gitchell joins AVM's Jim McCarthy to discuss the wildly popular Audible podcast series "Vaping Wars." The series, hosted by two veteran journalists, may be the most balanced mainstream media treatment of nicotine vaping so far. But could it have been even better? McCarthy says yes, pointing out that the podcast failed to mention some key facts about the benefits of nicotine vaping. Gitchell, though acknowledging the series' limitations, says "Vaping Wars" will help shift the public's understanding of tobacco harm reduction in the right direction.

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