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On today’s episode, we interview Dr. Brian Erkkila, the Director of Regulatory Science at Swedish Match North America, a subsidiary of Philip Morris International – makers of ZYN. A former scientist at the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, Dr. Erkkila offers detailed insights on a new generation of smoke-free products and outlines opportunities for tobacco harm reduction. He also addresses common misconceptions about nicotine and explains how the FDA can do more to arm medical professionals with better advice for their patients who smoke. PMI U.S. recently released a white paper on the topic entitled "Getting Smart on Reduced Harm."

Dr. Brian Erkkila is a regulatory scientist with a history of tackling complex regulatory issues, specializing in human health risk assessment, pharmacology, tobacco regulation, database development and science policy. He currently serves as the director of regulatory science at Swedish Match North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris International. Prior to this role, he worked at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Science, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Erkkila holds a BA in Neurobiology from The Johns Hopkins University and earned his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Today we talk about the powerball.

We feature Dr. Bran Erkkila to talk about harm reduction amongst tobacco users

and we talk about people the women in congress who will burn your house down.

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Happy Labor Day Weekend!

00:00 We talk about the AJC shutting off the print machine and the they/them in Minnesota.

12:00 We talk about rebranding, media, Cracker B and the decision to lower interest rates.

36:00 We talk about the Amanda Knox's resurgence, and a nice girl asked me for my advice before she gets married.

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Weekend Show!

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00:00 Today we talk about Trump and Putin in Alaska.

12:00 We talk about federalizing the law enforcement in Washington DC. We talk about selling goods to China and putting money in the pocket of the United States Federal Government.

35:00 We talk about the Trump endorsement of Burt Jones and we talk about celebrating special occasions.

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00:00 We talk about India and tariffs and how Trump is sending a message.

12:00 We talk about the giant redistricting mistake

22:00 We talk about Palantir Technologies

35:00 We talk about Geoff Duncan and his all to predictable flip to the Democrats. Meh

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Today we talk about the news during the recess and Walmart's big idea.

We talk about tsunamis and crazy alerts you get on your phone.

And we talk about why Republicans will struggle with Senator Jon Ossoff.

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