{"podcast":{"title":"After the Fact","slug":"after-the-fact-779587","podcast_index_feed_id":779587,"rss_url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/e/136ea49f8248cfb0d959afa2a1bf1c87/LibSyn_3000x3000.png","author":"The Pew Charitable Trusts","episode_count":224,"summary":"After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:18:19.366116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"America's Most Problematic Drug Is Alcohol","slug":"america-s-most-problematic-drug-is-alcohol","published_at":"2025-10-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/america-s-most-problematic-drug-is-alcohol","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/americas-most-problematic-drug-is-alcohol","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/Americas_Most_Problematic_Drug_Is_Alcohol.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"While opioid use disorder dominates headlines, alcohol quietly remains America's most problematic—and overlooked—drug. Nearly 30 million people are estimated to have alcohol use disorder. In this episode of \"After the Fact,\" Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, an addiction medicine specialist, and Pew's Frances McGaffey discuss the latest trends related to alcohol use, its normalization in American culture, and the evolving science behind its risks.","meta_description":"While opioid use disorder dominates headlines, alcohol quietly remains America's most problematic—and overlooked—drug. Nearly 30 million people are estima…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/america-s-most-problematic-drug-is-alcohol/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/america-s-most-problematic-drug-is-alcohol.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}