{"podcast":{"title":"Nostalgia Trap","slug":"nostalgia-trap-1089996","podcast_index_feed_id":1089996,"rss_url":"https://nostalgiatrap.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.nostalgiatrap.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/7/f/1/27f19cc98bbbf96d27a2322813b393ee/NT_Logo_08.2021_Square.jpg","author":"David Parsons","episode_count":558,"summary":"Deep dive conversations on American history, politics, and pop culture, hosted by history professor and writer David Parsons.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:17:07.055844+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nostalgia-trap-1089996"},"episode":{"title":"The Drug Trap, Part One - Pills! Pills! Pills! (PREVIEW)","slug":"the-drug-trap-part-one-pills-pills-pills-preview","published_at":"2025-11-17T18:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nostalgia-trap-1089996/the-drug-trap-part-one-pills-pills-pills-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nostalgia-trap-1089996","url":"https://nostalgiatrap.libsyn.com/the-drug-trap-part-one-pills-pills-pills-preview","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nostalgiatrap/The_Drug_Trap_Part_One_-_Pills_Pills_Pills_PREVIEW.mp3?dest-id=194411","summary":"Have you ever seen A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies ? It's an epic documentary whose title says it all: a legendary director tells his life story while sharing ideas about the history of cinema. Kind of a two-for-one. I highly recommend it. Anyway, that's what I'm going to do with this series, except instead of movies I'll be talking about drugs. I don't think my drug experiences are particularly unique, but I do have a lot of drug experiences, and I think I've got some insights to offer that extend beyond memoir; that is, I'm going to attempt to connect my own highs and lows with the broader history and politics of the past couple decades. So, in this first episode, I share some stories and thoughts about the world of pills: uppers, downers and, um, in-betweeners. I hope you enjoy...and stay tuned for more adventures in intoxication. This series is, for obvious reasons, only for subscribers. Click here to check it out","meta_description":"Have you ever seen A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies ? It's an epic documentary whose title says it all: a legendary directo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nostalgia-trap-1089996/episodes/the-drug-trap-part-one-pills-pills-pills-preview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nostalgia-trap-1089996/the-drug-trap-part-one-pills-pills-pills-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}