Purdue Pharma, Beard History, The Last Supper

Purdue Pharma Reaches Opioid Settlement with Oklahoma Guest: Abbe Gluck, Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, Yale University Companies that make prescription painkillers are facing more than a thousand lawsuits from cities, counties, states and Native American tribes over their role in the worst drug epidemic in US history. The suits allege these companies misled doctors and patients about the addictiveness of their drugs in order to make more money. This week, Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, settled one of those lawsuits with the state of Oklahoma for $270 million dollars.  What Do Beards Tell us about Politics, Culture and Religion? Guest: Christopher Oldstone-Moore, Senior Lecturer Assistant to the Chair for Graduate Studies, Wright State University, Ohio Anytime a celebrity or politician comes back from a break sporting facial hair, people kinda freak out. Senator Ted Cruz’ new salt-and-pepper beard was an obsession for weeks online. And have you seen David Letterman since he left the Late Show? He’s giving Santa Claus a run for his money. What’s the big deal with facial hair? Whether a man shaves –or doesn’t –is his business. Real Secrets of DaVinci’s The Last Supper Guest: Ross King, Author of “Leonardo and the Last Supper” This year marks the 500thanniversary of the death of Leonardo DaVinci. One of his most famous painting is his depiction of The Last Supper. It figures prominently in conspiracy theories about the Holy Grail and the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. That’s the whole basis for Dan Brown’s the DaVinci Code and the movie it was made into. There is a more feminine looking person next to Jesus, but art historian Ross King says people during DaVinci’s time would have recognized it as the apostle John, not a surprise appearance by Mary Magdalene at the Last Supper. There may not be Holy Grail secrets embedded in the masterpiece, but Ross King says it was revolutionary in other ways. Tech Addiction Myths Debunked (origina