The team behind the Hulu miniseries “Dopesick” joins the Political Theater podcast to discuss how they approached a story of monumental tragedy and loss and put a human face on the sprawling opioid epidemic that the United States is still in the throes of dealing with.

Show Notes:

• Meet Jan Rader, West Virginia Heroin(e) in the Opioid Fight
• For Some in Congress, the Opioid Crisis Is Personal
• Family’s Tragedy Drives Opioid Bill
• How is Congress handling opioids? We followed the money
• Congress’ Focus on Opioids Misses Larger Crisis