Special Episode: Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind
Evan Ratliff, a co-host of the Longform Podcast, is the author of The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re all less moral than we think we are, including myself. I\u2019m interested in the justifications people provide for themselves to get deep into something that starts as one thing and ends up as a murderous criminal cartel. Paul Le Roux, sure\u2014but also doctors and pharmacists. It\u2019s interesting to think about where the pressures in our lives create moral ambiguity that we didn't think was there, and why we do things that we\u2019ve said we'll never do. We look at someone else and think that they\u2019re really bad or evil, but then we\u2019ve never experienced those pressures. That cauldron of factors is something I\u2019m very interested in because I think it applies to everyone.\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\n\n\n\n@ev_rat\ncazart.net\nRatliff on Longform\n\n\nLongform Podcast #48: Evan Ratliff\n\n\nLongform Podcast Bonus Episode: Evan Ratliff (April 2016)\n\n\n[3:00] The Oilman's Daughter (The Atavist \u2022 2013)\n\n\n[3:05] The Mastermind (The Atavist \u2022 Mar 2016)\n\n\n[5:15] The Mastermind (Evan Ratliff \u2022 Random House \u2022 2019)\n\n\n[17:10] Longform Podcast #66: Andy Ward\n\n\n[49:50] Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire (Elaine Shannon \u2022 HarperLuxe \u2022 2019)\n\n\n[1:03:20] Ratliff's New Yorker archive\n\n\n[1:03:25] Ratliff's Atavist Magazine archive\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices