Hey everyone, this is Mike Morford, one of the producers as soon as the crime,

and I want to tell you about a new podcast from Wondery that I think you'll love.

It's called The Vaping Fix.

It's the story of a silent killer, smoking, and how one Silicon Valley tech startups

planned to curb it may have done more harm than good. In 2017, plumes of vape clouds surrounded

schools across America and teen smoking rates skyrocketed, as more and more children became

addicted to e-cigarettes, parents, politicians, and health experts looked for answers.

All eyes turned to a company at the heart of this new epidemic.

Jewel. Jewel was founded to create an iPod-like device that could provide a safer alternative

to smoking, but their pitch-perfect marketing campaign, high levels of nicotine,

and social media influencer endorsements attracted users of all ages.

Within a year, teenagers were getting addicted.

Was this an accident or did an ambition blind them to unintended consequences

of what they created, putting millions at risk?

From Laura Beale, the host of Dr. Death in Bad Batch, Wondery's new podcast mini-series,

The Vaping Fix is the story of how Jewel managed to hook a new generation on vaping.

I'm about to play you a preview of The Vaping Fix.

While you're listening, follow The Vaping Fix on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast,

or you can also listen early and ad-free by starting your free draw of Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.

Thanks for listening, and we'll see you back here soon.

It was a rainy day in Orangeburg, New York in 2018.

John Luca Berecchio was hanging out in his college dorm room between classes,

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