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Monday, 15 August 2022

The questionable ethics of the global food industry + Catch The Weeknd covers or some standup comedy laughs + The Hard Sell highlights corporate greed in the US opioid crisis

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Rotten is an investigative documentary series exposing corruption in the global food supply chain, with each of its one-hour episodes focusing on different issues in the food industry, taking us on a behind-the-scenes look at different products’ journeys before they end up on grocery store shelves. Season one’s most shocking episode features a Chinese garlic supplier that was accused of forcing prisoners to peel garlic for up to 16 hours a day, through undercover footage taken at the prison. Rotten helps educate viewers on how to make more responsible and healthier choices when grocery shopping, giving insights on what may be hiding in product’s nutrition labels. The show’s two seasons are available to stream on Netflix.

Liverpool wraps up its fixtures for Matchday 2 with a game against Crystal Palace tonight at 9pm.

Speaking of matchday, don’t forget to sign up for the Enterprise Fantasy League via this link, or by using this code: 8o4sut.

Make sure to tune in to La Liga’s most important games today: Athletic Club v Mallorca at 5:30pm, Getafe v Atlético Madrid at 7:30pm and Real Betis v Elche at 9:30pm.

In the Serie A: Juventus clashes with Sassuolo at 8:45pm.

In Egypt: Zamalek goes head-to-head with Ismaily in Egypt Cup’s last Round of 16 games at 8pm.

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Jordanian Kitchen Crowd is kickstarting the night at Cairo Jazz Club tonight at 8pm, followed by German-based DJ Nicone, who will be playing deep house beats.

Calling on all fans of The Weeknd: Tribute band Party Monsters will be performing covers from the singer’s albums at Room New Cairo at 9pm.

In the mood for a laugh? The Elite are back at Cairo Jazz Club 610 tonight at 9pm with a line up of seven comedians.

The Wannabe Comedians are taking over the Tap West’s stage tonight at 9pm, featuring Egyptian comedians Naif Al Dhaferi, Karim Ayman, Omar Al Hassan, Mark Fanous and Mohamed Habib.

Massar Egbari are taking the stage today at the Citadel International Festival for Music and Singing at the Cairo Citadel. There will also be live performances by cello ensemble State of Harmony and an Indian Kathak dance performance.

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Another exposé on corporate greed and the US opioid crisis: John Kapoor founded Insys Therapeutics in the early 2000s and developed a niche fentanyl (the strongest opioid on the market) spray, Subsys. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the spray to help cancer patients already taking prescribed opioids such as OxyContin manage breakthrough pain. The Hard Sell sheds light on how Kapoor’s once high-flying startup became the first pharma company whose executives were convicted for crimes in the opioid crisis. Author Evan Hughes draws upon legal documents, court records and interviews with over 100 people to detail the ploys Insys executives and salespeople used to boost sales of a product that was meant to be used sparingly. Unethical and illegal behavior misconduct by Insys employees resulted in Subsys being prescribed for all sorts of ailments from back pain to migraines, until a few employees came forward and blew the whistle.

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