{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66e060337fb05edbd07727d6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66e060337fb05edbd07727d6/1759334846537-f20906e0-259f-4a9c-81f7-6eb07d391fcb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The tobacco industry has spent decades honing its deadly strategies&nbsp;to maximise its profits. Despite the well-known dangers of tobacco there are still eight million tobacco-related deaths each year.</p><p><br></p><p>Why, decades after it’s deceptions were uncovered, is this industry still so powerful and profitable?</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast, based on ground-breaking research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, exposes the tactics of&nbsp;the tobacco&nbsp;industry. Experts from the University of Bath and other organisations&nbsp;consider the progress that has been made in countering this deadly industry and what still needs to be done.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore how these same strategies provide a playbook for other industries that trade in unhealthy commodities and make billions at the expense of our, and the planet’s, health.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us as we hold this deadly industry to account.</p>","author_name":"Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath"}