{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846a0a6a13d3373734aa05d/6846a0b2212f7dfe61d5a3a2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Drugs, Depression, Diet, and a Dutch Utopia?","description":"<p>Peter Hitchens is so anti-drugs, and so engaged with his moral compass  he won't even consider taking the fictional recreationals, while Sarah Vine has been on antidepressants for over a decade and swears by her 'fat jab’.</p><p><br></p><p>This, while Peter dreams of a Dutch like utopia where cars are rarely seen and children are safe to walk to school. </p><p><br></p><p>Shall the twain ever meet? Occasionally. </p><p><br></p><p>Join them for a conversation that begins by asking is society, sleepwalking into a delirium of self-medication and can end just about anywhere...</p><p><br></p><p>On our reading list this week:</p><p><br></p><p>The Road To Wigan Pier – George Orwell</p><p>Brave New World – Aldous Huxley</p><p>Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good - James Davies</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To get in touch, email: </strong><a href=\"mailto:alas@mailonline.co.uk\"><strong>alas@mailonline.co.uk</strong></a><strong>, you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Presenters: Sarah Vine &amp; Peter Hitchens</strong></p><p><strong>Producer: Philip Wilding</strong></p><p><strong>Editor: Chelsey Moore</strong></p><p><strong>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</strong></p><p><strong>Executive Producer: Jamie East</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular</strong></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}