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The attorney general’s defense

Amber Phillips recaps Attorney General William P. Barr’s combative testimony on Capitol Hill. Peter Whoriskey uncovers how Johnson &amp; Johnson companies used a “super poppy” to make narcotics for America’s most abused opioid pills. Plus, Michael Andor Brodeur on the sound of the pandemic.  Read more: Takeaways from <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/28/four-early-takeaways-attorney-general-barrs-contentious-congressional-hearing/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports">Attorney General Barr’s contentious congressional hearing</a> Johnson &amp; Johnson companies used <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/business/opioid-crisis-johnson-and-johnson-tasmania-poppy/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports">a ‘super poppy’ to make narcotics for popular opioid pills</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/music-for-the-pandemic-a-hand-washing-opera-a-fanfare-for-nurses-and-a-socially-distant-chorus/2020/04/29/2ca48c08-8984-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports">Music for the pandemic</a> Subscribe to The Washington Post: <a href="https://postreports.com/offer">https://postreports.com/offer</a>

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