Chapter

The Importance of Trust in Drug Cartels
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14:29 - 21:37 (07:07)

This podcast explores why drug cartels are able to maintain trust and honesty within their own moral system despite the illegal and dangerous nature of their business.

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A discussion about the inner workings of drug trafficking and how people within the system are able to navigate without corrupting the trust and rules set in place, specifically those in higher positions who don't need to resort to dishonesty.
14:29 - 16:24 (01:54)
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Drug Trafficking
Summary

A discussion about the inner workings of drug trafficking and how people within the system are able to navigate without corrupting the trust and rules set in place, specifically those in higher positions who don't need to resort to dishonesty.

Chapter
The Importance of Trust in Drug Cartels
Episode
#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
A pilot who flew planes for the Medellin Cartel describes the origin of narco-trafficking in Colombia and how Pablo Escobar initially started out helping the poor before getting caught up in violence.
16:24 - 17:39 (01:14)
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Narco-trafficking
Summary

A pilot who flew planes for the Medellin Cartel describes the origin of narco-trafficking in Colombia and how Pablo Escobar initially started out helping the poor before getting caught up in violence.

Chapter
The Importance of Trust in Drug Cartels
Episode
#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker shares personal anecdotes about accidental and intentional near-death experiences and raises the question of when killing is justified or considered murder in different scenarios such as military conflict and hiring a hit man.
17:39 - 21:37 (03:57)
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Killing
Summary

The speaker shares personal anecdotes about accidental and intentional near-death experiences and raises the question of when killing is justified or considered murder in different scenarios such as military conflict and hiring a hit man.

Chapter
The Importance of Trust in Drug Cartels
Episode
#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast