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How Zyn conquered America

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They walk among us, almost completely undetected. If you notice them at all, it’s because they’re pulling a discreet tin out of their pockets so they can replace the small, white pouch hidden above or beneath their molars.

Yes, I’m talking about Zyn enthusiasts. Though the nicotine pouch came to our shores over a decade ago, it’s only within the last few years that its reach expanded from the boiler rooms on Wall Street to the open office cubicles in Silicon Valley.

How did the product develop its obsessed fanbase? To answer that question, I turned to Carrie Battan, the author of a New Yorker piece titled “Zyn and the New Nicotine Gold Rush.” In our interview, she traced its origin as a Swedish cigarette replacement, explained why it has the potential to radically expand the nicotine-delivery industry in the US, and assessed the science as to whether nicotine is even bad for us when it’s not absorbed through the lungs.

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Manage episode 474496253 series 2130414
Content provided by Simon Owens. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Simon Owens or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

My newsletter: https://thelongstory.substack.com/

They walk among us, almost completely undetected. If you notice them at all, it’s because they’re pulling a discreet tin out of their pockets so they can replace the small, white pouch hidden above or beneath their molars.

Yes, I’m talking about Zyn enthusiasts. Though the nicotine pouch came to our shores over a decade ago, it’s only within the last few years that its reach expanded from the boiler rooms on Wall Street to the open office cubicles in Silicon Valley.

How did the product develop its obsessed fanbase? To answer that question, I turned to Carrie Battan, the author of a New Yorker piece titled “Zyn and the New Nicotine Gold Rush.” In our interview, she traced its origin as a Swedish cigarette replacement, explained why it has the potential to radically expand the nicotine-delivery industry in the US, and assessed the science as to whether nicotine is even bad for us when it’s not absorbed through the lungs.

  continue reading

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