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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · September 5, 2026 · 17m

No Mercy / No Malice: Little Tobacco Moment

Scott Galloway draws a provocative analogy between the tobacco industry’s historical pattern of deception and public health damage and a contemporary industry he argues is following a similar playbook. He explores the stages of denial, regulatory capture, and eventual accountability, urging listeners to recognize the warning signs before the costs become too high.

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Scott Galloway uses the tobacco industry's well-documented history of misleading the public and resisting regulation as a framework for understanding a current industry's behavior.
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