Uma tragédia nos Estados Unidos da América que começou com a influência da indústria farmacêutica. Ficou curioso? Ouça o episódio.

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Imagem: Sono (1771). Jean Bernard Restout. Óleo sobre tela, 96,5 x 129,5 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland.