In Episode #218, author Patrick Winn joins Osi to discuss Narcotopia, his latest book chronicling the gripping story of the Wa, a 30,000-strong narcotics empire at the heart of Asia’s $60 billion meth trade. Operating out of the infamous Golden Triangle, the Wa have built nation-like infrastructure funded by pink, vanilla-scented speed pills, their rise entangled with CIA operations gone wrong.

Patrick Winn is an award-winning American journalist who covers crime in Southeast Asia. His work has appeared on NBC News, The Atlantic, the BBC and other outlets. Currently the Asia correspondent for Public Radio International, each week Winn's voice is heard by millions on NPR stations. Since 2008, he has lived in Bangkok and reported almost exclusively on Southeast Asia.