Light up a Torch of Freedom | Cigarettes

Cigarettes are bad for you - you know they're bad for you. But how did they convince us to ignore that fact and do it anyway? Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at http://www.curiositystream.com/knowingbetter Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- How Did We Discover Smoking Causes Cancer? | Patrick Kelly https://youtu.be/zm3S71Gk1qE Thanks to Patrick Kelly https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGtJRfZ_pmJgKKE67PeCEA https://www.youtube.com/c/Corporis/ https://twitter.com/PatKellyTeaches --- -Books- The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America (2009) Allan M. Brandt - https://amzn.to/399QkAd Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette (2021) Keith Wailoo - https://amzn.to/3P6mYmU -Documentaries- Butt Out: The Life and Death of Cigarette Advertising on TV (1992) - https://youtu.be/HcUt_L9suJo Bright Leaves (1992) - https://www.kanopy.com/video/110134 Modern Marvels: How Tobacco is Made (2006) - https://youtu.be/gdV_1u-TodY Addiction Incorporated (2011) - https://amzn.to/3MNTpES Merchants of Doubt (2014) - https://amzn.to/3FCXA3T Broken S1E2 "Big Vape" (2019) - https://www.netflix.com/title/81002391 -Youtube Videos- Jeffrey Wigand: The Big Tobacco Whistleblower - https://youtu.be/1_-Vu8LrUDk Penn & Teller on Broadway | Talks at Google - https://youtu.be/5siSa4A9M_Q Tobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - https://youtu.be/6UsHHOCH4q8 Astroturfing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - https://youtu.be/Fmh4RdIwswE The Twenty One Conspiracy - https://youtu.be/hdKbur-jVy0 -Websites- https://www.mass.gov/doc/juul-complaint/download https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/tobacco_industry/menthol-cigarettes/index.html https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/347724 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093322/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61887753 https://www.npr.org/2013/10/13/233449505/15-years-later-where-did-all-the-cigarette-money-go https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/health/menthol-ban-fda.html https://thehill.com/news/administration/3469386-bidens-planned-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-divides-black-americans/ -Movies and TV- Bright Leaf (1950) - https://amzn.to/37C3pCc Cold Turkey (1971) - https://amzn.to/3L3a0Dm The Insider (1999) - https://amzn.to/39l1F0u Bill Maher: Be More Cynical - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250256/ Thank You For Smoking (2005) - https://amzn.to/38ICq7P Penn & Teller: Bullsh!t! S1E5 "Second Hand Smoke" (2003) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0672536/ South Park S7E13 "Butt Out" (2003) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705898/ Chappelle's Show - I Know Black People Pt. 1 (2004) - https://youtu.be/oDcA9BIB_NQ Mad Men S1E1 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007) - https://amzn.to/3OY1CYF --- Video Credits - Jaws (1975) - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Scene (4/10) | Movieclips - https://youtu.be/2I91DJZKRxs AHA Vintage Anti-Smoking PSAs - https://youtu.be/GLT36rS0XO4 Video 184939808 © Pavel Nadelyayev | Dreamstime.com HErbHELP - https://youtu.be/UggCEbFA9_o https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2019/11/22/sharpton-on-bloomberg--dermot-shea-and-menthol-cigarettes https://twitter.com/thereval/status/1198266186250833920 https://www.c-span.org/video/?56038-1/oversight-tobacco-products-part-1 https://www.c-span.org/video/?56061-1/oversight-tobacco-products-part-2 https://www.c-span.org/video/?56436-1/tobacco-research-disclosure Photo Credits - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ELLEADwdR4ir2OcBStW82BgmKA4FLJO7IM-tTZIO05k/edit?usp=sharing --- Production Assistant - Rozarah https://twitter.com/AmandaLlara Research Assistant - Jesspsettle https://twitter.com/JessPSettle Music - Michael Cotten http://www.mwcotten.com Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- Hashtags: #history #smoking #cigarettes #cigarette #smoke #cancer #quitsmoking #nosmoking #vaping #vape 0:00 Introduction 2:47 Invention and Popularization 20:26 Health Concerns 42:57 Targeted Advertising 55:57 Litigation 1:18:32 Vaping 1:24:21 Conclusion --- This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.