Peter Berg - Exposing Big Pharma, Lone Survivor, and Hollywood’s Dark Side | SRS #157

Peter Berg is an American director, producer, and writer. He began his career as an actor, before transitioning to directing with his feature debut "Very Bad Things" (1998) and has since helmed notable films including "Friday Night Lights" (2004), "Hancock" (2008), "Lone Survivor" (2013), "Deepwater Horizon" (2016), and "Patriots Day" (2016). His episodic television work spans many critically acclaimed series like "Friday Night Lights" and “Ballers”. Berg has also tackled complex and dark subjects like the Sackler family’s big pharma influence through “Painkiller” and the complex realities of settling the American West in his upcoming series “American Primeval”.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcoming Peter Berg
06:38 Behind the Scenes of Lone Survivor
19:49 Challenges of Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life
33:15 The Opioid Epidemic and Painkiller
45:05 The Struggle with Substance Abuse
59:58 The Power of Psychedelics: Personal Experiences
01:13:52 The Infinite Universe and Religious Experiences
01:26:34 A Near-Death Experience and Psychedelics
01:29:44 Impact on Work and Personal Growth
01:29:59 A Tragic Story and the Healing Power of Psychedelics
01:43:04 Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind
01:49:07 The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Personal Perspective
01:57:47 American Primeval: A New Adventure Series
02:08:56 Conclusion and Final Thoughts