Skip To Main Content
Zachary Siegel on Muck Rack

Zachary Siegel

As seen in: Narcotica Podcast, Apple Podcasts, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, HuffPost, The Washington Post, TIME, Yahoo News New Zealand and
not great, admittedly

Get in touch with Zachary

Contact Zachary, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Zachary Siegel’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Zachary Siegel is a writer and journalist based in Los Angeles. He's currently a master’s degree candidate at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. His work has appeared in Slate, The Daily Beast, Salon, Chicago Reader, The Fix and many others.

Zachary Siegel’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
Inside Athens's Heroin Cafe

Inside Athens's Heroin Cafe

At a little café in the Greek capital, there’s much to be learned about the opioid epidemic eating away at Am…

View article →
'Safer' OxyContin Caused Thousands of Heroin Deaths, Researchers Find

'Safer' OxyContin Caused Thousands of Heroin Deaths, Researchers Find

In 2010, OxyContin's manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, changed the opioid painkiller to supposedly stem the abuse …

View article →
We Know How to Treat Opioid Addiction. We Just Don't Use It.

We Know How to Treat Opioid Addiction. We Just Don't Use It.

When I was 22 years old, I was treated for an addiction to opioids. In the five years since, I wake up each m…

View article →
The Convicted Felon Running a Deadly 'Sober House'

The Convicted Felon Running a Deadly 'Sober House'

BAD MEDICINE Two women overdosed hours apart last week in a seedy Florida home billed as a "sober living" hou…

View article →
What's the Connection Between Drug Abuse and Trump Support?

What's the Connection Between Drug Abuse and Trump Support?

One of the darkest theories about President-elect Donald Trump's electoral upset is the idea that the opioid …

View article →
Can a DNA Test Really Predict Opiate Addiction?

Can a DNA Test Really Predict Opiate Addiction?

A new product claims it can predict with 93 percent accuracy someone’s risk. Why that’s probably too good to …

View article →

Articles

College students boo and shout down "AI" worship at college graduation

|
By Zachary Siegel
| Substack
David Foster Wallace's 2005 "This is Water" speech and college graduates booing and heckling at AI boosters. David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College is probably the most famous graduation speech in recent history, if not of all time.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Patrick Bateman's Morning Routine in 2026

|
By Zachary Siegel
| Substack
My name is Patrick Bateman. I am thirty-six years old. I live in the American Garden Buildings on West Eighty-First Street, on the eleventh floor. Tom Holland lives in the penthouse. I believe in taking care of myself, in a balanced diet, in a rigorous exercise routine. First thing every morning, I take a vitamin D gummy. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are vitamin-D deficient, which can make you feel lazy and dull. The demands of my life require mental clarity.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Working time compliance across borders: Practical insights for employers

|
By Reimo Richarz, Zachary Siegel, Inés Alcañiz, Giulia Maccioni, Lars Roelofsen
| Lexology Verified
Working hours and overtime regulations vary significantly across jurisdictions, impacting both employers and employees. In Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States, statutory limits define maximum daily and weekly working hours, mandatory rest periods, and break entitlements. Overtime is generally permitted but subject to legal and contractual restrictions, with compensation ranging from extra pay to time off.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (2) Issue with article?
See all 579 licensed articles (603 Total)