The AIDS Crisis: Episode 1 - Gay Plague

Fiasco

06/09/23 • 50 min

How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.

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06/09/23 • 50 min

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Fiasco - The AIDS Crisis: Episode 1 - Gay Plague

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Hey, this is Leon Nafak. I'm the host of Fiasco. You may also know me for the podcast slow Burn and Think Twice Michael Jackson. Before we start this episode, I want to tell you about my new series, Backfired, The Vaping Wars, available now on Audible. Join me as I dig deep into what happened when two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette, one that wouldn't kill people. Backfired is a tale of opportunity, addiction,

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