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The Al Franken Podcast

Andy Slavitt On His New COVID Book - Preventable

The Al Franken Podcast

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4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Slavitt Explains How Trump’s Refusal to Hold Himself Accountable Caused Untold Death and Suffering

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0:00.0

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0:08.6

Hey, everybody.

0:14.2

We got a great one today because Andy Slavitt, who's been on this podcast more than any

0:20.6

other guest.

0:22.4

You want to know why?

0:24.8

Because he has stuff interesting to say, unlike my other guests.

0:29.6

So this is a good one for a change except the other times Andy's been on.

0:34.4

That's what I'm saying.

0:36.8

And Andy has written a book called Preventable.

0:43.3

And it's about, hmm, what's it about?

0:46.6

Oh, yes, the coronavirus and the pandemic and all the stuff that was preventable if

0:57.0

this has been handled properly.

0:59.8

And it's pretty chilling reading the book.

1:01.4

I recommend it.

1:03.0

It gives you a blow by blow and has a lot of stories.

1:05.9

And I want to ruin any of them for you because some of these are just stunning, including

1:11.5

admissions by people like Jared Kushner that, oh, yeah, yeah, we're doing this because

1:19.5

so we, if it screws up, then we don't have to take blame.

1:23.6

That's why we're going to make it to the States.

1:26.2

I mean, those of you who've listened know who, who Andy is, he had two tasks, big ones

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