AOTMA: Did Peter Hotez Predict EVERYONE Would Get Sick? | 2/7/25
The A.M. Update
Aaron McIntire
4.9 • 833 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Aaron McIntire discusses the recent wave of illnesses affecting families across the country, sharing personal anecdotes about his family's struggles with sickness. He explores the potential reasons behind the increased prevalence of illnesses this winter, touching on theories and societal factors. The conversation shifts to housekeeping items regarding the podcast format, followed by a segment where listeners ask questions about various topics, including DEI and personal memories. The episode concludes with cultural commentary and a shoutout to Megan Basham for her work and personal challenges.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, February 7th, 2025, and Fridays are Ask or Tell Me Anything next on the AM update. |
| 0:06.7 | Do you remember this guy? |
| 0:07.9 | This is Dr. Peter Hotez in early December. |
| 0:10.6 | We have some big picture stuff coming down the pike starting on January 21st, H5N1, |
| 0:17.6 | coronavirus likely brewing, mosquito transmitted viruses all along the Gulf Coast, |
| 0:22.4 | dengue and possibly Zika virus, maybe even yellow fever, pertustis cases, whooping cough, |
| 0:28.1 | easels outbreaks this year. We've got polio that's been in the wastewater in New York State. |
| 0:33.0 | All that's going to come crashing down on January 21st on the Trump administration. |
| 0:37.9 | Things that make you go. |
| 0:39.6 | I'll get back to that in a minute. |
| 0:41.4 | But first, you know, there's just a certain point. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm sure many of you can relate to this. |
| 0:47.2 | There's just a certain point where you have to accept the fact that you are covered in vomit, |
| 0:53.3 | that any step you take will be into at least a little bit of vomit. |
| 0:59.5 | I found myself in that place last Tuesday night. |
| 1:06.1 | As poor Benjamin, my three-year-old, woke up in the middle of the night. It was about 10.30 or so. |
| 1:14.3 | And it looked like he had on the camera on the baby monitor, his pajamas were discolored. |
| 1:24.0 | I got a text from my beautiful Bella. I was downstairs working on this here podcast. |
| 1:30.5 | She was reading upstairs in bed. |
| 1:35.3 | The text that I got from her is, and I quote, |
| 1:38.8 | why is Ben sitting up? |
| 1:41.6 | I think I'm going to print off that text and frame it. And on the frame, I'm going to put a |
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