Hey, it's Michael.

Today, I want to tell you about an interview with the country's top infectious disease expert,

Dr. Anthony Fauci, conducted by my colleague, opinion columnist Cara Swisher, on her podcast,

Sway.

In the conversation, Cara asks Fauci about the politicization of the pandemic response,

the potential origins of the virus, and the content of Fauci's newly released emails,

including an exchange with the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.

Take a listen.

I'm Cara Swisher and you're listening to Sway.

In the past year and a half, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a hero to some, including the

owners of a deli in my neighbor that sells a cocktail called the Fauci Fauci.

But he's become a villain to others, people who hang on his every word to discredit him

and question his motivations.

To them, he's Dr. Flip, Fauci, the leader of FAUCISM.

Those types have gotten some fuel after BuzzFeed and the Washington Post published thousands

of Fauci's emails from the early days of the pandemic.

I find the emails mostly anodine, but the right and conspiracy theorists are using them as

more fodder, saying that Fauci lied about the need to wear masks and downplay the Wuhan

Lab League theory.

To parse the politics from the science, I invite him to speak with me today.

Dr. Fauci, welcome to Sway.

Thank you.

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