One on One with America's Doctor (with Sanjay Gupta)
In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt
Lemonada Media
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Andy talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, about his 20 years in cable news, what motivates people to peddle misinformation online, and how we can let go of some of the anger, resentment, and trauma from the past 18 months. Whether he's talking to millions of people on TV or one AC repair person in his home, Sanjay rejects the approach of many of his TV counterparts and leads with honesty, empathy, and respect.
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| 0:00.0 | It's CVS Health, they know the women's physical, mental, and sexual health matters. |
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| 0:09.0 | From heart health, blood pressure, and cholesterol screenings available at miniclinic locations, |
| 0:14.0 | to virtual birth control consultations and visits with a board certified provider, |
| 0:18.0 | women's health is it an afterthought. It matters. |
| 0:21.0 | It's CVS Health. Health here happens together. Learn more at CVSHealth.com. |
| 0:27.0 | Lemonara |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome to the bubble. I'm your host Andy Slavitt. |
| 0:40.0 | Sanjay Gupta is on the show today. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in the studio. |
| 0:53.0 | In my view, I think of him a bit as America's doctor or an idealized form of that. |
| 1:01.0 | And we'll get into it a little bit with Sanjay and you'll hear it in this conversation. |
| 1:05.0 | And I really strongly urge you to listen to this because it just feels like you're in a state of depression. |
| 1:14.0 | And I'm going to be able to hear it in this conversation. And I really strongly urge you to listen to this because it just feels different to be communicated to |
| 1:27.0 | by someone who clearly cares. |
| 1:31.0 | Care is about getting it right. |
| 1:34.0 | Care is about how you react to it. |
| 1:37.0 | Our country cares about us as people. And in an age where people are out there distinguishing themselves by having the loudest voice, |
| 1:47.0 | the most controversial statement, the edges tweet, he somehow manages to distinguish himself by being reasonable and thoughtful, |
| 1:56.0 | and cogent, and humble. We can tell I really like the guy. And it's part of the theme that I want to cover today. And the sermon a little bit, which is just how we communicate as this pandemic drags on. |
| 2:12.0 | There's a lot of self-justification. There's a lot of well-intentioned people that I think have some sort of misplaced form of self-righteousness or arrogance. |
| 2:25.0 | I've caught myself doing that from time to time. And it's really kind of embarrassing to feel like you thought you knew more than you did. |
| 2:38.0 | You didn't express yourself with this much humility. But it's even worse is not being able to admit that maybe you didn't have it right. |
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