Preventable (Revisited)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

Lemonada Media

News

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Revisit this episode from June, where Andy starts by answering the one question no one else will about the Delta variant. Then, journalist Jessica Yellin joins Andy to discuss his new book Preventable. They talk about key figures like President Trump, Jared Kushner, and Dr. Deborah Birx, what lessons we need to take with us from the pandemic, and why we should feel hopeful now. Plus, you’ll hear some of the most riveting clips from the book read by actor Bradley Whitford.

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Order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

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0:00.0	It's CVS Health, they know the women's physical, mental, and sexual health matters.
0:05.0	That's why they're offering new women's health services available nationwide seven days a week.
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	Lemonada.
0:31.0	Scene. The Political Arena.
0:37.0	Mr. President, do you mind if I tell you a bedtime story?
0:41.0	Having extended her stay in Washington,
0:44.0	Blythe Addamson was playing a pivotal role with the scientific and economic teams in the White House
0:49.0	as a go-to source for analysis of what might come next with the pandemic.
0:55.0	Her first meeting with Trump took place on April 6th.
0:59.0	It was set up as a quick oval office photo op to thank her and the other volunteers.
1:04.0	But when the president invited them all to stay, it turned into a 45 minute bull session.
1:10.0	Trump loved showing off the oval office, much more than Obama, who had been stingier about using it as a show place.
1:18.0	Each of the volunteers introduced themselves briefly to the president.
1:22.0	All of them were men except Addamson.
1:25.0	And to her they all seemed like Ivy Leaguers, well off and confident,
1:29.0	the kind of men she had gotten used to seeing all around New York.
1:33.0	They used their introductions to highlight their personal achievements.
1:37.0	Trump was impressed with people who had made a lot of money.
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