The hantavirus outbreak.
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
On Monday, 18 Americans returned to the United States from a cruise ship where passengers had contracted a rare strain of hantavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) transported the passengers to specialized quarantine facilities in Nebraska and Georgia; one American tested positive for the virus. As of Tuesday afternoon, three deaths — a Dutch couple and a German woman — nine confirmed cases and two more suspected cases have been linked to the cruise ship outbreak. Health officials say the risk to the general public remains low.
The modern moon race.
For more than 50 years, no human has set foot on the lunar surface. But now, the United States, China, Russia, and others are all planning to return — not just to visit, but to stay. In our latest video, Associate Producer Aidan Gorman explores why the world’s great powers are suddenly dead set on getting back to the moon, and how the race could shape the future beyond Earth.
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| 0:00.0 | from executive producer isaac saul this is tangle good morning good afternoon and good evening and |
| 0:20.2 | welcome to the tango podcast the place where you get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of our take. I'm your host for today, Tango's managing editor Ari Weitzman, and our topic is the hauntavirus outbreak. Before we get into that, though, I want to promote a YouTube video that we just produced |
| 0:39.7 | today. Our associate producer, Aynne Gorman, has been putting out absolutely phenomenal content |
| 0:45.4 | online in the last couple months, and today's is his best effort yet, in my opinion. The topic |
| 0:51.8 | is the modern moon race. For over 50 years, no human has foot |
| 0:55.8 | on the lunar surface, but now the USA, China, Russia, and others are all planning to return |
| 1:00.9 | and not to visit, but to stay. Ayn's video today explores why the world's great powers are |
| 1:06.2 | suddenly dead set on returning to the moon. You can see that video on our YouTube channel |
| 1:10.4 | and check the show |
| 1:11.1 | notes for a link. With that said, I'll pass it over to Audrey for today's intro. |
| 1:23.1 | Thanks, Ari. First up, we have today's quick hits. Number one, a senior Pentagon official told Congress that the estimated cost to date of the Iran war is $29 billion, |
| 1:34.7 | up from a $25 billion estimate given at the end of April. |
| 1:39.2 | Separately, U.S. intelligence agencies have reportedly assessed that Iran has regained access to 30 of the 33 |
| 1:45.8 | missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to most of its other missile sites, |
| 1:50.9 | launchers, and underground facilities. Number two, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner |
| 1:56.9 | Marty McCarrey resigned, reportedly over the agency's decision to authorize fruit-flavored |
| 2:02.1 | e-cigarettes, which he opposed. President Donald Trump was reportedly preparing to fire McCari |
| 2:07.8 | before his resignation. Number three, the Senate voted 51 to 45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to the Federal |
| 2:15.4 | Reserve's Board of Governors. The chamber is expected to vote on Wednesday on confirming Warsh to be chair of the |
| 2:21.5 | Central Bank. |
| 2:22.9 | Number four. |
| 2:24.2 | President Trump arrives in China this morning for a summit with Chinese President |
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