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Truth & Toxins: Dr. Soon-Shiong’s Vision for the LA Times and America’s Health | 12.21.24

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🗓️ 21 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In a wide ranging and thoughtful interview, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong discusses his bold editorial changes at the Los Angeles Times, the rising threat of toxic chemicals, and why he believes RFK Jr. and Dr. Marty Makary can save America’s health care industry. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. Birch Gold: Text "WIRE" to 989898 for your no-cost, no-obligation information kit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Dr. Patrick Sun-Shiong, owner of the LA Times, made headlines this fall for making big and

0:08.4

potentially risky changes at his paper in an effort to root out bias. In this episode of Morning Wire,

0:14.4

we speak to Dr. Soon-Shiong about his intentions for the paper and why he's willing to go to bat

0:19.6

for Trump's incoming cabinet picks RFK Jr.

0:22.4

and Dr. Marty McCarrie. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley.

0:27.6

It's Saturday, December 21st, and this is a Saturday edition of Morning Wire.

0:37.3

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1:01.7

Joining us now is Dr. Patrick Sun-Chang, medical entrepreneur and owner of the LA Times.

1:07.6

Dr. Sun-Chiang, thank you so much for coming on.

1:10.1

You're welcome and thank you for having me.

1:12.4

So first off, when did you acquire the LA Times? Oh, I think it's about six years now,

1:17.4

around the 2018 timeframe. Now, you've presided over some very divided political times,

1:23.6

but recently you've made some headlines for shaking up the editorial board and also for declining

1:28.6

to endorse a political candidate that suggested to some people that you might be changing the

1:33.4

direction of the paper or at least doing a bit of a rebrand. Is that accurate?

1:38.4

Well, the accurate thing is that when I bought the paper, I wanted it to be really divisible

1:43.3

people. And more importantly,

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