Weekly Wrap: HIV Remission, Ride-Hailing Traffic Tax, What's Happening In Kashmir

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🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week an HIV-positive person was declared in remission. That increased hopes for a cure, but what does it mean for infection rates overall? Ride-hailing services may be worsening traffic, and Los Angeles is considering a new tax to ease the congestion. Plus, what's going on in the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir. Sam's guests are entertainment and sports journalist Audrey Cleo Yap and LA Times reporter Laura Nelson.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Daddy.
0:02.4	This week on the show, lost endless times, transportation reporter Laura Nelson and
0:09.0	entertainment and sports journalist, Audrey Cleal-Yap.
0:13.0	Alright, let's start the show.
0:19.0	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:21.0	It's been a minute.
0:22.0	Happy weekend.
0:23.0	It's both of my guests with me here in studio.
0:25.5	They're already frowning as I'm playing Nickelback.
0:27.5	I'll tell you why I'm playing Nickelback, Audrey.
0:29.5	Please, explain.
0:30.5	You can't see the cringe.
0:32.5	Let me just introduce y'all first.
0:34.5	Okay, I'm here with Audrey Cleal-Yap, entertainment and sports journalist and Laura Nelson,
0:40.1	who covers transportation for the LA Times, which is probably the best city to cover transportation.
0:44.5	Absolutely.
0:45.5	Yeah, yeah.
0:46.5	So, two veterans of the show, happy to have you here.
0:48.5	This is the first time I've had Nickelback on the show.
0:51.5	Let's just pump it for a second.
0:54.5	Oh my god.
1:02.5	I'm not playing Nickelback just to torment you all.
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