What Next | Getting Anti-Vaxxers To Roll Up Their Sleeves

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Their son was immunocompromised and couldn’t get the measles vaccines. So his dad asked if everyone going to his school would get vaccinated. And the thing is—people listened. Guest: Carl and Rhett Krawitt Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, that's my prime delivery.
0:01.6	What, already?
0:02.7	Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.
0:06.2	And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment.
0:09.0	What are we watching?
0:09.7	Heads of state, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister,
0:13.3	John Sina as the president, and Prianka Chopra Jonas,
0:15.9	as their only hope.
0:17.0	It looks like a blast.
0:18.3	From fast delivery to explosive entertainment, it's on Prime.
0:22.5	For only $899 a month, join now. Content includes limited ads, subscription or to renews.
0:27.5	For more information, go to amazon.com.uker. U.K. slash prime.
0:30.6	How much do you know about the scandal that got Bill Clinton impeached?
0:33.5	Monica Lewinsky is under the microscope. Bill Clinton is under siege and the White House is trying to contain the damage.
0:40.4	Maybe you know the basics, that Clinton's presidency came to a screeching halt amid a storm of accusations involving sex, power, and partisan warfare.
0:48.4	If it turns out to be true, it could be the end of Clinton's presidency.
0:51.6	Congress is rushing to overthrow the commander-in-chief.
0:55.8	What determines who we believe and whose side we take in a political fight?
0:59.6	Tripped and secretly tape Monica Lewinsky.
1:01.8	Go down the radio shack and buy a tape recorder and plug it into your phone.
1:06.0	What does it mean to abuse one's power?
1:08.0	I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
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