Episode
Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
54:00
Published: Thu Oct 11 2018
Description
In Part Two: Part Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis, Robert is joined again by Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy Podcast) and they continuing discussing The AIDS epidemic and how the Reagans were involved. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The podcast host shares their thoughts on the Reagans and how their legacy is nothing to admire.
00:00 - 02:44 (02:44)
Summary
The podcast host shares their thoughts on the Reagans and how their legacy is nothing to admire. They also mention some comic book characters and how they fought different enemies.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Reagan administration implemented new FDA rules during the AIDS crisis that exempted certain old rules, however, they also reformed FDA procedures that aided the development of better drugs.
02:44 - 04:53 (02:08)
Summary
The Reagan administration implemented new FDA rules during the AIDS crisis that exempted certain old rules, however, they also reformed FDA procedures that aided the development of better drugs.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker reflects on the current medical advice that the pharmaceutical industry supports while also discussing the changes made to FDA procedures during the Reagan administration and how it helped those who were suffering.
04:53 - 11:56 (07:03)
Summary
The speaker reflects on the current medical advice that the pharmaceutical industry supports while also discussing the changes made to FDA procedures during the Reagan administration and how it helped those who were suffering.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this podcast, the host talks about how Coop's response to the AIDS epidemic was expected to be similar to Reagan administration officials but he didn't make a fuss.
11:56 - 20:36 (08:39)
Summary
In this podcast, the host talks about how Coop's response to the AIDS epidemic was expected to be similar to Reagan administration officials but he didn't make a fuss. The podcast goes on to mention how people tend to condemn groups of people who have complex interests that might run counter to their own.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The hosts have a casual conversation about religion and politics, touching on subjects such as the interpretation of God and Coop's report being rejected by the political right.
20:36 - 28:37 (08:01)
Summary
The hosts have a casual conversation about religion and politics, touching on subjects such as the interpretation of God and Coop's report being rejected by the political right.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The CDC recognized that avoiding talking about condoms would lead to increased deaths due to lack of protection, however C. Everett Coop also acknowledged that individuals are ultimately responsible for their actions.
28:37 - 36:26 (07:49)
Summary
The CDC recognized that avoiding talking about condoms would lead to increased deaths due to lack of protection, however C. Everett Coop also acknowledged that individuals are ultimately responsible for their actions.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The mass mailing of gay jokes was a source of panic and ridicule in America, and it became the largest mass mailing in American history.
36:26 - 40:22 (03:55)
Summary
The mass mailing of gay jokes was a source of panic and ridicule in America, and it became the largest mass mailing in American history. Despite this, the speaker's parents had no fear or panic about gay people at home, and they advised him not to use the word "gay" as a joke.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker compares their experience of growing up LGBTQ+ in Texas and Pennsylvania, noting that the former was more suffocatingly homophobic while the latter had a more generalized sex paranoia.
40:22 - 43:41 (03:18)
Summary
The speaker compares their experience of growing up LGBTQ+ in Texas and Pennsylvania, noting that the former was more suffocatingly homophobic while the latter had a more generalized sex paranoia.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker reflects on whether Ronald Reagan's inaction towards rights for the LGBTQ+ community was due to homophobia or cowardice, and notes that Reagan had a deeper failing than homophobia.
43:41 - 47:32 (03:51)
Summary
The speaker reflects on whether Ronald Reagan's inaction towards rights for the LGBTQ+ community was due to homophobia or cowardice, and notes that Reagan had a deeper failing than homophobia.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast hosts discuss how politics and personal beliefs affected the decision-making in a situation involving homophobia, and how it was surprisingly the individual who held ethical beliefs that did the right thing, rather than the individual who was friends with people in the LGBTQ+ community.
47:32 - 53:07 (05:35)
Summary
The podcast hosts discuss how politics and personal beliefs affected the decision-making in a situation involving homophobia, and how it was surprisingly the individual who held ethical beliefs that did the right thing, rather than the individual who was friends with people in the LGBTQ+ community.
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Comedians Naomi and Andy have a podcast and live show called "Couples Therapy" where they invite comedians who are lovers, siblings, and friends to do live sets about their relationship while they discuss it afterward.
53:07 - 54:42 (01:34)
Summary
Comedians Naomi and Andy have a podcast and live show called "Couples Therapy" where they invite comedians who are lovers, siblings, and friends to do live sets about their relationship while they discuss it afterward.