John Green

And that's something I think about a lot. Like, how am I using the megaphone that I've been given and what voices am I not hearing? Why am I not hearing voices like Shreya's?

And that's something I think about a lot. Like, how am I using the megaphone that I've been given and what voices am I not hearing? Why am I not hearing voices like Shreya's?

And that's something I think about a lot. Like, how am I using the megaphone that I've been given and what voices am I not hearing? Why am I not hearing voices like Shreya's?

Yeah, so there's this children's pool game, Marco Polo, where one person closes their eyes and says, Marco, Marco, Marco, and then everybody else has to say Polo, and then that's how the person who's got their eyes closed finds somebody to tag, and then they become the Marco person. And this game, it's kind of just a call and response of one person saying Marco and everybody else responding Polo.

Yeah, so there's this children's pool game, Marco Polo, where one person closes their eyes and says, Marco, Marco, Marco, and then everybody else has to say Polo, and then that's how the person who's got their eyes closed finds somebody to tag, and then they become the Marco person. And this game, it's kind of just a call and response of one person saying Marco and everybody else responding Polo.

Yeah, so there's this children's pool game, Marco Polo, where one person closes their eyes and says, Marco, Marco, Marco, and then everybody else has to say Polo, and then that's how the person who's got their eyes closed finds somebody to tag, and then they become the Marco person. And this game, it's kind of just a call and response of one person saying Marco and everybody else responding Polo.

And that's how I feel about writing and content creation in general is that I'm saying Marco, Marco. I'm in my basement for five years writing this book saying Marco, Marco, Marco. And then the book comes out and for the first time I hear someone say Polo. And that's a magical, magical thing for me, whether it's a YouTube video, a Crash Course video, or a book.

And that's how I feel about writing and content creation in general is that I'm saying Marco, Marco. I'm in my basement for five years writing this book saying Marco, Marco, Marco. And then the book comes out and for the first time I hear someone say Polo. And that's a magical, magical thing for me, whether it's a YouTube video, a Crash Course video, or a book.

And that's how I feel about writing and content creation in general is that I'm saying Marco, Marco. I'm in my basement for five years writing this book saying Marco, Marco, Marco. And then the book comes out and for the first time I hear someone say Polo. And that's a magical, magical thing for me, whether it's a YouTube video, a Crash Course video, or a book.

To hear that person say polo is magical. But I also think it goes both ways. I hear Shreya and other people who've died of TB telling me, Marco, Marco, Marco, and asking me to respond. And this book is my attempt to respond.

To hear that person say polo is magical. But I also think it goes both ways. I hear Shreya and other people who've died of TB telling me, Marco, Marco, Marco, and asking me to respond. And this book is my attempt to respond.

To hear that person say polo is magical. But I also think it goes both ways. I hear Shreya and other people who've died of TB telling me, Marco, Marco, Marco, and asking me to respond. And this book is my attempt to respond.

There's TB outbreaks on some level in the U.S. every year. We have about 10,000 cases of active TB a year. So it's certainly not something that's eliminated from the United States by any stretch of the imagination.

There's TB outbreaks on some level in the U.S. every year. We have about 10,000 cases of active TB a year. So it's certainly not something that's eliminated from the United States by any stretch of the imagination.

There's TB outbreaks on some level in the U.S. every year. We have about 10,000 cases of active TB a year. So it's certainly not something that's eliminated from the United States by any stretch of the imagination.

But also, I mean, I think that the biggest news story and the most devastating one from the perspective of people who care about TB is the defunding of USAID has had really profound consequences for people living with tuberculosis.

But also, I mean, I think that the biggest news story and the most devastating one from the perspective of people who care about TB is the defunding of USAID has had really profound consequences for people living with tuberculosis.

But also, I mean, I think that the biggest news story and the most devastating one from the perspective of people who care about TB is the defunding of USAID has had really profound consequences for people living with tuberculosis.

Well, the first thing I'd say about that is that a large measure of America's power over the last 50 years has come from its generosity. The second thing I'd say is that this is not only a problem in impoverished countries. To imagine that disease understands political borders is a fundamental misimagining of disease, right? We know this from COVID. We know it from HIV.

Well, the first thing I'd say about that is that a large measure of America's power over the last 50 years has come from its generosity. The second thing I'd say is that this is not only a problem in impoverished countries. To imagine that disease understands political borders is a fundamental misimagining of disease, right? We know this from COVID. We know it from HIV.