John Green
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Podcast Appearances
You're talking about falling money.
You're talking about falling money.
Industrialization is the story of how TB spread and the story of why TB ended up where it ended up. And we've seen that in outbreak after outbreak. We don't just see it in London in the 18th and 19th centuries or in New York and Baltimore in the⦠18th and 19th centuries. We see it in Delhi. We see it in Lagos. We see it in Freetown. We see it in Manila.
Industrialization is the story of how TB spread and the story of why TB ended up where it ended up. And we've seen that in outbreak after outbreak. We don't just see it in London in the 18th and 19th centuries or in New York and Baltimore in the⦠18th and 19th centuries. We see it in Delhi. We see it in Lagos. We see it in Freetown. We see it in Manila.
Industrialization is the story of how TB spread and the story of why TB ended up where it ended up. And we've seen that in outbreak after outbreak. We don't just see it in London in the 18th and 19th centuries or in New York and Baltimore in the⦠18th and 19th centuries. We see it in Delhi. We see it in Lagos. We see it in Freetown. We see it in Manila.
We see it everywhere where there is industrialization and poverty. We see tuberculosis.
We see it everywhere where there is industrialization and poverty. We see tuberculosis.
We see it everywhere where there is industrialization and poverty. We see tuberculosis.
Yeah, I'd love to. There's just this part Yeah, this is a poem that Henry wrote about his mom. Mom, you are special and beautiful. You stand closer when everyone ran away, especially my cousin ran away, but you stood firm. And I love that poem because there's a tense change between you stand closer when everyone ran away as if the present tense of his mom, like, she stays, she stands. Yes.
Yeah, I'd love to. There's just this part Yeah, this is a poem that Henry wrote about his mom. Mom, you are special and beautiful. You stand closer when everyone ran away, especially my cousin ran away, but you stood firm. And I love that poem because there's a tense change between you stand closer when everyone ran away as if the present tense of his mom, like, she stays, she stands. Yes.
Yeah, I'd love to. There's just this part Yeah, this is a poem that Henry wrote about his mom. Mom, you are special and beautiful. You stand closer when everyone ran away, especially my cousin ran away, but you stood firm. And I love that poem because there's a tense change between you stand closer when everyone ran away as if the present tense of his mom, like, she stays, she stands. Yes.
And everyone else ran past tense away. And that one's always struck me. I mean, Henry's a beautiful poet, but that one in particular has always stuck with me.
And everyone else ran past tense away. And that one's always struck me. I mean, Henry's a beautiful poet, but that one in particular has always stuck with me.
And everyone else ran past tense away. And that one's always struck me. I mean, Henry's a beautiful poet, but that one in particular has always stuck with me.
It made him an outcast. And that's unfortunately the case for many tuberculosis survivors. Healthcare workers have described to me that one of the greatest heartbreaks of working in a TB hospital is that a lot of times nobody feels like they can go to a funeral. And so family members don't go to the funerals.
It made him an outcast. And that's unfortunately the case for many tuberculosis survivors. Healthcare workers have described to me that one of the greatest heartbreaks of working in a TB hospital is that a lot of times nobody feels like they can go to a funeral. And so family members don't go to the funerals.
It made him an outcast. And that's unfortunately the case for many tuberculosis survivors. Healthcare workers have described to me that one of the greatest heartbreaks of working in a TB hospital is that a lot of times nobody feels like they can go to a funeral. And so family members don't go to the funerals.
And so healthcare workers who cared for their patients are often the only people at those funerals. And it's just a hugely stigmatized disease. But it's important to understand that the reason it's stigmatized is because we don't do a good job of getting the cure to the people who need it. And so it's stigmatized in part because it's seen as dangerous, right? We don't stigmatize strep throat.
And so healthcare workers who cared for their patients are often the only people at those funerals. And it's just a hugely stigmatized disease. But it's important to understand that the reason it's stigmatized is because we don't do a good job of getting the cure to the people who need it. And so it's stigmatized in part because it's seen as dangerous, right? We don't stigmatize strep throat.
And so healthcare workers who cared for their patients are often the only people at those funerals. And it's just a hugely stigmatized disease. But it's important to understand that the reason it's stigmatized is because we don't do a good job of getting the cure to the people who need it. And so it's stigmatized in part because it's seen as dangerous, right? We don't stigmatize strep throat.