Noah Wyle

sort of metaphor for all the distrust that's been seeded between us and our doctors.

And it's really, I think, incredibly unfortunate.

And I don't know if by the time this airs how much worse the situation is going to get, but 20% of the NIH was just laid off.

We're going to be seeing the tale of that decision-making for years and years and years to come.

Well, that was what was so funny is we wrote these episodes almost a year ago.

And so when we did a storyline about neurocystic sarcosis, we had no idea that RFK Jr.

was going to be diagnosed with neurocystic sarcosis.

Nor did we think when we did a measles storyline that it was going to be as topical as it is right now.

Nine months ago, it wasn't.

But it wasn't hard to look into your crystal ball and see what was going to happen if vaccine rates continued to drop.

And we live with an international community that travels all the time.

Like we are as vulnerable as the next incoming flight.

Oh, I'm glad.

I've gotten some mail from Philly that didn't appreciate it.

I know.

I meant it as sort of a compliment because when I grew up, I grew up from L.A.

And, you know, when the Lakers would play the Sixers or when I would see Rocky or the Broad Street Bullies, like, you guys were tough.

They were tough.

Yes.

So I just thought that's almost an homage to Philly to say it's the tougher of the two.