Best 99 Percent Podcasts (2024)

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99 Percent Invisible: The White Castle System of Eating Houses 32:43

15d ago32:43

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Today we have a guest episode from 99 Percent Invisible. It is about White Castle, the burger chain. Even if you haven't visited, you have tasted its influence because, as we will learn in this episode, White Castle is really the proto-burger chain. Our friends at the excellent podcast 99 Percent Invisible bring us the origin story of White Castle …

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Special Feature: A Beloved Nursing Home, from “To See Each Other” 31:48

8h ago31:48

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We're sharing an episode of “To See Each Other,” about a question that’s SUPER-relevant to this show: How do we pay for long-term care, like nursing homes? To See Each Other aims to complicate the narrative about small-town Americans. In this new season, host George Goehl heads to Lincoln County, Wisconsin — population, 28,000-and-some. And home to…

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What's THAT got to do with economics? 25:59

3d ago25:59

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"Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy." That is the bold promise in Planet Money's tagline. And we believe the show does live up to it. Over the last year, we've told stories about breakdancing, rum, pagers, buffets, colors, and heartbreak. But then one host wondered: what if we really held ourselves to that pr…

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It Has to Be Read. • Disobedient Women by Sarah Stankorb 1:08:20

4d ago1:08:20

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Journalist and Author Sarah Stankorb, exploring her work and the themes of her book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. _____ LINKS http://sarahstankorb.com https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-convers…

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“Baby steps” in the fight against facility fees 23:31

6d ago23:31

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An $88 “observation room” fee for a check-up didn’t sit right with Kari Greene, a listener from Oregon. When the price went up to $99 the next year, Kari complained to her benefits rep; they thought it was weird, too — but couldn’t do anything about it. In states like Connecticut and Indiana, legislators are trying to do something about fees like t…

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Vile Over Substance 1:33:45

5d ago1:33:45

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Send us a text It's the Dark Side of Hollywood. We're talking the legal troubles surrounding Diddy, his freak off parties and assault scandals, and the lawless attitudes embedded in wealth and celebrity. On that note, we review the satiric beauty culture extremes of THE SUBSTANCE. It's all here.By Mark Palermo, Serena Whitney

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Veep-onomics 25:05

5d ago25:05

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Next week, JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in the only confirmed vice presidential debate ahead of the election. As voters look ahead to what their economic policies might be, we look back to see what they have said and done, and how it turned out. Planet Money's newsletter author Greg Rosalsky has spent some time combing through the economic r…

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It Has to Be Read. • American Doom Loop by Dale Maharidge 1:12:57

7d ago1:12:57

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dale Maharidge, exploring the themes of his work and his book, American Doom Loop: Dispatches from a Troubled Nation, 1980s-2020s. _____ LINKS https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/dale-maharidge https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-dale-m…

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How to save 10,000 fingers 24:28

10d ago24:28

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Table saws are extremely dangerous. The government estimates that injuries from table saws send something like 30,000 people to the emergency room every year. 3,000 of those end in amputations. The costs of those injuries are enormous. Are they also avoidable? In 1999, inventor Steve Gass had a realization: Humans conduct electricity pretty well; W…

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Can money buy happiness? 28:48

12d ago28:48

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People often say that money can't buy you happiness. Sometimes, if you ask them to tell you more about it, they'll mention a famous 2010 study by Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton. That study found that higher household income correlates with greater emotional well-being, but only up to around $75,000 a year. After that, more mon…

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Rate Expectations 23:13

17d ago23:13

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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to get inflation under control. One side effect is that taking out a mortgage to buy a home has gotten very expensive. That's especially a problem for some homeowners who managed to get a lower mortgage rate years ago. They have a sort of... champagne problem. Or, "golden handcuffs" as it's called. These ho…

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Burtonjuice 1:28:04

19d ago1:28:04

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Send us a text We review the long-time coming sequel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE and also share our thoughts on the films and legacy of Tim Burton. We pick our highlights and lowlights from the celebrated goth-pop auteur, and what those movies meant to us and culture at large. It's showtime, indeed.By Mark Palermo, Serena Whitney

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Is AI overrated or underrated? 18:50

19d ago18:50

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Are the promises made by AI boosters all hype, or are we actually under-appreciating the transformative potential of AI? Can artificial intelligence make humans more productive, unlock hidden potential and remake work as we know it? Or, should it not even be called intelligence at all, artificial or otherwise. On today's episode, we take sides. Two…

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Michael Sheldrick 1:11:12

21d ago1:11:12

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Author and Global Citizen Founder Michael Sheldrick, exploring his work and the themes of his book, From Ideas to Impact. _____ LINKS https://michaelsheldrick.com https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/ https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-michael-sheldrick _____ I have had th…

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Summer camp capitalism 33:32

24d ago33:32

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Summer camp is a classic rite of passage in the U.S. It's a place of self-discovery, where kids come to make new friends and take on new challenges. But what if it were ALSO a place where children came to learn how to survive in a free market economy? That's part of the idea behind a summer camp at JA BizTown, in Portland, Oregon. Kids at the camp …

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It Has to Be Read. • Rift by Cait West 1:18:22

25d ago1:18:22

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Cait West, exploring her work and the themes of her book, Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy. _____ LINKS https://www.caitwest.com https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-cait-west _____ I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading author…

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Anatomy of a Fall: One rural hospital’s ransomware story (from Click Here) 27:10

26d ago27:10

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What happens when a hospital gets hit by a ransomware attack? We’re sharing an episode from a podcast called Click Here that takes us inside the aftermath of a cyber attack on a rural hospital in Oregon. The story starts the minute the hospital’s IT director finds out they’ve been hacked, and follows him and his colleagues as they scramble to keep …

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Bingo! (Presidential debate edition) 29:14

26d ago29:14

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Campaigns can be a jargony slog. And this year, we are seeing a lot of economic terms being thrown around, many of which... aren't entirely straightforward. In this episode, we try to make the mess of words that accompany a presidential campaign into something a little less exhausting: A game of bingo. Follow along as we dig into five terms that we…

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How to fix a housing shortage 23:29

1M ago23:29

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When Cody Fischer decided to get into real estate development, he had a vision. He wanted to build affordable, energy efficient apartments in Minneapolis, not far from where he grew up. His vision was well-timed because, in 2019, Minneapolis's city council passed one of the most ambitious housing plans in the nation. One aim of that plan was to all…

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323. CICI BLAKEMAN TELLS ABOUT THE FORMER FEDS GROUP FREEDOM FOUNDATION 48:55

1M ago48:55

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It is a nonprofit that is trying to stop the hospital murders. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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322. MY STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IN JUNE, 2024, AT VICTORY PARK, PASADENA 1:19:36

1M ago1:19:36

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It was a live event, and I answered questions. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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School Flix 1:31:24

1M ago1:31:24

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Send us a text It's back to school season, and Serena and Mark cut through the sadness with some of their favourite teen movies. John Hughes, John Singleton, and the freedom of movie characters never having homework! Plus, we look at Zoe Kravitz filmmaking debut BLINK TWICE, and discuss whether its trigger warning is justified.…

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Summer School 8: Big ideas and life lessons from Marx, Keynes and Smith and more 32:48

1M ago32:48

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Take the 2024 Planet Money Summer School Quiz here to earn your personalized diploma! Find all the episodes from this season of Summer School here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. We are assembled here on the lawn of Planet Money University for the greatest graduation in history – because it features …

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Jason Sokol 59:11

1M ago59:11

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with American Historian and Author, Professor Jason Sokol, exploring his work and the themes of his books, including The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. _____ LINKS www.jasonsokol.com https://ugapress.org/book/9780820365541/the-heavens-might-crack/ https://love-children-planet.squ…

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The trade fraud detective 26:43

1M ago26:43

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When David Rashid took over US autoparts maker Plews and Edelmann, the company was losing business to its Chinese rival, Qingdao Sunsong. Both companies make power steering hoses, but Sunsong was offering its hoses to retailers at a much lower price. Then, in 2018, the Trump administration threw companies like Rashid's a lifeline, by announcing tar…

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Summer School 7: The Great Depression, the New Deal and how it changed our economy 35:29

1M ago35:29

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Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. When we last left the United States of America in our economic telling of history, it was the early 1900s and the country's leaders were starting to feel like they had the economic situation all figured out. Flash forward a d…

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The hidden world behind your new "banking" app 21:12

2M ago21:12

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You might have seen ads for online banking services that seem to offer a lot of great stuff — accounts you can open in minutes and without a minimum balance or monthly fees. The ads seem to say: "These aren't your parents' boring old banks." But the truth is: Even though they might resemble banks, they aren't. These "bank-like" companies are a type…

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Don’t get “bullied” into paying what you don’t owe 24:11

2M ago24:11

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Caitlyn Mai expected her share of a recent surgery bill to be about $2,000, with insurance covering the rest. Then she started getting alerts on her phone from the hospital that she owed $139,000 — the full cost of her surgery. But Caitlyn, a legal assistant in Oklahoma, instinctively knew a cardinal rule of the American healthcare system — “never …

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Summer School 6: China, Taiwan and how nations grow rich 36:24

2M ago36:24

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Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. In the middle of the twentieth century, China and its neighbors in East Asia were poor, mostly rural economies. China had been wrecked by a brutal civil war. Taiwan became the home o…

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It Has to Be Read. • The 9.9 Percent by Matthew Stewart 1:02:28

2M ago1:02:28

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Philosopher and Author Matthew Stewart, exploring his work and the themes of his books, The 9.9 Percent: The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture, and the forthcoming An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America. _____ LINK…

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321. AS A PATIENT, I AM A TOTAL PAIN IN THE A** 22:35

2M ago22:35

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I terminally annoy my doctors by managing my care and second-guessing their decisions. This progress report describes where I have been and where I am going. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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320. TYLENOL IS A PHARMA ATROCITY, AND ASPIRIN IS A SUPPRESSED WONDER DRUG 32:10

2M ago32:10

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How this came to happen is a lesson about Pharma's mendacity and our age of corruption. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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Will the Olympics break breakdancing? 25:48

2M ago25:48

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For some sports, picking the winner is simple: It's the athlete who crosses the finish line first, or the side that scores the most goals. But for the new Olympic sport of breaking (if you want to be cool, don't call it breakdancing), the criteria aren't quite that straightforward. How do you judge an event whose core values are dopeness, freshness…

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Steven Hoffen 1:03:06

2M ago1:03:06

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Steven Hoffen, exploring his life and work as the Executive Director of Growing Peace, Inc. _____ LINKS https://www.growingpeaceinc.org https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-steven-hoffen _____ I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, ac…

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Summer School 5: 250 years of trade history in three chapters 36:59

2M ago36:59

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Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. Trade has come up in all of the episodes of Summer School so far. An early use of money was to make trade easier. Trade was responsible for the birth of companies and the stock marke…

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What to do when you're in a class action 25:34

2M ago25:34

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Maybe you got a boring slip of paper in the mail. Maybe you got a spammy-looking email promising you money. Surprise! You're in a class action. If you've done any commerce in the last decade, there's a good chance that someone somewhere was suing on your behalf and you have real money coming your way... if you know what to do. Class action settleme…

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It Has to Be Read. • Ask Not by Maureen Callahan 1:03:36

2M ago1:03:36

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist, and commentator, Maureen Callahan, exploring her work and the themes of her latest book, Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed. _____ LINKS https://www.maureencallahan.net https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-…

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Your Nic Cage Era 1:16:51

2M ago1:16:51

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Send us a text Serena returns from Fantasia Fest and gives us an early review of M. Night Shyamalan's camp/trash TRAP. Did DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE just put Marvel back on top? Plus, Mark and Serena have different takes on the surprise hit LONGLEGS. It's all here, folks.By Mark Palermo, Serena Whitney

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319. KEY POST: OSR IS A CHELATOR THAT INACTIVATES MERCURY AND TREATS ALS, PARKINSON'S, AUTISM, AND OTHER DISEASES. IT IS SAFE, POWERFUL, AND ALMOST UNKNOWN 43:34

2M ago43:34

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It irreversibly binds heavy metals, rendering them nontoxic. Weakly binding chelators like EDTA may drop heavy metals in the kidneys, which can cause toxicity or death. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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Summer School 4: Banker vs president and the birth of the dollar 36:48

2M ago36:48

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Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. Planet Money Summer School has arrived at the birth of the United States and the chance to set up a whole new economy from scratch. Should there be a centralized bank? Should there b…

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It Has to Be Read. • Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Rev. Prof. Dr. David P. Gushee 1:12:06

2M ago1:12:06

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Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Prof. Dr. David P. Gushee, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies. _____ LINKS https://www.davidpgushee.com https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-rev-prof-dr-david-p-gushee Shop the “It Has to Be Read.” Book Club…

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Summer School 3: The first stock and perpetual life 34:14

2M ago34:14

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Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. Once upon a time, every business was a small business. It was run by the owner, maybe the spouse and the kids. Maybe they borrowed money from friends and relatives, but there was onl…

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We want to see your hospital bills 3:06

2M ago3:06

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We’re starting a new investigation and need your help. We’re looking into something we’ve talked about a lot on this show: hospital financial assistance – also known as “charity care” — which most hospitals are legally required to offer. Something like 60 percent of people might qualify to have their hospital bills reduced or even forgiven through …

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What Kamala Harris' economic agenda might look like 18:10

2M ago18:10

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Last weekend we were all thrown for a loop when President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris for the nomination. Just like everyone else, we are trying to quickly wrap our heads around what it means now that Harris is almost certainly going to be the Democratic nominee for president. We expect to see the Harri…

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318. CIPRO, LEVAQUIN, AND OTHER FLUOROQUINOLONES ARE NOTORIOUSLY TOXIC. YOU MUST NEVER TAKE THEM UNLESS IT IS LIFE OR DEATH... 59:52

2M ago59:52

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Their chemistry puts them in a chemotherapy drug class, and their adverse effects reflect it. Despite this, they are marketed as antibiotics and carelessly prescribed. Support the showBy Robert Yoho, retired cosmetic surgeon

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