Introducing... FIASCO: VIGILANTE
The new season of Fiasco is out now on Audible. You can sign up for a free trial and listen at adbl.co/vigilante In 1984, as a New York City...
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Fiasco
From the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events. Using original interviews...
Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 8: No Harm
The Clinton administration promises a new approach to the AIDS epidemic — but gets bogged down in the politics of sex, drugs, and morality....
Episode 7: Lazarus
After years of frustration and despair, scientists finally make a breakthrough. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we...
Episode 6: Drugs into Bodies
A new coalition of AIDS activists takes on the American medical establishment, pushing for access to clinical trials and experimental drugs....
Episode 5: Leading Men
One of the most famous actors in Hollywood tries to keep his diagnosis under wraps - and ends up becoming the face of AIDS in America. You c...
Episode 4: Blood
AIDS spreads through the country's blood supply, endangering people with hemophilia and leading to a breakthrough about the cause of the dis...
Episode 3: The Baths
A debate rages in San Francisco over whether or not to close the city’s famous bathhouses, as government officials and gay rights advocates...
Episode 2: How to Have Sex in an Epidemic
As the AIDS crisis worsens, gay men in New York City improvise a response, forming alliances and drawing battle lines. You can find a list o...
Episode 1: Gay Plague
How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease. You can find a list of books, articles, and doc...
Introducing Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis
From the co-creators of Slow Burn , Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pi...