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Jun 2023
49m 42s

Episode 1: Gay Plague

Leon Neyfakh
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How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease.


You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.


If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.


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