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Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the measles outbreak (Feb. 28, 2025)

Feb 28, 2025
49:45

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On Friday's show: Infectious diseases expert Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas.

Also this hour: We consider name changes, particularly those related to controversial historical figures, and how much they really matter.

Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And the story of former Texas death row inmate John Henry Ramirez is told in the documentary short, I Am Ready, Warden, which is up for an Academy Award this Sunday. The Houston attorney who won his case before the U.S. Supreme Court tells the story of the legal battle for Ramirez’s religious rights.

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