Save The ACA or Stay Away? (with Andy Slavitt)

Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Andy Slavitt, President Biden’s White House Senior Advisor for the Covid response and President Obama’s head of Medicare and Medicaid, joins Sam to breakdown the current world of healthcare and discuss the life-changing decision to call the White House and offer to help fix the ACA website. They talk about why powerful people are so compelling and how it makes making decisions even harder and how to even know who in the room should be making the decision, and being willing to listen to good ideas from the other side. Plus they talk about why it’s important to be nice to Siri, the difference between being entitled or honored to have a big job, and Sam gives an overdue apology for making fun of the ACA roll out while at The Daily Show.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kulapvilaisak. And I'm Sue Jampok. And we're your aunties on Add to Cart, a podcast all about the things we buy, the things we buy into, and what that says about who we are. We're real life friends who love to talk about what we're adding to cart. Sometimes that means trying the latest snail serum to slather on our faces, or a sweater that screams
0:22.2	one-third ugly.
0:23.7	That's right, Sue.
0:24.5	Each week we dive into honest, oftentimes TMI conversations about what's taking up space
0:29.3	in our shopping carts and in our minds, be it products, trends, or something for our Auntie
0:33.6	Book Club.
0:34.5	We also bring guests on the show and take a peek into their carts because
0:37.6	the things a person buys or doesn't says a lot about them. We like to think of ourselves as
0:42.8	aunties to all, fun, slightly unhinged, and always ready to share some sage advice and a good
0:50.3	product wreck. Add to Cart is out now, wherever you get your podcast.
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1:41.3	Happy 2025, everyone. It is so great to be back in your warm ear holes today. It feels cozy and safe, and few places give me that feeling anymore.
1:52.4	Hoey are weeks away from Donald Trump, retaking office, and the vibes are frigid. Well, anyway, it's January, also known as the beginning of the calendar year
2:03.7	when Christmas trees pile up on the sidewalks and get covered in dog piss and health care deductibles,
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