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<v Speaker 1>It's Nightside. Who's Dan Ray, I'm busy Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much, Nicole. As we start off at Tuesday night,

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<v Speaker 2>we have four hours to go between now at midnight.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here with you virtually every weeknight from Monday through Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Occasionally get a few nights off. I'll have a few

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<v Speaker 2>nights off next week, but we'll have some good host

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in for me. I'm not exactly sure of the schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have that for you probably tomorrow night and let

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<v Speaker 2>you know who's to be sitting in. And we continue

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<v Speaker 2>along here with Nightside, and I'm approaching the start of

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<v Speaker 2>our year, number eighteen, just a little over a month away.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I begin tonight, I want to do a big

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<v Speaker 2>shout out to a big fan over in South Boston, Mary,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess her nickname is Southy Mary Keller. She's

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<v Speaker 2>a graduate of South Boston High School, the classmate of

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<v Speaker 2>former Boston mayor and Ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm told that Mary is a very loyal Nightside listener,

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<v Speaker 2>and she just passed a milestone birthday. But of course,

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<v Speaker 2>a gentleman never mentions a lady's birthday. But I want

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<v Speaker 2>to send out a big happy birthday wish on behalf

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<v Speaker 2>of everyone here at nightside the audience as well as

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<v Speaker 2>all the staff people to marry Southy Mary Keller, a

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<v Speaker 2>lifelong South Boston resident, proud graduate of South Boston High

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<v Speaker 2>School back when Ray Flynn was playing some basketball before

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<v Speaker 2>he went to Providence College. So Mary, I know you

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<v Speaker 2>had a great birthday and many many more to come.

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<v Speaker 2>Before we start off, I will tell you we are

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<v Speaker 2>going to learn a lot about Tripoli equine encephalitis, eastern

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<v Speaker 2>equine encephalitis tonight, as well as West Nile virus. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>be talking with doctor Catherine Brown the Massachusetts Department of

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<v Speaker 2>Public Health, a veterinarian, an epidemiologist. And I'm sure all

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<v Speaker 2>of you that will be at nine o'clock have heard

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<v Speaker 2>about this huge, huge public data breach two point nine

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<v Speaker 2>billion that's with a B record stolen from National Public Data,

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<v Speaker 2>a Florida based credit and criminal background check company. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>they got some splaining to do here, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk with a professor from the University of Illinois,

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<v Speaker 2>the founder of the computer science program, and find out

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<v Speaker 2>what the heck you can do to defend yourself when

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<v Speaker 2>the bad guys have your social security information. Very important

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<v Speaker 2>issues to talk about tonight, A very important issue to

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<v Speaker 2>start off with. Our good friend, friend of the program,

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts Republican Senator Bruce Tar Bruce, Welcome back to Night Side.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks? Dan, I'm doing very well and I want to

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<v Speaker 3>congratulate you on coming up on eighteen years of incredible programming.

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<v Speaker 3>And I also want to join you in congratulating Southie

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<v Speaker 3>Mara on her birthday. So two very big landmarks here

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<v Speaker 3>on the radar screen tonight, I would think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she's a little older than eighteen, but will

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<v Speaker 2>hit eighteen this October. First, Bruce, we're here to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the Massages of Maternal Health Bill that is expanding

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<v Speaker 2>access to midwifery, birth centers and do laws here in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 2>The Governor Healy signed this bill. I know that there's

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<v Speaker 2>been some things that have kind of got bottled up

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<v Speaker 2>at the legislature this year, but this was one I

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<v Speaker 2>assumed that had a lot of support across party lines.

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<v Speaker 3>It definitely did. And Dan, before we get to the bill,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to just take a step back and remember

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<v Speaker 3>that you were kind enough to have me on the

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<v Speaker 3>show to talk a while ago about a budget amendment

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<v Speaker 3>that I had offered to the Senate version of the

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<v Speaker 3>state budget relative to maternal health. And sometimes, Dan, we

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<v Speaker 3>don't often get the chance to come back and say

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<v Speaker 3>thank you, but I wanted to do that tonight because

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<v Speaker 3>that amendment in a different form passed, and so you

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<v Speaker 3>and I had talked about the fact that it should

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<v Speaker 3>have been a no brainer. Well, I'm very pleased to

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<v Speaker 3>report that both sides the House and the Senate, Republicans

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<v Speaker 3>and Democrats, agreed on that amendment, which now directs the

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<v Speaker 3>Department of Public Health to create a feasibility study for

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<v Speaker 3>an application for your phone or your computer, your tablet,

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<v Speaker 3>so that you'll be able to access things that are

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<v Speaker 3>important with regard to maternal health, whether it be transportation,

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<v Speaker 3>mental health services, physical health services. And Dan, you helped

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<v Speaker 3>us get the word out about that amendment, and with

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<v Speaker 3>the stroke of Governor Healey's pen when she signed the

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<v Speaker 3>state budget, that feasibility study is on its way to

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<v Speaker 3>being done, and that will lead to us having an

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<v Speaker 3>incredibly powerful tool for parents across the Commonwealth. So thank

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<v Speaker 3>you for your help with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Bruce, you guys did the work on that one,

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you very much. You're very kind. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>put it like that, but this is a moment of clarity.

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<v Speaker 2>Every once in a while, everybody at Peak and Hill

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<v Speaker 2>gets together on something. Let's talk about the maternal health

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<v Speaker 2>build that the governor has signed. So you're here to

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<v Speaker 2>tell us all about a piece of legislation. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>the Governor Healy's really proud.

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<v Speaker 3>Of as well well, and I think we all are, Dan,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think it's a shining example of how we

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<v Speaker 3>can still have bipartisan collaboration, even in these politically charged

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<v Speaker 3>times where it seems like it can be difficult to

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<v Speaker 3>reach across party lines and to reach across chambers between

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<v Speaker 3>the House and the Senate. This bill is a shining

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<v Speaker 3>example of the fact that we still can get things done.

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<v Speaker 3>And Dan, it is true that the conference committee wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>able to be filed, the report wasn't able to be

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<v Speaker 3>filed before we ended formal sessions, and we could talk

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<v Speaker 3>about that if you'd like, but it still got done

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<v Speaker 3>in an informal session, which means that no one objected.

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<v Speaker 3>There was consensus around this bill. It's a very important bill,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm really pleased that it got signed into law.

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<v Speaker 3>I did amend the bill. There were numerous amendments to it,

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<v Speaker 3>and they all got reconciled by a six person conference

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<v Speaker 3>committee of our confrere and the Senate Republican Caucus with

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<v Speaker 3>Senator Patrick O'Connor from Weymouth. But all the conferees did

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<v Speaker 3>a great job and Dan. This bill is largely a

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<v Speaker 3>response to a report that was completed by the Department

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<v Speaker 3>of Public Health last November, and that report really raised

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<v Speaker 3>a red flag of alarm about access to maternal health

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<v Speaker 3>services in Massachusetts. We are world famous, and rightfully so,

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<v Speaker 3>for our healthcare system and our healthcare delivery system, but

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<v Speaker 3>the report that was filed back on November fifteenth of

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty three really sounded the alarm about us needing

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<v Speaker 3>to do more around maternal health. And this bill does

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<v Speaker 2>So let's talk about some of the specifics. I talk

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<v Speaker 2>about midwifery, birth centers, and duelas in Massachusetts. Again, I

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<v Speaker 2>think everyone knows what we're talking about, But how does

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<v Speaker 2>this expand access? Does it make it easier for a

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<v Speaker 2>community to license this sort of work necessary?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it does, So let's take midwifery first, and one

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<v Speaker 3>of the things this bill does is set up a

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<v Speaker 3>commission in Massachusetts to license midwives and create a process

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<v Speaker 3>so that everybody meeting the same standards, and we'll have

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<v Speaker 3>the ability to ensure quality of care, and we'll have

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<v Speaker 3>the ability to sanction folks by license suspension or revocation

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<v Speaker 3>if they don't deliver quality care. And that is really

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<v Speaker 3>important because the use of a midwife is an important

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<v Speaker 3>choice that folks ought to have, and one dan that's

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<v Speaker 3>been concerning about that choice not being as available as

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<v Speaker 3>it might otherwise be. I think folks that are on

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<v Speaker 3>the North Shore are familiar with the situation that we

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<v Speaker 3>faced with the birthing center at Beverly Hospital being closed

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<v Speaker 3>and that closed off some access to midwives. We're all

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<v Speaker 3>working on restoring that access. But being able to have

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<v Speaker 3>access to midwife free and having insurance coverage for it

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<v Speaker 3>fundamental things that this bill does. It's not that we

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<v Speaker 3>didn't have midwives before, but now we will have licensed

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<v Speaker 3>midwives that have to meet a set of standards and

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<v Speaker 3>deliver quality care.

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<v Speaker 2>Now every confidence will Previously there was no licensing procedure.

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<v Speaker 3>It sounds to it there was a licensure system, but

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<v Speaker 3>it was not as formal as the one that's included

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<v Speaker 3>in the bill. And the bill also sets up a

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<v Speaker 3>new panel for that registration and for that licensure, which

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<v Speaker 3>didn't exist before, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the same opportunities of birth centers now will

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<v Speaker 2>be monitored a little bit more carefully. And doulas are

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<v Speaker 2>different dum as. I understand that midwives provide medical care

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<v Speaker 2>and doulists provide emotional, physical, and informational support not only

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<v Speaker 2>for the moms and the moms to be, but also

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<v Speaker 2>for extended family members.

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<v Speaker 3>So well, that's absolutely true. And Dan, you raise an

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<v Speaker 3>important point. When we talk about maternal health. Oftentimes we

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<v Speaker 3>think about mothers, but it's also important to think about

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<v Speaker 3>fathers and parents generally, because everyone is involved here. And

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<v Speaker 3>for instance, one of the things that we talk about

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<v Speaker 3>in this bill is having access to screening for postpartum depression,

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<v Speaker 3>not only for mothers but also for fathers, so that

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<v Speaker 3>we can have that complete access to healthcare. And one

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<v Speaker 3>of the amendments that I offered to the bill provided

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<v Speaker 3>that screening not only where there has been an actual

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<v Speaker 3>live birth, but also for folks that have less fortunate consequences.

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<v Speaker 3>Of still birth, a miscarriage, those still have tremendous effects

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<v Speaker 3>on mental health, and so I amended the bill to

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<v Speaker 3>ensure that those parents too, who would be eligible for

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, so sounds like a win win win for everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>Senator Bruce Tarr, thanks so much for being up there

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<v Speaker 2>and maintaining some level of bipartisanship in a tough political

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<v Speaker 2>climate both locally and nashally. As always, you're always welcome here.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you again for your kind words. Very much appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Dan, thanks for your support and look forward to

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<v Speaker 3>talking with you again soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great absolutely, Bruce Tar. Ladies and gentlemen, one

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<v Speaker 2>of the members the Republican members of the Massachusetts State Senate.

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<v Speaker 2>We get back when we talk about something that I

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<v Speaker 2>think all of us can identify with, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>Labor Day, weekend travel. It could get busy, I'm told,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to talk with a USA Today reporter,

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<v Speaker 2>consumer travel reporter right after this break here on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess is Zach Wictor He is USA Today's Consumer

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<v Speaker 2>Travel reporter, and I guess, Zach that this weekend, Labor

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<v Speaker 2>Day weekend is going to be one for the ages

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<v Speaker 2>from all of the the stories, the previous stories I've

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<v Speaker 2>been reading. I am not traveling this weekend, and I

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<v Speaker 2>am happy to be not traveling. How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm good. Thank you so much for having me on.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think they're right. It's going to be a

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<v Speaker 4>crazy travel weekend. So for those people who are hitting

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<v Speaker 4>the road or going to the airport, there's some stuff

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<v Speaker 4>that they can do to be ready or at least

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<v Speaker 4>to mentally prepare for the crowds that they're short to encounter.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, before I ask you what they can do to

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<v Speaker 2>be prepared, I'm going to guess that there's the end

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<v Speaker 2>of summer travelers, and there's the college kids going back

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<v Speaker 2>to school or starting college for the first time, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>with the parents. So are those the factors that are

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<v Speaker 2>kind of working together here to make this a memorable

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I think it's the same stuff that

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<v Speaker 4>we see every year, sort of as summer winds down,

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<v Speaker 4>as people get ready to go back to school or

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<v Speaker 4>to go to colleges. You said maybe for the first time,

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<v Speaker 4>or just to move back into the dorms. They're trying

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<v Speaker 4>every summer that the roads and the airports and the

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<v Speaker 4>the year, but especially this year, it looks like the TSA,

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<v Speaker 2>So is this the end of the pent up manned

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<v Speaker 2>it seems like that Christmas Thanksgiving we hear all these

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<v Speaker 2>this going to be right up there with the busiest

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so this summer has been basically the busiest summer

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<v Speaker 4>more people than ever are traveling, and that means that

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<v Speaker 4>these popular weekends for travel are even busier than they've

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<v Speaker 4>ever been. The TSA, for example, said that the top

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<v Speaker 4>ten travel days for passenger screenings at the nation's airport

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<v Speaker 4>in its history have all happened since May twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think that this is really just the new normal.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that is an amazing statistic, that is the ten

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<v Speaker 2>busiest travel days. I realized that the population is increasing

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<v Speaker 2>We were in Italy earlier this month and the airports

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<v Speaker 2>were packed. We didn't have any problem, don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>but the planes were packed, and by the way, zach

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<v Speaker 2>I noticed something on the airplanes. All the seats are

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<v Speaker 4>People really often shop solely by price when they're buying

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<v Speaker 4>hear people understandably complain that amenities and comfort on airplanes

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<v Speaker 4>have gotten worse over the years. But the fact of

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<v Speaker 4>And airlines are seeing actually increase demand for those premium

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's really interesting to see the planes and to

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<v Speaker 2>be in a couple of you know, airports in Italy,

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<v Speaker 2>Rome and Maples just packed, just absolutely packed. And in

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<v Speaker 2>Italy you had a sense that just relax, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get you through a long time. But obviously there's

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<v Speaker 2>all that angst. I don't want to miss my connection,

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<v Speaker 2>all of those all of those problems. Do you think

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to continue or do you think at some

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<v Speaker 2>point all of us are going to say, Okay, we've

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<v Speaker 2>and relax, or do you think it's going to get

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<v Speaker 2>worse next year the year after that. Is this something

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<v Speaker 2>that just the population is getting larger and more and

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<v Speaker 4>as the population expands, and then is people's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>people are emphasizing these experiences, and so I think that

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<v Speaker 4>it's gonna you know, the crowds are here to stay,

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<v Speaker 4>and so people need to be ready to face those

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<v Speaker 4>crowds at the airport. But that doesn't mean it's worth

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<v Speaker 4>getting stressed over. You know, if you leave yourself enough time,

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<v Speaker 4>if you kind of have your plan for how you're

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<v Speaker 4>navigate your travel experiences, you're still going to have a

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<v Speaker 4>great time. And it's just really important, I think when

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<v Speaker 4>you go to the airport to stay patient and be

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<v Speaker 4>nice to those around you, especially the airport and airline employees.

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<v Speaker 4>If something goes wrong, they're the first line of defense.

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<v Speaker 4>They're just doing their jobs, and so it's really important

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<v Speaker 4>to keep your cool. As frustrated as you might be,

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<v Speaker 4>you'll get home, get where you're going eventually.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they can always mess with your ticket. We realize

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<v Speaker 2>that real quick last question and the quick last answer.

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<v Speaker 2>We're focused on your life travel. Will car travel and

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<v Speaker 2>train travel also match their heights this this weekend as

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, the quick answer is, yes, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>All right, even if you're going by tricycle, You've got

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<v Speaker 2>to plan ahead. Hey, thanks so.

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<v Speaker 4>Much, right, Zach Wick, My pleasures for having me say.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's Consumer Travel Report. Appreciate it, Zach. When we get back,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about a great charity, the Angel

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<v Speaker 2>Fund with Rich Kennedy. The Angel Fund is for ALS

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<v Speaker 2>Research hosting a Walk for Hope coming up on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>September seventh in Wakefield. That is not this coming Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's the following Saturday, and it's one that everyone

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<v Speaker 2>can participate in. Looking forward to that. My name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Nightside, Boston's News Radio. If forever any reason

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<v Speaker 2>terrestrial radio feed, you can always go to the iHeartRadio app,

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<v Speaker 2>wherever you are, whenever you want, and it's all free.

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<v Speaker 2>Back on Nightside with Rich Kennedy, President of the Angel Fund.

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<v Speaker 2>Right after the news break.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I think all of us are familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>ALS UH so called lou Garrigg's disease, just one of

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<v Speaker 2>the cruelest diseases that could touch any family with us

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<v Speaker 2>as Rich Kennedy, He's the president of the Angel Fund.

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<v Speaker 2>His family has been touched by this horrific disease, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Angel Fund, of which he is the president, basically

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<v Speaker 2>funds research, ALS research and the hope. They are hosting

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<v Speaker 2>their annual Walk of Hope for ALS. I remember a

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<v Speaker 2>of Nightside listeners will have a chance to participate on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>September seventh in Wakefield. Rich Kennedy, welcome back to Nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm fantastic, Dan, Thank you very much, and thank you

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<v Speaker 6>for having me on once again. I really appreciate this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. You know, between you and our good friend Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Timlin and the Boston Red Sox, you guys are warriors

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<v Speaker 2>in this battle against this horrific disease. Tell us about

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<v Speaker 2>the Angel Fund and what it has done over the

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<v Speaker 2>years and what it continues to do.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, Yeah, the full name is the ALS, the

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<v Speaker 6>Angel Fund, the ALS Research. Sure, and after losing my

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<v Speaker 6>youngest of nine, I've subsequently lost an older brother to this.

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<v Speaker 6>So watching this is horrendous watching somebody slowly strength pass

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<v Speaker 6>away and gone. So I with a lot of like

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<v Speaker 6>minded people with family history, et ceterist out of the

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<v Speaker 6>Angel Fund, and I'm proud to say We've raised millions

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<v Speaker 6>of dollars. But I'm more proud to say that I've

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<v Speaker 6>never taken a penny. The whole board of directors, no

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<v Speaker 6>one takes anything, goes directly to ALS research for supporting

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<v Speaker 6>doctor Robert Brown at UMass Medical School, and that's seen

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<v Speaker 2>Is this the sort of disease that potentially we can,

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<v Speaker 2>if not cure it, at least control it a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more within our lifetimes or is this something that

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<v Speaker 2>is something that we can only hope to slow down?

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<v Speaker 2>If you know what I'm trying to.

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<v Speaker 6>Get at here, You're exactly right. And again with progress.

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<v Speaker 6>There are different medications out a lot of other organizations

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<v Speaker 6>raising money for this also. So I've seen great progress

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<v Speaker 6>in the lab.

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent, excellent. Now tell us about the walk. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the Walk of Hope. It's every year it's around this time,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this Saturday after Labor Day, people are back home,

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<v Speaker 2>Walk for Hope for Als and it's in Wakefield. If

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<v Speaker 2>I recall, it's around a huge lake in Wakefield, Is it.

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<v Speaker 6>Not exactly right? Lake Kuanapowit. It's a three and a

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<v Speaker 6>half mile walk around it, absolutely beautiful setting Wakefield, calmness

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<v Speaker 6>where it starts and ends, and one loop around the

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<v Speaker 6>lake and I will be there, Doctor Brown will be there.

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<v Speaker 6>We typically go about one third of the way around.

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<v Speaker 6>They're in greet everybody coming around and fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>As I understand, you have a whole bunch of teams.

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<v Speaker 2>People can go and sign up and and and participate

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<v Speaker 2>as as an individual or as a couple or as

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<v Speaker 2>a family. But then you have teams. I see this

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<v Speaker 2>whole list of of various groups together. Is it too

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<v Speaker 2>late to sign up for the walk? What's what's the limitations?

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<v Speaker 2>Like anything else? I know, you gotta sign up for

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<v Speaker 2>these things in advance. Tell us, tell us where do

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<v Speaker 2>we stand uh on on on this this project this year?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you need more walkers? I'm sure you do that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably the easiest question of.

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<v Speaker 6>The night, right, Yes, of course we always do. We

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<v Speaker 6>welcome absolutely everybody, teams and individuals. You can sign up

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<v Speaker 6>show up that day and just simply sign up that day,

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<v Speaker 6>and individuals, teams, whatever, will take absolutely anything because it

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<v Speaker 6>spreads awareness and all kinds of information available to you there.

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<v Speaker 2>And I assume that you're hoping, particularly with teams, that

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<v Speaker 2>people will go out and get some pleasures and you

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<v Speaker 2>raise some money for this. I guess there's nothing to

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<v Speaker 2>stop someone just for falling in and walking by themselves,

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<v Speaker 2>but you were hoping that everybody will make some donation,

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<v Speaker 2>small or large. Every dollar, every dollar is going to

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<v Speaker 6>Right, absolutely right, You've got all the information and just

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So it is simply all you have to

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<v Speaker 2>you can. You'll find it on their web page. Walk

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<v Speaker 2>for Hope for Als twenty twenty four, and again it's Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>No Saturday, September seventh. So it's not this Saturday, which

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<v Speaker 2>I think is the thirty first, it's the following of August.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the following Saturday, and it is at a beautiful lake.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a three and a half mile walk beginning at

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<v Speaker 2>what's called Lower Common in Wakefield, and all the Moneys

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<v Speaker 2>go to support research again to find a cure for

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<v Speaker 2>als lou Garrig's disease. This world renowned researcher doctor Robert

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<v Speaker 2>Brown at UMass chan Medical School. And I know whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I talked to Mike Timlin when he does his events

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<v Speaker 2>generally in May, he's a huge fan of doctor Brown.

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<v Speaker 2>He and I know you are as well. Rich.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, absolutely, yes, I did my homework inside of that

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<v Speaker 6>all the money should go to him and the slope

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<v Speaker 6>we've raised, everything we raised goes to him. So thank

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<v Speaker 6>you for splaining the word A really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Rich, thank you, and thank you for being so

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<v Speaker 2>so much in the lead on this. I've known a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of folks and a lot of families who have

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<v Speaker 2>been impacted by this, and you're right, it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the worst diagnoses that anyone individual or any family could receive.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know that it has touched your family in

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<v Speaker 2>so many adverse ways, but you guys, the Kennedy family

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<v Speaker 2>is fighting back and you're leading the charge. So thanks

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<v Speaker 2>so much for what you do. And I hope as

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<v Speaker 2>many of our listeners as possible we'll get out there

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<v Speaker 2>and participate on Saturday, September the seventh. Thanks again, Rich.

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<v Speaker 2>I do appreciate Rich Kennedy that president.

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<v Speaker 6>Once again, Thank you to you. Dan. We really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>My pleasure. We'll talk soon. Thanks, Rich, appreciate it. Those

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<v Speaker 2>are the heroes amongst us. Trust me. It's the Angel

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<v Speaker 2>Fund Als Research and again that website. You know you

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<v Speaker 2>want to get out, get a little exercise, raise some money,

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<v Speaker 2>and get some pledges for some friends. All you gotta

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<v Speaker 2>do is go to the angelfund dot org and they

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<v Speaker 2>will They will sign you up as quick as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a great website. Check check it out. When we

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<v Speaker 2>come back, we're going to wrap this hour here on

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<v Speaker 2>Nightside and we're going to talk about youth vaping. Young

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<v Speaker 2>people still vaping. They may not be smoking cigarettes in

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<v Speaker 2>the same way that they used to smoke cigarettes. That

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<v Speaker 2>word has gotten out, but vaping is just as dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll be talking with doctor Cedric Rutland on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side of the break Here on a Tuesday night

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<v Speaker 2>edition of Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Way live from the window World,

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<v Speaker 1>Nice Side Studios. I'm WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>My guest is doctor Cedric Rutland. Lung cancer and smoking

469
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<v Speaker 2>cost a lot of lives, and the American Lung Association

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<v Speaker 2>reminds everyone that that parents are the best defense against

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<v Speaker 2>youth vaping. Doctor Rutland, Welcome to Night's Side.

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<v Speaker 5>How are you tonight, sir, Hey, thanks for having me tonight, Dan.

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<v Speaker 5>Pleasure to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And Boston, Yeah, you were more more than welcome. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>looking at these statistics from Massachusetts and you're talking to

476
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<v Speaker 2>more than Boston. By the way, we get into about

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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight states in this radio station over with just

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<v Speaker 2>a terrestrial signal, but we're focused on Massachusetts, and you

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<v Speaker 2>folks provided us that there are nine thousand, three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>deaths every year in Massachusetts attributable to people having smoked,

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<v Speaker 2>killing more people than alcohol, aids, car crashes, illegal drugs,

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<v Speaker 2>murders and suicides combined. That is a staggering statistic.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, it is a staggering statistic. But when

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<v Speaker 5>you think about smoking. A lot of people think that

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<v Speaker 5>when you smoke a cigarette, because you're inhaling that smoke

486
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<v Speaker 5>the pipes that carry air to the lung. We know

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<v Speaker 5>that the cigarette smoke actually has percentagenes that can induce

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<v Speaker 5>rellular change and lead to cancer. That's easy. But what

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<v Speaker 5>we think about is impact on the arteries within the box.

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<v Speaker 5>So smoking actually leads to a disease called athosleurosis, which

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<v Speaker 5>is inflammation and deposition in the artery walls which narrow

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<v Speaker 5>those arteries and can lead to heart attacks. It can

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<v Speaker 5>lead to strokes, and all of these things can lead

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<v Speaker 5>to morbidity and mortality as well. And that's why that

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<v Speaker 5>f number is higher than you might think.

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<v Speaker 2>After all these years and all the warnings and all

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<v Speaker 2>the public service announcements of people you know who were smokers,

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<v Speaker 2>and they have those tubes in their throat of those

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<v Speaker 2>devices which allow them to sort of make a sound

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<v Speaker 2>that is similar to a voice. That still hasn't convinced

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<v Speaker 2>everyone that smoking is just a vice, that that is

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<v Speaker 2>a no value to anyone. I mean, I just I've

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<v Speaker 2>never smoked a cigarette in my life because I wanted

504
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<v Speaker 2>to play a lot of sports in high school, and college,

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<v Speaker 2>and I carried on my dad had been a two

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<v Speaker 2>pack of day Smoker camels, unfiltered World War two veteran,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can remember going to the store variety store

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<v Speaker 2>Missus Mceilroy's in Walcott Square, and I think spending a

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<v Speaker 2>quarter for a pack of cigarettes. Now a pack of

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<v Speaker 2>cigarettes is like eight.

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<v Speaker 5>Or nine bucks, right, yeah, really can king. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 5>know because I don't smoke either, but you're right, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>individuals still continue to smoke with What that shows you

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<v Speaker 5>is a the power of marketing from the tobacco industry,

515
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<v Speaker 5>what they can do and be the power of nicotine,

516
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<v Speaker 5>which is a really addictive drug, probably the most addictive

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<v Speaker 5>drug in the world, right, and so nicotine is something

518
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<v Speaker 5>that people cray and once they have tasted it, they

519
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<v Speaker 5>keep wanting more and more and they're willing to do

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<v Speaker 5>anything to get it. And smoking probably the number one thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably upset a lot of listeners. But if you if

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<v Speaker 2>you ever kiss someone who's a smoker, I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't add to the to the romance of the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>We put it like that, kissing and kissing an astrak o.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, And I look back at the old back

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<v Speaker 2>in you know, in the forties and fifties, all the

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<v Speaker 2>movie stars and the and the great athletes. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're endorsing cigarette smoking. And I thought to myself, you know,

529
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<v Speaker 2>we didn't know how bad it was back then. But

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<v Speaker 2>since the Surgeon General's report, and now on top of that,

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<v Speaker 2>we got this thing called vaping, which a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>young kids are doing because I think they've been told

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<v Speaker 2>or they've been led to believe that vaping is a

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<v Speaker 2>safe alternative, and it's not.

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<v Speaker 5>No, vaping is not a safe alternative. Fact when you

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<v Speaker 5>actually look at the data and look at the literature,

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<v Speaker 5>and children who actually vape and continue to vapor are

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<v Speaker 5>actually more likely to smoke cigaret. But go a problem.

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<v Speaker 5>And back in the United States, there's about two and

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<v Speaker 5>a half million in cool dates and what the Lung

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<v Speaker 5>Association and the ads they partner to create talk about

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<v Speaker 5>vaping dot org, which is.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, yeah, I'll tell you what, why don't you try

544
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<v Speaker 2>to clean up his line there? Okay, whatever you could do,

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<v Speaker 2>let me know, let me provide. We're talking with doctor

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<v Speaker 2>Rutland of the American Lung Association, doctor Cedric Rutland. But

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<v Speaker 2>we just lost that connection and sometimes when we line

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<v Speaker 2>up people at night, they might be traveling, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>you just never know whether whether or not we have

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<v Speaker 2>lost the connection, lost the signal. H he's back now, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>doctor Rutland. I don't know if you're in a car

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<v Speaker 2>or not, but I think we lost you there for

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<v Speaker 2>a moment or so. Are you are you stationary?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh? Did you know I'm here? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah. I hope you're not walking around your house

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<v Speaker 2>because I do that and there are these little points

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<v Speaker 2>in your places in your house where will you drop

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<v Speaker 2>it off? So? Okay, So here's the figures that I have.

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<v Speaker 2>The percentage of kids in Massachusetts high schools. We have

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<v Speaker 2>about I think it's close to seven hundred thousand, but

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<v Speaker 2>only three and a half percent smoke regularly. That's not bad.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess none of it is good, but it's not bad.

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<v Speaker 2>But high school students who use e cigarettes one in six.

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<v Speaker 5>That's extraordinary.

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<v Speaker 2>That is extraordinary. And then male high school students who

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<v Speaker 2>smoke cigars seven point two percent. Kids under eighteen who

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<v Speaker 2>try cigarettes for the first time every year nine thousand.

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<v Speaker 2>That's almost equivalent to the number of deaths that are

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<v Speaker 2>attributable in Massachusetts. Adults in Massachusetts ten percent of our

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<v Speaker 2>population still smoke ten point four percent, and proportion of

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<v Speaker 2>cancer deaths and Massachusetts attributed to smoking twenty eight point

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<v Speaker 2>one percent. Those are staggering statistics, and I assume that

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<v Speaker 2>every state in the Union. I don't know where we rank.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a little afraid to ask where we rank in

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<v Speaker 2>those statistics, but I don't think we're doing great in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 6>No.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, it's interesting. The average is ten percent of

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<v Speaker 5>high school kids vaping, and Ye're at seventeen percent, So

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<v Speaker 5>you are above average in that sense, which is really

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<v Speaker 5>interesting considering the degree of education within that state. Right,

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<v Speaker 5>that's one of the higher educated states in the country,

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<v Speaker 5>one of the higher educated regions in the world, and

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<v Speaker 5>to be that educated to have those statistics, it's pretty staggering.

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<v Speaker 5>You are correct about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, is this Is there any area in the country

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<v Speaker 2>that's doing better? Or is this just the power of

587
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<v Speaker 2>nicotine and the power of tobacco marketing? It just insists.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought a few years ago that the America tobacco companies,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to take their marketing prowess to other countries

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<v Speaker 2>around the world. You know, horrible to think of from

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<v Speaker 2>a moral point of view, But from a practical point

592
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<v Speaker 2>of view, I'd rather have them marketing overseas than here.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's probably not the politically correct thing to say,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think you understand what I'm trying to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought they were going to basically give up on

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<v Speaker 2>marketing tobacco products in America because there have been so

597
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<v Speaker 2>much publicity about it. But I guess there's still very

598
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<v Speaker 2>much in the game here in the US.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, there's still very much in the game. There are

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<v Speaker 5>states who are doing better than Massachusetts. Right, So if

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<v Speaker 5>you look at the state of California where I reside,

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<v Speaker 5>five percent of the high school kids that are actually vaping,

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<v Speaker 5>which again it's better than most states, but it's built

604
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<v Speaker 5>too high. When I think about the path of physiology

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<v Speaker 5>of vaping, which can induce a lot of inflammation in

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<v Speaker 5>the body, and you can actually produce molecules that are

607
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<v Speaker 5>carcinogens and can cause cancer when you look at it

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<v Speaker 5>from a cell to cell standpoint. But when you think

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<v Speaker 5>about the tobacco companies and marketing, you bring up an

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<v Speaker 5>interesting point. You know, the tobacco companies are obviously marketing

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<v Speaker 5>to children because they have all these different flavors that's one,

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<v Speaker 5>and then number two is there actually is some evidence

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<v Speaker 5>that shows that tobacco companies have purchased some food processing

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<v Speaker 5>companies as well, So they're still around and they're still

615
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<v Speaker 5>doing their thing, which I find quite interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Mardlinn. If folks want to see some of this information,

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<v Speaker 2>where where can they go and where can they send

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<v Speaker 2>their children and their grandchildren. What's the website?

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<v Speaker 5>So the website is talkabout vaping dot org and on

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<v Speaker 5>that website, parents can actually download a guide for having

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<v Speaker 5>that conversation with your child. You're going to learn kind

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<v Speaker 5>of strategy to be able to have that conversation. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>our campaign is directed that kids who are ten to fourteen,

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<v Speaker 5>and we want parents to understand that they are the

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<v Speaker 5>best people to talk about vaping. I've got a nine

626
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<v Speaker 5>year old and eleven year old. Obviously I'm a pomonologist,

627
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<v Speaker 5>but they understand and the lung and how it works.

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<v Speaker 5>But I talk to them and their friends about the

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<v Speaker 5>consequences of vaping. So talk about vaping dot org is

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<v Speaker 5>the website to get information on smoking and you can

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<v Speaker 5>also get information on how to quit. You can go

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<v Speaker 5>to lung dot org as well, and there's plenty of

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<v Speaker 5>information on that website to talk about how to quit

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<v Speaker 5>smoking and where you can go for help.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's also a great breakdown. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>overwhelm people, but this one that I'm looking at right now,

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<v Speaker 2>which is Tobacco Free Kids all one more Tobacco Free

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<v Speaker 2>Kids dot org. And you're listening anywhere outside of Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 2>there is a pull down. You can just pick whatever

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<v Speaker 2>state you live in and see how young people are

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<v Speaker 2>doing in your state in terms of their relationship they're

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes terrifying relationship with tobacco. The toll of tobacco in

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<v Speaker 2>each state broken down. Doctor Rutland, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I really do appreciate your time. You're a great guest.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry we lost you there for a few seconds,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's the Internet for you. Thank you, Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much.

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<v Speaker 5>Apologize sorry, Thank you so much for having me. We'll

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<v Speaker 5>talk to you next time, you bet you.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk again when we get back here. On nightside,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about what is going on, what

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<v Speaker 2>those little critters, those mosquitoes are doing. It is very

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<v Speaker 2>dangerous out there right now, they are spraying. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be talking with a very interesting guest, a doctor

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<v Speaker 2>who is not only a veterinarian, but an epidemiologist as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Her name is doctor Catherine Brown, and we will talk

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<v Speaker 2>to her. She actually is in Plymouth tonight. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>she'll join us from Plymouth where there is spraying underway.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have lots to talk about. Next hour about

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<v Speaker 2>Tripoli and also West now virus. Coming back on Nightside