Ginger, get the popcorn, because we're joined by Emily Procter (@emilyprocter) to talk about her first appearance on the West Wing as Ainsley Hayes. Plus, for some context and perspective on the storyline about AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, we speak to Ambassador-at-Large Deborah L. Birx, the US Global Coordinator to Combat HIV/AIDS (@PEPFAR).

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footnotes —

PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: pepfar.gov

Brad's lip thingy (a crumb?) [ photo ]

Emily Procter doing a handstand in the set of the Oval Office [ photo ]

Emily's up-do and brown dress (courtesy of Lyn Paolo) [ photo ]

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