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- When think back
and you look at it--

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because as I mentioned in
the introduction, you know,

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"Love Line" was what, early
'80s that you started?

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DREW PINSKY: Yeah.

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- I got to imagine you
didn't go to medical school

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with the intention of becoming--
DREW PINSKY: No.

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No.
No.

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- --part of the
entertainment industry.

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DREW PINSKY: No.

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- What started this
whole wild ride?

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What got you even on the radio?

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DREW PINSKY: A friend
of mine called me.

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They had a late-night radio
show they were trying to turn

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into a community service show.

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I couldn't figure out
what he was talking about.

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But I met, I went up
there and I did it.

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And i thought, oh my god,
this is really something.

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I'm working a lot on HIV
and AIDS at the time.

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And interact with young
people through the radio,

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I thought, oh my
god, you know what?

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They don't know what this is.

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They never heard of it.

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I've got to come back and
keep talking about this.

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And I really thought I was
just doing community service.

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Just a way, just an
interesting, fun way

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of educating young people
about HIV and AIDS.

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And we were using terms
about safe sex and things

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like that, before the
terms had been coined yet.

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So we were ahead.

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And it was considered scandalous
to talk to young adults

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about HIV and AIDS.

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I mean, why would you?

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They're not having sex.

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That was literally the
culture at the time.

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And so I thought, oh, man.

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So it kept me doing it.

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And one thing led to
another, literally.

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