In this episode we are drinking an 1980s classic, the Amaretto Sour. This sweet “starter” cockatil featuring Italian liquor was popular in the era of TUX’s scandal.
🍸 - Episode 53 Amaretto Sour – Beyond Reproach
In this episode TUX focuses on how and why Ronald Reagan is personally responsible for the death of tens of thousands of Americans who died of AIDS in the 1980s. We 🥂 to a long legacy of American presidents doing nothing to stop a public health crises and rather ignoring them and hoping it doesn’t hurt their approval ratings.
History of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia
REAGAN DESERVES AIDS CRITICISM – Chicago Tribune
The Reagan administration's unbelievable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic - Vox
Watch Reagan Administration's Chilling Response to the AIDS Crisis | Vanity Fair
AIDS Timeline
Global Statistics | HIV.gov
Reagan's AIDS Legacy / Silence equals death
Rewriting the Script on Reagan: Why the President Ignored AIDS – The Forward
The drama that raged against Reagan's America - BBC Culture
The Full Story of Nancy Reagan and the AIDS Crisis - The Atlantic
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Watched Thousands of LGBTQ People Die of AIDS
The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy | Ronald Reagan | The Guardian
On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. - The Washington Post
Nancy Reagan refused to help dying Rock Hudson get Aids treatment
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For more info on our episode cocktail the Amaretto Sour:
Who Invented the Amaretto Sour?
Amaretto Sour Cocktail History and Recipe | Travel Distilled
Amaretto - Wikipedia
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