In this episode, Steve Morrison, Sara Allinder, and Andrew Schwartz discuss the uncomfortable paradox surrounding South Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. At the time of the interview, Steve had recently returned from a documentary filming trip to South Africa, while Sara was completing analysis based on a February 2019 visit noted in her analysis piece, The World’s Largest HIV Epidemic in Crisis: HIV in South Africa. The conversation includes a discussion of the September 2019 outbursts of xenophobic violence and targeted violence against women, and how those factor into the HIV epidemic.

In this episode, Steve Morrison, Sara Allinder, and Andrew Schwartz discuss UNAIDS and the selection of Winnie Byanyima as its new executive director. The AIDS 2020 hosts discuss what is at stake for her tenure from fixing an internal leadership crisis to redefining the organization’s role in the HIV/AIDS response amid shifts in global health priorities and calls for significant United Nations reform.

In this episode, Sara Allinder sits down with Jen Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of Global Health and HIV Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation. The two discuss the upcoming Global Fund replenishment, where Kates serves as an Alternate Board Member, and the AIDS 2020 conference, for which Kates is on the Governing Council.

In this episode, Sara Allinder speaks with Gunilla Carlsson, the acting Executive Director for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). The two discuss the process of finding a new Executive Director for UNAIDS, the fast track goals coming due on World AIDS Day 2020, and the state of the global HIV pandemic.

In this episode, Steve Morrison and Sara Allinder talk to Helga Ying, the Head of Local Office for the AIDS 2020 Conference. Ying discusses her career in HIV/AIDS, the bipartisanship support for HIV/AIDS, and her hopes for the conference.

In this episode, Steve Morrison and Andrew Schwartz speak with Dr. Eric Goosby, UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis. They discuss the turbulent 1990 International AIDS Society conference in San Francisco, and the upcoming conference in San Francisco and Oakland in July 2020, thirty years later. Dr. Goosby also talks about his personal experiences as a young physician caring for patients with HIV in San Francisco during the early 1980s crisis, the lessons learned over the decades from battling infectious diseases, and the ongoing search for a cure.

In this episode, Sara Allinder speaks with Anton Pozniak, President, and Kevin Osborne, Executive Director, of the International AIDS Society (IAS). Dr. Pozniak discusses his personal experiences as a physician and the centrality of effective media messaging on HIV. Mr. Osborne dives into his experience as a person living with HIV and the urgency of sustaining high-level political commitment to end the epidemic. They also discuss the upcoming IAS conference in Mexico City in July 2019, how to keep HIV center stage in the media, and positive messaging about living with HIV.

In this episode, Steve Morrison and Andrew Schwartz speak with Kenneth Cole, the iconic fashion designer and HIV/AIDS activist. They discuss the unprecedented campaign launched in the mid-1980s which used advertising platforms in bold and provocative ways to confront the stigma and silence surrounding HIV/AIDS in New York City. Cole shares what motivated him to become an HIV activist, the continued imperative of educating younger generations about the risk of HIV, and the continued need for bipartisan leadership.

In this episode, Steve Morrison speaks to Cynthia Carey-Grant, Oakland co-chair for the AIDS 2020 conference. The two discuss Carey-Grant’s beginning in health activism, her role as the Oakland co-chair for the upcoming global conference on HIV/AIDS, and the impact of Trump’s initiative to end HIV by 2030. She delves into what a successful AIDS 2020 conference would look like and HIV as an issue of reproductive justice.

In this episode, Andrew Schwartz interviews Congresswoman Barbara Lee. She represents California’s 13th district, which includes the city of Oakland, and is the co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus. Rep. Lee tells Andrew how critically important it is that the International AIDS Conference is returning to the Bay Area after 30 years.