{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/6a5c9e82f782764c4ced05d9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"I Somehow Survived the Darkest Years of AIDS","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/1784453962148-61da494a-6cec-4e8d-b8c9-1e938e1cbaae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>AIDS devastated America's gay communities through the 1980s. In major cities, up to 50% of gay men were living with the virus, with the median survival rate after diagnosis just 11 months. Mark S. King lived through it all. After moving to Los Angeles in 1981, he watched an entire generation of friends disappear. In this conversation, he reflects on his own HIV diagnosis and miraculous survival, and what those years taught him about life and love.</p><p>Check out more of Mark’s work on his blog, spanning four decades of essays: <a href=\"https://marksking.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Fabulous Disease</a></p><p>Follow him on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mark.s.king/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mark.s.king</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find us on TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>Find us on Youtube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/whatitwaslikepodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>This is a <a href=\"https://superreal.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Superreal</a> production</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Superreal "}