AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Death Panel
Grief w/ Sarah Jaffe (Unlocked)
Nov 7, 2024
Join Sarah Jaffe, a labor journalist and author known for her insightful critiques on work and social movements, as she dives into the politics of grief. She discusses who is deemed worthy to mourn and how capitalism undermines emotional experiences. The conversation touches on grief during COVID-19, the complexities of mourning in Gaza, and the systemic failures in care for those suffering. Jaffe emphasizes the power of grief as a catalyst for community and political change in our challenging times.
01:43:21
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- Grief conflicts with capitalism, which prioritizes progress over emotional realities, highlighting systemic neglect during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The conversation emphasizes that grief should not be seen as a temporary state but as an ongoing process that reshapes identities and relationships.
Deep dives
Capitalism and Grief
Grief is fundamentally at odds with capitalism, which prioritizes progress and growth over the emotional realities of loss. This creates an environment that often neglects both individual and collective grief, especially in crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic starkly highlighted the system’s indifference to human life, emphasizing how capitalism continually operates without consideration for the deaths that may occur. The consequences of this systemic framework demonstrate the urgent need for a political understanding of grief that recognizes its role in radicalization and potential for collective action.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode