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Politics, culture, and public policy from the left. Stay alive another week.
w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Peterson.
https://www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Peterson.
https://www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
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Oct 30, 2025 • 1h 27min
Enemy Feminisms w/ Sophie Lewis (Re-Air)
 Note: This episode was originally released February 20th and is being re-aired today. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
Beatrice speaks with Sophie Lewis about the history of “fascist feminisms,” what this history can tell us about the current state of US politics, and the need to embrace more radical and liberatory forms of feminism.
Sophie’s new book, Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation is out this week from Haymarket:
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2440-enemy-feminisms
Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism
Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch 

Oct 27, 2025 • 17min
Teaser - Liberatory Harm Reduction w/ Shira Hassan
 Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142198757
Beatrice speaks with Shira Hassan about reclaiming harm reduction from public health, reclaiming formations of "peer work" from the nonprofit world, and building the politics and practice of surviving together.
Find Shira's book, Saving Our Own Lives, here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1938-saving-our-own-lives
Runtime 1:32:43
Show links:
Get Health Communism here: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent 

Oct 23, 2025 • 1h 35min
Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson (Unlocked)
 This episode was originally released June 23rd for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
Beatrice speaks with William C. Anderson about the liberal tendency to limit political action to voting while simultaneously blaming victims of the electoral system for their own oppression (e.g. dismissal of the south as somehow “deserving” Republican control). We also discuss how this tendency towards indirect democracy vs direct democracy can spur despair and resignation, and how to resist it.
Read William's piece, Another way out: Fighting back against inaction here: https://prismreports.org/2025/06/03/inaction-voting-revolutionary-change/
Find William's book The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Aboliton here: https://www.akpress.org/as-black-as-resistance.html
and his book, co-authored with Zoé Samudzi, As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation, here: https://www.akpress.org/as-black-as-resistance.html
Health Communism is now out in paperback! Order at this link to add a donation to Sameer Project: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Outro by Time Wharp: timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta
Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch
As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod 

Oct 19, 2025 • 19min
Teaser - Solidarity with Children w/ Madeline Lane-McKinley (10/20/25)
 Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141679955
Beatrice speaks with Madeline Lane-McKinley about what it means to build a politics of solidarity with young people against the pervasive right wing attacks that in order to "protect" the children we must deny their trans identities, censor their educations, ban their books and cut social welfare programs that support them.
Preorder Solidarity with Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2610-solidarity-with-children
Runtime 1:23:48
Show links:
Get Health Communism here: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent 

Oct 16, 2025 • 1h 15min
Can the Subaltern Starve? (Re-Air)
 Note: This episode was originally released August 28th and is being re-aired today as the article we discuss in the episode has come back under public scrutiny. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
Beatrice and Artie discuss a disturbing set of arguments that evidence of famine in Gaza—and genocide deaths themselves—can be invalidated by showing that the victims had “pre-existing conditions” or “underlying health conditions,” most brazenly demonstrated in a recent Free Press piece called “They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.”
Donate links for projects mentioned in the episode:
Gaza Funds - https://gazafunds.com/
Sameer Project - https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Medical Campaign x Sameer Project - https://chuffed.org/project/136892-medical-campaign-x-sameer-project
South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/113222-tent-campaign-the-sameer-project
The Refaat Alareer Camp (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/113327-refaat-alareer-camp-the-sameer-project
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need
Gaza Municipality's Artificial Limbs and Polio Center - https://mogaza.org/campaign/2
Workshops for Gaza - https://www.workshops4gaza.com/workshops
Workshops for Gaza Bookstore - https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-4-gaza-bookstore
Crips for eSIMs for Gaza - http://cripsforesimsforgaza.org/
Show Links:
Health Communism is now out in paperback! Find it here or order at this link to add a donation to Sameer Project: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book, Abolish Rent, here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Outro by Time Wharp: https://timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta
As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod 

Oct 13, 2025 • 21min
Teaser - When Things Fall Apart w/ Kelly Hayes (10/13/25)
 Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141148744
Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s attempted occupation of Chicago, Beatrice speaks with Kelly Hayes about holding together in times of rising fascism and her new edited collection Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis.
Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart here: https://www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/vCQt68DQBH3U0CUUWZyWRw?ref=organizingmythoughts.org
Runtime 1:32:18
Show links:
Get Health Communism here: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent 

Oct 9, 2025 • 2h 2min
Workshops for Gaza
 Note: This episode was originally released October 6th for Death Panel patrons. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
Beatrice speaks with “L,” “B” and Rosa from Workshops for Gaza about their work trying to redirect funds to keep people alive in Palestine, the importance of survival work in this moment, and why we all need to stand up to free the political prisoners facing persecution taking part in the Palestine solidarity movement.
Full transcript https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/workshops4gaza
Links:
Sign and share the petition to free Tarek Bazrouk - https://www.change.org/p/free-tarek-bazrouk-now-no-more-jail-time-sign-his-mitigation-letter
Support Leqaa Kordia's defense - https://chuffed.org/project/freeleqaa
Gaza Funds - https://gazafunds.com/
Sameer Project - https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Medical Campaign x Sameer Project - https://chuffed.org/project/136892-medical-campaign-x-sameer-project
South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/113222-tent-campaign-the-sameer-project
The Refaat Alareer Camp (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/113327-refaat-alareer-camp-the-sameer-project
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions (Sameer Project) - https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need
Gaza Municipality's Artificial Limbs and Polio Center - https://mogaza.org/campaign/2
Workshops for Gaza - https://www.workshops4gaza.com/workshops
Workshops for Gaza Bookstore - https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-4-gaza-bookstore
Crips for eSIMs for Gaza - http://cripsforesimsforgaza.org/
Show Links:
Health Communism is now out in paperback! Find it here or order at this link to add a donation to Sameer Project: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book, Abolish Rent, here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent 

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Oct 8, 2025 • 1h 15min
Refusing Genocide, from Palestine to Pandemic w/ Rasha Abdulhadi
 Rasha Abdelhadi, a writer and cultural organizer, dives deep into topics of Palestinian liberation and disability justice. They emphasize the importance of patience and long-term dedication in anti-colonial struggles. Rasha critiques common political frames like ceasefire, urging listeners to reject cooptation. They also explore the intersection of long COVID with activism and the urgent need for equitable health measures. Rasha inspires action, encouraging listeners to express solidarity and redirect resources toward Palestinian aid. 

Oct 2, 2025 • 52min
Deny, Defend, Depose: Health Struggle After "Luigi" (DP x S25) (Re-Air)
 This episode was recorded live at the 2025 Socialism Conference in Chicago, where we collaborated with conference organizers to host four discussions over the first weekend in July. All four recordings are now available for Death Panel patrons at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
feat. Beatrice, Artie, and Vicky Osterweil
Session description: With the new administration, the federal government has been actively attacking healthcare funding for the poor and intensified its targeting of trans and disabled people and the immiseration of healthcare workers. In this session, we discuss what the fight for health communism may look like under this new regime, and what strategies and forms of politics may help us move forward. With Death Panel co-hosts and co-authors of Health Communism Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant, joined by writer and organizer Vicky Osterweil.
Find a written version of Beatrice and Artie's remarks here: https://blindarchive.substack.com/p/where-is-the-site-of-struggle-in
Find our other Socialism Conference 2025 sessions here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/134644723
Thanks to Han Olliver for our Death Panel x Socialism Conference 2024 poster image, which is being used as the cover image for this episode on platforms that support it. Find and support Han's work at www.hanolliver.com
Health Communism is now out in paperback! Find it here or order at this link to add a donation to Sameer Project: https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g-adler-bolton-beatrice-artie-vierkant-health-communism
Find Tracy's book, Abolish Rent, here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent
Find Phil's new book, Counting Like a State, here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639687/
Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch
As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod 

Sep 29, 2025 • 20min
Teaser - Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care w/ Nafis Hasan (09/29/25)
 Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140036403
Beatrice speaks with Nafis Hasan about how cancer research priorities shifted from environmental and industrial exposure to theories about individual genetic susceptibility, how the neoliberal turn moved cancer intervention from prevention to cure, and his book Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care.
Runtime 1:20:33
Find Nafis's book here: https://www.commonnotions.org/metastasis
Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism
Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent 


