Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112179324 Beatrice speaks with Ja’Loni Owens about what we can learn from the discussion of abortion in last week’s Harris/Trump debate and how much of the subsequent fact checking of debate statements leaned into anti-abortion stigma. Find Ja'Loni's zine mentioned in the episode, Friends Help Friends Have Abortions, here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGNlKBtwt8/9DgvIJT14dLd2z9ngqtkLQ/edit Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:23:00, 16 September 2024

Beatrice, a political economy analyst of the pandemic, joins Artie, a labor struggle advocate, and Jules, a disability justice proponent. They dive into how COVID-19 has reshaped economic and social landscapes. The trio discusses the stark disconnect between touted pandemic successes and the harsh realities of ongoing fatalities and long COVID. They also tackle the interplay between public health, disability justice, and economic inequities while critiquing the normalization of individual responsibility amidst systemic failures. A riveting exploration of collective action in challenging times!

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/111673467 Beatrice speaks with Victoria Law about how prisons and jails have acted as vectors of covid transmission throughout the pandemic, the experiences of people on the inside from early in the pandemic through fights happening now over long covid in incarcerated people, and why it’s still not too late to bring back a common demand from 2020: to free them all for public health. Find Victoria's book, Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration, here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2447-corridors-of-contagion Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 2:00:02, 9 September 2024

Sasha Warren, author of "Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia, and Revolt," dives into the rich history of anti-psychiatry movements from the 1960s and 70s, exploring how they shaped mental health advocacy. The dialogue critiques the evolution of psychiatric practices and reflects on the societal impacts of these movements. Warren emphasizes the need for radical change in mental health discourse, addressing issues like the ethics of medical neglect and the influence of historical events on contemporary mental health care. A compelling call for greater community engagement and reform.

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110969806 Beatrice speaks with Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché about how the fight to abolish prisons touches other movements, what abolitionist movement wins tell us about taking the long view in organizing work, and their new book How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement against Imprisonment. Find their new book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2212-how-to-abolish-prisons Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:17:41, 2 September 2024

Beatrice speaks with Betsy Ladyzhets of The Sick Times about what wastewater surveillance does—and doesn’t—tell us about the level of covid spread and how the rise of covid wastewater monitoring fits inside the larger picture of the privatization of both covid risk and covid data. Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/promises-and-perils-of-wastewater-data Find Betsy’s report, “Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19 keeps evolving. Here’s what you need to know” here: https://thesicktimes.org/2024/07/23/wastewater-surveillance-for-covid-19-keeps-evolving-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here:
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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110836544 Beatrice speaks with Silky Shah about the harsh immigration and border detention rhetoric on display at both the DNC and RNC this summer, the historical and material links between the rise of the immigration detention system and mass incarceration, and her new book, Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:21:31, 26 August 2024

Beatrice, Artie and Jules discuss the mask ban passed in Nassau County last week, the latest in a dramatic rise in legislation criminalizing face masks and targeting the Palestine solidarity movement. We look at what happened in the overtly hostile public hearing over the ban, the history of the New York statute that ban proponents want back, and how the threat of mask bans goes far beyond public health: mask bans embolden racist policing; they’re anti-trans; and they target the whole of the left. Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/mask-bans-are-everyones-fight Watch the full Nassau County mask ban hearing here: https://vimeo.com/994184432 Read the statement on the hearing by Jews for Mask Rights here: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/anti-mask-harassment-nassau-countys-mask-ban-hearing Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110415159 Beatrice speaks with October Krausch about how the cultural imaginary of covid and covid risk has shifted from some of the earliest interpretations of the pandemic, how social pressure amongst liberals to place trust in institutions led many to ignore ongoing risk, and their recent article for Truthout, “The US Government Has Abandoned Us to Endless COVID. We Can Do Better.” Read October's piece here: https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-government-has-abandoned-us-to-endless-covid-we-can-do-better/ Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Runtime 1:34:06, 19 August 2024

Beatrice, a health policy enthusiast, and Jules, a writer focusing on trans issues, dive deep into the tangled web of managed care in the U.S. They uncover how managed care leads to systemic denial of crucial trans healthcare, particularly in the wake of Medicaid changes. The discussion critiques the historical roots of these policies and emphasizes the urgent need for reform. They call for an abolition of managed care, highlighting its inequities and ethical dilemmas, with a powerful plea for more compassionate healthcare for marginalized communities.