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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/66210099 We speak with Melissa Gira Grant about the Supreme Court's draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the many ways pregnancy and reproductive care is already policed, surveilled, and criminalized, and what to expect in a post-Roe United States. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:23:24, 9 May 2022 🧬

In light of the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn abortion rights in the US, this week we're unlocking our deep dive on the oral arguments presented in that case, in an episode that was previously available only to patrons. This episode features a brief new introduction, with the original recording starting at 6:30. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/65905776 We speak with Nate Holdren about Friedrich Engels' concept of "social murder" and the social and political processes that have enabled the pandemic to be portrayed as if nothing more could be done. Read Nate's piece "Depoliticizing Social Murder in the COVID-19 Pandemic" here: https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2022/03/21/depoliticizing-social-murder-covid-pandemic/ TRANSCRIPT: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/social-murder-with-nate-holdren Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:05:32, 2 May 2022 🧬

Elizabeth Popp Berman joins us to discuss how what she calls the "economic style of reasoning" came to dominate US political debates in the 20th century, and the way it continues to constrain what is understood to be politically possible. Elizabeth Popp Berman is Associate Professor of Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan. FInd her new book, Thinking Like An Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy, here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167381/thinking-like-an-economist# As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/65598734 We discuss a troubling new report that, according to CDC data, 40 percent of U.S. covid deaths in January and February were in people who were fully vaccinated. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:08:11, 25 April 2022 🧬

We discuss the abrupt end of the transportation mask mandate, what people really mean when they assert that "We Have the Tools," and Benjamin Mazer's awful new Atlantic piece, "It’s Just Scaring People, and It’s Not Saving Lives." As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2 This episode was recorded prior to the CDC's decision to appeal the ruling we discuss in the episode; our points stand.

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/65302819 Part Two of our story of Section 504 continues with a look at the sit-in action itself—the longest occupation of a federal government building in U.S. history—and the key role played by the Oakland Black Panthers and other groups in assuring the occupation's success. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:13:07, 18 April 2022 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/65017716 We discuss Jeff Zients' resignation party, the Gridiron dinner superspreader event, and Leana Wen's Washington Post op-ed "The Gridiron Club outbreak shows what living with covid-19 looks like." Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:17:02, 11 April 2022 🧬

We tell the story of Section 504, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation for disabled people in the U.S., and how it very nearly didn't happen because of concerns that passing it would be "too expensive." This is Part One of our conversation on Section 504. Find Part Two on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65302819 Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Many point to Sweden as evidence that lockdowns and school closures were unnecessary and harmful. But what actually happened in Sweden? David Steadson joins us to talk about Sweden's herd immunity strategy, government documents that show what really happened there in 2020, and the lasting population effects of long covid. David Steadson is a co-author of the paper "Evaluation of science advice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden," published by Nature’s Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications in March. You can read the full paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01097-5 As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/64722394 With the future of pandemic-era healthcare expansions in flux, we dive into the details of last week's House Oversight hearing on Medicare for All, the first time Congress has held a hearing on single payer since 2019. What has changed about the debate since then? Perhaps more worryingly: what hasn't? Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:14:02, 4 April 2022 🧬

This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted February 28th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod We speak with Jules Gill-Peterson about Texas Governor Greg Abbott's declaration in February that affirming the identities of trans children is child abuse and her recent piece "We, the Abuser State." Jules Gill-Peterson is Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, General Co-Editor at Transgender Studies Quarterly, and the author of Histories of the Transgender Child. Also! Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/64397308 Abby Cartus and Justin Feldman join us to discuss their recent article on the pandemic advocacy of Emily Oster and the many pundits who were absolutely incensed by it. Read their article, "Motivated Reasoning: Emily Oster’s COVID Narratives and the Attack on Public Education" here: https://proteanmag.com/2022/03/22/motivated-reasoning-emily-osters-covid-narratives-and-the-attack-on-public-education/ Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:16:10, 28 March 2022 🧬

We discuss the appointment of Ashish Jha to lead the Biden administration's coronavirus response and replace Jeff Zients, what we know about how Jha views the pandemic, and what we can learn from an interview he did in January with Emily Oster for the New York Times. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/64083399 Jacob Bacharach joins us to discuss New York Times newsletter writer David Leonhardt's outsized influence as a covid minimizer, the broader political philosophy of his newsletter "The Morning," and why "liberals" are mad at David Leonhardt. Read Jacob's piece for The New Republic, "Why Is David Leonhardt So Happy?" here: https://newrepublic.com/article/165729/david-leonhardt-happy-review-new-york-times-morning-newsletter Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:15:59, 21 March 2022 🧬

We answer the question on the tip of everyone's tongue: how, exactly, does the pandemic end? As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/63787980 Bea speaks with Alexander Zaitchik about the fraught history of medical patents, and how applying intellectual property laws to drugs went from outright taboo to established order. Alexander Zaitchik is an independent journalist and author of Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Asprin to COVID-19. You can order his book here: https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/owning-the-sun/ Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:14:54, 14 March 2022 🧬

Bea and Abby speak with Jim Downs about the roots of epidemiology as part of the colonial and imperial project, and his book Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine. Jim Downs is the Gilder Lehrman-National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Civil War Era Studies and History. You can find Jim's book here: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674971721 As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/63506010 Abby Cartus and Justin Feldman join us for a close look at the Biden administration's new pandemic roadmap document, and what it suggests about what the government imagines for their long-promised "next phase" of the pandemic. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:25:37, 7 March 2022 🧬

We discuss the details of the CDC's new redefinition of its covid risk guidelines, and why they don't provide any good justification to drop masking. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/63185114 We speak with Jules Gill-Peterson about Texas Governor Greg Abbott's declaration last week that affirming the identities of trans children is child abuse and her recent piece "We, the Abuser State." Jules Gill-Peterson is Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, General Co-Editor at Transgender Studies Quarterly, and the author of Histories of the Transgender Child. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:30:38, 28 February 2022 🧬

This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted February 14th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod Melissa Gira Grant joins us to discuss the record amount of anti-trans bills already proposed at the state level this year, the passage of South Dakota's SB46, and how little institutional support trans people, trans children, and their parents are getting to help them fight back. Melissa Gira Grant is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. She is is a staff writer at The New Republic. Also! Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/62871007 Bea speaks with Dr. Jonathan Howard about the rogue's gallery of covid minimizer doctors like Vinay Prasad, Francois Balloux, "Z Dog MD," and others, and their role during the pandemic in downplaying the risks to children while exaggerating the side effects of vaccination. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:18:53, 21 February 2022 🧬

We discuss the continued fallout of last week's dropped state masking guidelines, the popular new assertion that "one-way masking works," David Leonhardt's 5-point guide to protecting the vulnerable, and Yascha Mounk's appeal in The Atlantic to "Open Everything." As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/62568518 Melissa Gira Grant joins us to discuss the record amount of anti-trans bills already proposed at the state level this year, the passage of South Dakota's SB46, and how little institutional support trans people, trans children, and their parents are getting to help them fight back. Melissa Gira Grant is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. She is is a staff writer at The New Republic. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:12:13, 14 February 2022 🧬

Epidemiologist Justin Feldman joins us to talk through this week's sudden pivot by Democrats to drop state mask mandates. We discuss where this policy change came from and how these decisions appear to have been influenced by the anti-mask "Urgency of Normal" group and the increasingly prominent advocacy of Leana Wen. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/62252204 Nathan Tankus returns to help us analyze the Biden administration's claim that "America is the only leading economy in the world where the economy is stronger than before the pandemic"—despite, you know. All the deaths. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:21:57, 7 February 2022 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/61925249 Abby joins us to discuss the New York Times' pivot to full on covid skepticism, in the form of David Leonhardt's recent commissioned poll on attitudes about the pandemic, the corresponding interview on Times podcast The Daily, and a look back at two years of Leonhardt's downplaying of covid risk. Then, we take a look at the "Urgency of Normal" PR kit, a document designed to sell 'focused protection' to suburban parents. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/71239…e-vierkant/ Runtime 1:25:12, 31 January 2022 🧬

Dan Berger joins us for a detailed overview of how the pandemic has demonstrated the need for carceral abolition, how little has been done in the last two years to protect incarcerated people, and why prisons and policing are antithetical to public health. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Mentioned in this episode: Find the Washington Prison History Project here: waprisonhistory.org Find Stevie's abolitionist study group here: abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2 episode transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/abolition-pandemic-dan-berger

We speak with Nate Holdren about his book Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era, the history of worker's compensation reforms, and what this history can teach us about coronavirus as an occupational disease that spreads at work. Nate Holdren (@n_hold) is Assistant Professor of Law, Politics, & Society at Drake University. Buy his book here: https://bit.ly/3KR4Yec This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted December 20th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: https://bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Epidemiologist Abby Cartus returns for a wide ranging conversation on the current state of the school closing/reopening debate and the ongoing vilification of teachers unions and student walkouts. Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book! Pre-order HEALTH COMMUNISM here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712391/health-communism-by-beatrice-adler-bolton-and-artie-vierkant/ As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod new Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/61291719 We discuss the administration's resigned stance that "virtually everybody is going to wind up getting exposed and likely infected" with covid-19 and what it really means to "learn to live with the virus," then take a look at the Supreme Court's decision this week to strike down the Biden employer vaccine mandate. Runtime 1:03:11, 17 January 2022 🧬

We're joined by Astra Taylor and Marshall Steinbaum for a conversation on why ending student debt is so pressing, the Biden administration's failure to fulfill its promises on student debt, and why we need a broader debt jubilee. Astra Taylor is cofounder of the Debt Collective, a filmmaker, and the author of The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age and Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone (Metropolitan Books). Marshall Steinbaum is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance at Jain Family Institute. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod new Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/60992988 We turn back the clock to the beginning of the pandemic to look at how our current pandemic response stacks up against even the lowest of bars: the proposals released by conservative think tanks like the American Enterprise Institute in early 2020. But first, we weigh in on CDC director Rochelle Walensky's "encouraging news" from last week. Runtime 1:10:50, 10 January 2022 🧬

We discuss two newly pervasive lines on the pandemic. First, that case numbers are an increasingly unimportant metric, and that what we should be looking to hospitalization numbers instead. Second, that on top of that, we need to find out how many people are "hospitalized for" covid, compared with those who are simply "hospitalized with" covid. As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod new Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/60691090 We discuss the CDC's decision to shorten its covid isolation guidelines, their questionable reasoning for doing so, and how the scandal has played out in the last week. Runtime 1:08:45, 3 January 2022 🧬

Frank Pasquale joins us to discuss the rise of cost-benefit analysis as an influential force in American policy, the many problems with it, and what should be done about it. We also discuss his introduction to the Law and Political Economy Project's symposium on cost benefit analysis. Frank Pasquale (@FrankPasquale) is a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, and author of New Laws of Robotics (2020) and The Black Box Society (2015). Read the LPE symposium here: lpeproject.org/symposia/cost-benefit-analysis/ This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted December 13th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod new Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/60399460 Beatrice speaks with Loretta Torrago about the choices being forced on medically vulnerable children and their caregivers, and how the experiences of ill and disabled children have been largely erased during the pandemic. PSA: This week's public episode (12/30) we're unlocking our interview with Frank Pasquale so the Panel can catch up with themselves. We're back for an episode with the full Panel next Monday (1/3) Runtime 1:10:04, 27 December 2021 🧬

We review the year in the U.S. covid response, and the profound miscalculations on the part of the government and the media that have played a direct role in keeping this crisis ongoing. Episode transcript: https://blindarchive.substack.com/p/death-panel-podcast-covid-year-2 This episode was originally a patron exclusive posted December 13th. If you enjoy this episode consider supporting the show at patreon.com/deathpanelpod new Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch join our Discord here: discord.com/invite/3KjKbB2

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/60137584 We speak with Nate Holdren about his book Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era, the history of worker's compensation reforms, and the tensions surrounding disablement and the working class. Nate Holdren (@n_hold) is Assistant Professor of Law, Politics, & Society at Drake University. Runtime 1:34:40, 20 December 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/59879913 We take a close look at the U.S. covid response across 2021 and the government's many, tragic unforced errors that explain why things are as bad as they are right now. Runtime 1:49:23, 13 December 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/59605994 Abby Cartus joins us for a close read of the oral arguments in the latest Supreme Court challenge to abortion rights in the U.S., Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Runtime 1:23:34, 6 December 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/59291592 We delve into what is known, and what is not known, about the new Omicron variant of covid-19, including some of the more popular misconceptions being frequently repeated about it, and what's gone wrong with the response so far. Runtime 1:09:37, 29 November 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/59025004 We discuss what was cut—and what remains—in the Democrats' big social spending bill, and the high profile role Panel villain the CBO played in the debate surrounding it in recent weeks. Then, we look at the CDC's new approval of booster shots for all adults and discuss what impact it might have on cases going into the winter. Runtime 1:26:27, 23 November 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/58747021 Beatrice speaks with Da'Shaun L. Harrison about their book Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness and the joined histories of eugenics and racial capitalism. Runtime 1:04:15, 16 November 2021 🧬

Extra-long teaser today! Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/58474936 Abby Cartus stops by for a long discussion on the implications of SB 8, the Texas anti-abortion bill, two months into enactment. We dig into the oral arguments heard last week at the Supreme Court and one study that shows the law already reduced abortions by 49.8%, and wonder just what, exactly, it would take to get anyone to do anything about it. Runtime 1:36:22, 9 November 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/58173782 Frank Pasquale joins us to discuss the rise of cost-benefit analysis as an influential force in American policy, the many problems with it, and what should be done about it. We also discuss his introduction to the Law and Political Economy Project's symposium on cost benefit analysis. Frank Pasquale (@FrankPasquale) is a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, and author of New Laws of Robotics (2020) and The Black Box Society (2015). Read the LPE symposium here: https://lpeproject.org/symposia/cost-benefit-analysis/ Runtime 1:07:59, 2 November 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/57856991 In this very special episode, we look at how it became that 42% of Medicare plans in the US are administered through the privatized, "Medicare Advantage" option. We talk about why that sucks and what we can do about it. This is (loosely) the third part of a slowly unfolding series of historical deep dives on how the US healthcare system was so horribly designed. While this is a standalone episode, you can find the two earlier discussions at patreon.com/deathpanelpod Runtime 1:16:11, 26 October 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/57567504 We discuss the New York Times' recent claim—citing Abby!—that Emily Oster has been "vindicated" when it comes to covid and kids. Then we take a look at the novel policy solution no one asked for: the "opioid vaccine." Runtime 1:19:15, 19 October 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/57286198 We review Kathryn Paige Harden's new book "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality." Does this pop psychologist succeed in creating a framework for "anti-eugenics," or are these old just ideas in a new skin? Runtime 1:23:24, 12 October 2021 🧬