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Death Panel

Death Panel
Covid-19
Public Health
Mutual Aid
Palestine
Racial Capitalism
Trump Administration
Long Covid
Disability Justice
Medicaid
Health Communism
Mental Health
Biden Administration
Gaza
Abolition
Disability Rights
Mask Bans
Eugenics
Los Angeles
Fascism
Homelessness

Politics, culture, and public policy from the left. Stay alive another week. w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Peterson. www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

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This episode was originally released August 4th 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, Artie and Tracy discuss the potential impac... more

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod/posts/164370496 Beatrice speaks with Da'Shaun L. Harrison about their book Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Bl... more

This episode was originally released March 12th 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 Minneapolis organizers Jonathan Steg... more

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod/posts/163701602 Beatrice speaks with Dan Berger about the long history of RICO (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act... more

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Recent Guests

Dean Spade
Returning guest, law professor and organizer
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Episode: Mutual Aid w/ Dean Spade (Unlocked)
John Pring
Founder and editor of Disability News Service; author of The Department
Disability News Service / Pluto Press
Episode: The Human Cost of Welfare Reform w/ John Pring (Re-Air)
Jack Schloyer
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Episode: Teaser - ACAP 07: Below Sea Level Aid (06/22/26)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Professor of Geography, American Studies and Africana Studies; abolitionist scholar and organizer
Graduate Center, CUNY
Episode: The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (Re-Air)
Craig Gilmore
Organizer and independent researcher; co-founder of the California Prison Moratorium Project
California Prison Moratorium Project; Californians United for a Responsible Budget
Episode: The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (Re-Air)
Sam Kelly
Host and producer of Red Medicine
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Episode: The Past and Future of the NHS w/ Red Medicine
Rua Williams
Assistant professor in the User Experience Design Program at Purdue University, Just Tech Fellow with the SSRC
Purdue University
Episode: "The Wheelchair-to-Warfare Pipeline" w/ Liz Jackson and Rua Williams
Liz Jackson
Writer and independent scholar, founding member of The Disabled List
The Disabled List/New Republic article author
Episode: "The Wheelchair-to-Warfare Pipeline" w/ Liz Jackson and Rua Williams
Sunaura Taylor
Writer, artist, and Crip parent, author of 'Disabled Ecologies'
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: Teaser - Disabled Ecologies w/ Sunaura Taylor

Host

Beatrice Adler-Bolton
Host of the show; regular contributor focusing on health policy, disability rights, and abolitionist praxis

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • This podcast has changed my life

    In a world of grasping for solutions to the many crises and problems facing all of us in our lives and in our societies, this podcast has really helped me center what’s real in my approach to life and struggle. It often feels like listening to someone say out loud what you know to be true but you hadn’t realized it or been able to articulate it yet. I’m really grateful to Death Panel for the work you do and that I chose to go to the Luigi talk in Chicago not really knowing what it would be about... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Frothlobster
    United States4 months ago
  • Essential for deepening understanding

    Disability & its intersections with criminalization, gender, race, & medicalization is an under explored & essential lens for both understanding our current moment & how to move towards liberation. I’ve been learning so, so much & recommend this incredibly smart podcast for everyone. Join the Patreon if you can.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AMM MN
    United Statesa year ago
  • Experimentation

    Really enjoyed the show. Hope you guys can keep going for as long as possible. I also hope that you guys are following the case in Georgia of a black woman being forced to carry a baby even though she is clinically brain dead and the baby is also showing signs of abnormalities in the womb.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    letia84
    United Statesa year ago
  • Thank you!!

    This podcast has kept me sane and alive through the past five years. Without this podcast I would have fallen for the liberal gaslighting that Biden ended Covid and I would not be here today.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Meow4B
    United Statesa year ago
  • Quickly became one of my favorite podcasts!!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    thefattingtonfrisk
    2 years ago

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Patrons commend the depth, honesty, and solidarity conveyed through the episodes.
Fans highlight the podcast as essential for understanding how capitalism shapes healthcare and rights regimes.
Listeners praise the show's rigorous, graduate-seminar-like analysis of health policy and disability politics.
Some critics note snark or intensity but still value the depth and integrity of the discussions.

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The Human Cost of Welfare Reform w/ John Pring (Re-Air)
Q: What evidence exists of cover-ups or deliberate obfuscation within the DWP during reforms?
There are multiple indicators, including secret peer reviews, destruction of records, misrepresentation by assessors, and deliberate withholding of coroner reports and independent reviews, all pointing to a pattern of delay, obfuscation, and suppression of critical information.
The Human Cost of Welfare Reform w/ John Pring (Re-Air)
Q: What was the role of private insurance and consultancy firms in shaping disability benefits policy?
Private companies like Unum and Maximus were brought in to shape and test assessment processes, lobby for tougher rules, and push for more privatized control of benefits, often without transparent accountability, transforming policy into a market-driven system that externalized risk and harm onto claimants.
The Human Cost of Welfare Reform w/ John Pring (Re-Air)
Q: Can you contextualize your work a bit and talk about what this book is, how it came about, and what you hope it can offer readers?
It's a decade-long investigation into how UK welfare reforms evolved from the late 1980s onward, detailing the shift from a cradle-to-grave welfare state to a system driven by privatization, distrust of claimants, and 'objectivity' in assessments, with a focus on real human consequences and the state's concealment of harm.
Teaser - ACAP 02: Community Liberation Programs (05/11/26)
Q: What would CLP love to be able to do beyond current capabilities, and what would enable that in the wildest dreams scenario?
The host prompts exploration of expanded capacity and material conditions that would allow broader care networks and more ambitious organizing, inviting imagination about future growth while acknowledging feasibility limits.
Teaser - ACAP 02: Community Liberation Programs (05/11/26)
Q: What compromises have you had to make in your organizing work, and what have you refused to compromise on (red lines)?
We discuss the balance between sustaining programs and staying true to core principles, emphasizing accountability to the community, and being willing to end or pivot projects when needed to avoid harm or dilution of objectives.

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