Death Panel

We discuss the rapid rise of NFTs and compare them to previous developments in the lineage of private property and ownership. But first, we look at an early study on how well immunocompromised people are producing and maintaining covid antibodies after the vaccine.

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We take a close look at the deals Pfizer has been making with countries for orders of its covid-19 mRNA vaccine and what it tells us about pharmaceutical companies' position in international politics.

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DP EP 234, 15 March 2021

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We discuss the new relief bill passed this week, and in particular the suite of temporary tweaks it makes to the Affordable Care Act.

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It's not too late. It's still the best and only option. We make the case.

First, we're joined by Abby Cartus for a discussion on why we need a paid shutdown. Then (1:19:00), Beatrice sits down with Abdullah Shihipar to talk about what a paid shutdown would mean, and why the pervasive claim that resisting lockdowns is "harm reduction" is a complete mischaracterization of the term.

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DP EP 232, 8 March 2021

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We discuss the social construction of "the end of the pandemic" in light Texas and Mississippi's lifted restrictions this week, and the ongoing claim that state and local aid is now unnecessary. Then before we go, review Oren Cass' recent Times op-ed and its claims about the causes of poverty.

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We discuss a prominent study that claims there is "no statistical difference" in covid risk across different occupations and weigh in on the increasing prevalence of the 3 ft vs 6 ft debate. But first, we look at Gwyneth Paltrow's controversial advice for dealing with long covid.

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DP EP 230, 1 March 2021

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With the US passing 500,000 covid deaths this week, we unpack how these deaths have been normalized in social and political life and the competing attempts to imbue them with meaning or obscure their meaning entirely.

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Nathan Tankus joins us for a review of the new Adam Curtis film "Can't Get You Out Of My Head."

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DP EP 228, 22 February 2021

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Today we break format a little bit to speak publicly about something the health insurer Cigna is doing to Beatrice, which was unfolding in the backdrop of Medicare for All Week.

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We discuss the new CDC guidelines on school reopenings and the immediate response from reopening advocates like Emily Oster, plus dig into the latest revelations in the Cuomo nursing home scandal. Then stick around for a very special announcement from Vince at the end.

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DP EP 226, 15 February 2021

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