Death Panel

Nathan Tankus joins us to discuss the long-awaited second coronavirus relief bill, $600 checks vs $2000 checks, and what we can expect from the crisis in 2021.

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The Panel is joined by epidemiologists Abby Cartus and Justin Feldman to discuss why politicians have almost universally pushed to keep schools open during the pandemic, how little we actually know about the potential impact of these decisions, and just how bad the "data" is that self-styled experts like Emily Oster hang their arguments on.

Abby Cartus is a PhD in perinatal epidemiology.

Justin Feldman is an epidemiologist of social inequality and state violence and a Health & Human Rights Fellow at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard. You can follow him on Twitter @jfeldman_epi

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DP EP 214, 28 December 2020

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In this very special bonus episode, we've brought together for the first time two recent conversations we've had locked behind the patron paywall about the vaccination of Santa Claus. Join us as we dig into Michael Caputo's plot to vaccinate mall Santas, Anthony Fauci's claim that Santa has innate immunity to covid-19, and the ontology of the Santa itself.

Part One is taken from "I Saw Fauci Kissing Santa Claus (10/26/20)" - https://www.patreon.com/posts/43182683

Part Two is taken from "The Passion of the Neera (11/30/20)" - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44495996

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We're joined by Tim Faust and Struggle Session's Leslie Lee III and Jack Allison to discuss Cyberpunk 2077 and the slow cancellation of the future.

Find Struggle Session at http://sesh.plus or in your podcast platform of choice and read Leslie's piece on Cyberpunk 2077 and Mark Fisher in the first issue of Funland Magazine.

Order Tim's book Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next healthjusticenow.com or wherever books are sold.

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We take a look at how the early rollout of the two EUA-approved vaccines is going so far and what the news of a new strain in the UK means (or doesn't). Also: why do Matt Yglesias, Ross Douthat, and Nate Silver think they have a better idea for vaccine prioritization?

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DP EP 212, 21 December 2020

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We discuss this week's debate over whether to force a floor vote for Medicare for All. But first, we dip into leaked emails of White House officials pushing a herd immunity strategy, and discuss the race to find a good brand name for the covid vaccines.

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We discuss the Congressional Budget Office's latest report on approaches to implementing Medicare for All. But first, we touch on how Andrew Cuomo's office has creatively interpreted coronavirus data to boost their personal responsibility narrative.

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DP EP 210, 14 December 2020

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We revisit one of our favorite COVID conspiracy theories so far, to review the documentary film Plandemic 2: Indoctornation [sic].

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Originally posted for patrons 2 November 2020 (which is why the first few minutes there are some election jokes).

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We catch up on new information from our recent conversation on vaccine distribution, then discuss Joe Biden's idea to ask people to please wear masks for 100 days, why pandemic relief is still nowhere in sight, and do a preliminary review of Biden HHS pick Xavier Beccera. But first, one TikTok teen who seems to have a firmer grasp on monetary policy than most of Congress.

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DP EP 209, 7 December 2020

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We discuss the decisions made this week on who gets prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, and the many unresolved questions about how the program will be handled. We also touch on this week's major ruling in the UK on hormone blockers.

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