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Teaser - Kansas and the History of State Identification as Administrative Violence w/ Cassius Adair (03/03/26) Mar 03, 2026

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/152164375 Beatrice speaks with Cassius Adair about Kansas’s new law stripping trans people of their driver’s licenses overnight as an expression of administrative violence, and about the long history of state identification documents being used as a tool to enforce norms and surveil and punish populations. Runtime 1:28:36 MERCH STORE IS BACK! Patrons get a code for 10% off all orders. Find it at www.deathpanel.net/merch We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

Resisting Carceral Sanism w/ Liat Ben-Moshe & Leah Harris (Re-Air) Feb 26, 2026

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This episode was originally released in fall 2023 and is being re-aired today in light of discourse surrounding carceral approaches to public space and recent attacks on the term "carceral sanism" itself. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice, Liat Ben-Moshe, and Leah Harris discuss the increasing wave of policies and legislation, from Eric Adams’ stance on involuntary hospitalization to Gavin Newsom’s Care Courts, that seek to criminalize madness and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They also discuss why it is so critical for the left to work against these policies, and how to understand the politics of what we have termed “carceral sanism.” This episode was originally recorded live as part of the 2023 Socialism Conference, organized by Haymarket Books. Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/s23-resisting-carceral-sanism Show links: We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781804291603

Teaser - The Politics of “Risk Assessment” w/ William Boyd Feb 23, 2026

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151486955 Following a new introduction on the Trump administration's decision to invoke the Defense Production Act to increase the production of glyphosate, Beatrice speaks with William Boyd about how “risk assessment” became a central focus of health safety and environmental law since the 1970s, and how the political and economic factors that structure how those risks are assessed have resulted in law and policy far less likely to protect against environmental and health hazards. Runtime 1:24:38 MERCH STORE IS BACK! Patrons get a code for 10% off all orders. Find it at https://www.deathpanel.net/merch We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (Unlocked) Feb 20, 2026

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This episode was originally released January 26th for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod In the shadow of the federal occupation of Minneapolis and a year of catastrophic expansion of the carceral state, Beatrice speaks with Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore about their concept of “the anti-state state,” the process of the state’s transition from supporting social welfare to policing its provision, and why abolition is the only way. For further discussion of fascism and the anti-state state we recommend this week's patron episode with Alberto Toscano, which was directly spurred on by this episode with Ruthie and Craig. Link here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/late-fascism-w-150947880 Find Ruth WIlson Gilmore's book Abolition Geography here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839761713 Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/anti-state-state-rwg Show links: We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781804291603 Interstitial music by Artie Outro by Time Wharp: timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta

Teaser - Late Fascism w/ Alberto Toscano (02/16/26) Feb 16, 2026

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150947880 Beatrice speaks with Alberto Toscano about what characteristics second Trump term fascism shares—and doesn’t share—with prior historic formations of fascism, the driving concepts behind Make America Healthy Again that we at Death Panel have been calling “health fascism,” and Alberto’s 2023 book, Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis. Find Alberto's book, Late Fascism, here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839760204 Runtime 2:12:20 We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border w/ Silky Shah & Harsha Walia (Live) (02/12/26) Feb 13, 2026

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Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Silky Shah and Harsha Walia discuss the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond, and why resistance calls for the abolition of much more than ICE. This episode was recorded live on February 12th 2026 in collaboration with Haymarket Books. You can watch the original livestream on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9YJqx1zY2c To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Find Harsha Walia's book Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781642592696 Find Silky Shah's book Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888900840 Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781804291603

Teaser - Late Empire Life Extension w/ Ayesha Siddiqi (02/09/26) Feb 09, 2026

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150271215 Beatrice speaks with Ayesha Siddiqi about “anti-aging” trends and longevity influencers as symptoms of imperial decline and the role the wellness industry has played in producing this moment of heightened fascism. Runtime 1:22:30 We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked) Feb 05, 2026

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This episode was originally released December 1st for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice speaks with Nate Holdren about why deportation is wrong, period, and about what we lose when we limit our demands to appeals about "legality." This episode was recorded and released prior to the onset of "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis but is being unlocked today as the discussion feels even more relevant following recent events. It was originally released under the title "Political Imagination and Appeals to the Law." Find Nate's recent essays (mentioned at the top of the episode) here: Hands Off! (Spectre Journal) - https://spectrejournal.com/hands-off/ Deportation is Wrong, Period (Little Village) - https://littlevillagemag.com/letter-to-the-editor-deportation-is-wrong-period/ FInd Nate's book, Injury Impoverished, here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781108448666 Show links: We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781804291603 Interstitial music by Artie Outro by Time Wharp: timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta

Teaser - We Grow the World Together w/ Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson Feb 02, 2026

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/149776788 After a brief introduction on the ongoing situation in Minneapolis, Beatrice speaks with Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson about care work and parenting as part of abolitionist practice, lessons from integrating abolitionist values into everyday life, and how we show up for each other in dark times like these. Runtime 2:42:22 Find Kim and Maya’s book, We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition, here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902554 We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

Dispatch from Occupied Minneapolis w/ Melissa Gira Grant (01/29/26) Jan 29, 2026

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Beatrice is joined by Melissa Gira Grant to discuss what’s happening on the ground in Minneapolis, the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and the broader currents of fascism nationally producing the context for the battle going on in the streets of the twin cities. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Find Melissa's recent reporting on ICE in Minnesota in the New Republic here: https://newrepublic.com/article/205199/renee-good-shooting-misogyny https://newrepublic.com/article/204943/tim-walz-child-care-minnesota-fraud Find frontline mutual aid and rent support fundraisers here: http://standwithminnesota.com/ Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523 Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781804291603 Outro by Time Wharp: timewharp.bandcamp.com/track/tezeta

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