Best Reproductive Left Podcasts (2025)

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Diet Culture 19:32

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We're continuing our Summer 2025 season with a dive into Diet Culture! Join our host Aspen as they discuss the ways that diet culture harms us and how it intersects with a range of topics. Who is harmed by diet culture? What does racism have to do with it? Answer these questions and more in this month's episode of Reproductive Left!Introductory res…

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ACFM Microdose: Social Reproduction 1:08:16

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Following their Trip episode about Cleaning, the ACFM crew take a closer look at the hidden labour that keeps the economy running. Would public canteens solve 80% of our problems? Find the books and music mentioned in the show: https://novara.media/acfm Sign up to the ACFM newsletter: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters Help us build people-powered…

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Out With The Old, In With The New: Mamdani’s Win is for All 18:25

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Zohran Mamdani’s recent victory in the Democratic primary for New York City’s mayor has shaken up the old establishment and is becoming a symbol of progress and real, meaningful change for younger generations, and everyone else, whether or not they like it. With over 40k volunteers and a meter $1.7 million raised, Mamdani’s margin of victory agains…

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Disability and the Ongoing Federalism Revolution w/ Karen Tani and Katie Eyer (Unlocked) 1:26:09

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released May 6th, 2024 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/deathpanelpodBeatrice and Phil speak with legal scholars Karen Tani and Katie Eyer abo…

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Teaser - Unbuild Walls w/ Silky Shah (Re-Air) 25:11

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132654803Beatrice speaks with Silky Shah about the historical and material links between the rise of the immigration detention system and mass incarceration, and her new book, Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition.Note: This ep…

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There Is No Place For Us w/ Brian Goldstone (Unlocked) 1:42:00

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released May 19th for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice and Tracy speak with Brian Goldstone about how we intentionally undercount the homeless …

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Who is funding Nigel Farage’s Reform party - and why? 28:05

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This is the first episode of our new mini-series exploring the financial interests of political parties in England and Wales. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has banked almost £5m from wealthy donors since 2023, including those with links to fossil fuels, the financial services industry and tax havens. It has also received significant financial investment…

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Teaser - Against Carceral Infrastructure w/ Mon Mohapatra (06/30/25) 26:53

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132653960Beatrice speaks with Mon Mohapatra of Community Justice Exchange (CJE) about their new resource “If They Build It: Organizing Lessons & Strategies Against Carceral Infrastructure,” a resource looking at the strategies deployed in ant…

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ACFM Trip 52: Cleaning 1:59:34

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In the socialist utopia of our dreams, who exactly is doing the cleaning? Nadia, Jem and Keir confront a tricky topic in this ACFM Trip. With music from X-Ray Spex, The B-52s and more, they offer their weird-left perspective on everything from dirty dishes and bodily secretions to circumcision, pollution and the caste system. Find the books and mus…

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Social Reproduction Theory: A Tool for Changing U.S. Society 19:35

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It examines the types of labor that shape human beings outside of waged work, both before and after they enter the waged workforce. Social Reproduction Theory complements Marxist theories of labor at the workplace by introducing the labor that shapes human beings outside of waged work. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show fr…

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Long Covid Under Trump w/ Sick Times (06/26/25) 1:27:10

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To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice speaks with Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles W. Griffis of The Sick Times about what the Trump administration has done in its first few months to set back long covid research and to deepen what we’ve long called the sociological prod…

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Teaser - Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson (06/23/25) 23:24

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132134082Beatrice speaks with William C. Anderson about the liberal tendency to limit political action to voting while simultaneously blaming victims of the electoral system for their own oppression (e.g. dismissal of the south as somehow “de…

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US v. Skrmetti and the Long History of Youth Transition 1:45:13

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Note: This episode was originally released for patrons on September 23rd, 2024 and is being re-aired today in reponse to the Supreme Court's ruling in the case, as Artie explains at beginning of the episode. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice and Jules discuss …

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A momentous day for reproductive rights 21:09

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On 17 June 2025 UK Parliament voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, reversing a Victorian-era law. The amendment will prevent women from being prosecuted for ending a pregnancy after 24 weeks or without approval from two doctors. We spoke to our senior investigative reporter Sian Norris, author of Bodies Under Siege: How the Far-Rig…

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Teaser - What We Burn w/ Marques Vestal (06/16/25) 14:47

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131635837Against the backdrop of riotous anti-ICE actions in Los Angeles, Beatrice and Tracy speak with Marques Vestal about the history of property and place, eviction and forced removal in LA and how the state's policies of expulsion shaped…

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How Economic Transformations Impact America's Mental Health 34:32

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In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad examines the impact of recent global economic losses on the personal lives of Americans, from marriage and family to mental health. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to si…

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Locked up: protesters in prison 29:57

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Earlier this year, openDemocracy explored how successive governments had cracked down on protest rights. Now, with Just Stop Oil activists facing lengthy sentences for "conspiring" to commit protest offences, the impact of these laws is being felt more than ever. We sat down with human rights lawyer Katy Watts to discuss the sentencing, and how she…

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Seizing the Means of Reproduction w/ Annie Powers & Tracy Rosenthal (Re-Air) 1:17:16

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Note: This episode was originally released November 14th, 2024 and is being re-aired today in solidarity with the actions taking place in Los Angeles and elsewhere. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice and Tracy Rosenthal speak with Annie Powers about how our org…

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Sick Sad World w/ Vicky Osterweil (Unlocked) 1:52:49

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released April 28th for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time in solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice and Vi…

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Generation Crisis: Why generational labels miss the mark 26:35

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Boomers ruined everything, Millennials are work-shy and Gen Z can’t comprehend anything that isn’t a TikTok dance. Generational language defines the way we think about broad cohorts of society, but is this way of viewing the world dividing us further at a time when solidarity has never been more important? Tom Nicholas, a writer, filmmaker and YouT…

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Mad World w/ Micha Frazer-Carroll (Re-Air) 1:20:30

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Note: This episode was originally released August 31st, 2023 and is being re-aired today as we continue to adjust to our return from parental leave. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodBeatrice speaks with Micha Frazer-Carroll about her book Mad World: The Politics of Me…

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ACFM Microdose: Superheroes 2:01:01

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Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem return with a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated. Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, it’s a weird left reading of su…

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Teaser - The Pro-Infection Presidency w/ Jane Thomason (06/02/25) 16:38

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/130544835Beatrice speaks with Jane Thomason of National Nurses United (NNU) about the Trump administration’s disbanding of the CDC’s HICPAC committee, the body that oversees infection control practices across the healthcare industry — and a c…

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Pelvic Floor Health: an interview with Dr. Meaghan 28:09

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We're kicking off our Summer 2025 season with an interview with Dr. Meaghan, local pelvic floor physical therapy extraordinaire! What even is the pelvic floor? Who has one? (Hint: everyone who has a pelvis) Can anything be done about pelvic pain? Answer these questions and more in this episode of Reproductive Left!Learn more about Dr. Meaghan and h…

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Refusing Genocide, from Palestine to Pandemic w/ Rasha Abdulhadi (Re-Air) 1:15:06

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released September 27th, 2024 and is being re-aired today in solidarity with Palestine, and to be able to re-share Rasha's guided reflection near the end of the discussion (beginning 44:55). To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.pa…

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21. Alicia Utecht 1:06:51

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Alicia Utecht, PhD candidate in the SIU School of Communication Studies, joins Mario to talk about her fate to attend SIU going back to her time in undergrad, academic service, disability studies, fandoms, and family communication.

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Teaser - Here Come the Long Knives (05/26/25) 24:05

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129947873Beatrice and Artie discuss the “GOP Murder Bill” just passed in the House of Representatives, with a particular focus on why adding work requirements to Medicaid is so dangerous, and how brazen the attacks on trans care are under the…

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How Protest Became a Crime in the UK: "We’re All Arrestables Now" 35:09

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This week on In Solidarity, we're in discussion with openDemocracy's senior investigative reporter and feminist activist, Sian Norris. Sian joins us on the podcast to reveal how recent laws are quietly dismantling the right to protest in the UK. Drawing on six months of in-depth reporting, Sian breaks down the true impact of the Public Order Act 20…

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RFK, Health Capitalism and the Myths of Wellness (Re-Air) 1:27:38

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released for patrons November 18, 2024 and is being re-aired today with a new brief intro from Artie at the top of the episode. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpodOriginal description:Beatrice and Artie …

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Teaser - There Is No Place For Us w/ Brian Goldstone (05/19/25) 27:54

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129388051Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Tracy Rosenthal speak with Brian Goldstone about how we intentionally undercount the homeless in America, and what life looks like for those that don’t make the official count; the myths of homelessness and …

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ACFM Trip 51: Heroes 1:49:39

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The ACFM crew offer a weird-left perspective on the role of the hero (and heroine) in politics and culture. Nadia, Jem and Keir assess theories of Great Men, the myth of the hero’s journey and the lure of the anti-hero with ideas from Weber and Hegel and music from Tina Turner and Sonic Youth. Find the books and music mentioned in the show: https:/…

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Can The Left Deal With America's Mental Health Crisis? 28:31

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In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad examines loneliness as a major driver of America’s mental health crisis. We explore how socialist and leftist organizing in the past has tackled this issue—and how present-day "12-Step" programs might offer the Left new strategies for reaching and mobilizing Americans. Learn more about CHH: We make…

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Women, life, freedom: resistance and protest in Iran 30:28

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As a young woman in 1980s Iran, Nasrin Parvaz was arrested, imprisoned and tortured by the Iranian regime. In this moving interview, she shares her experience of torture and incarceration, reflects on the successive women's revolutions in Iran, questions the West's ideas of regime change, and offers a powerful call for global sisterhood. http://www…

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Nathan Tanks the Economy: An Oral History of 100 Days of DOGE w/ Nathan Tankus (Unlocked) 2:31:09

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released May 5th 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/deathpanelpodBeatrice speaks with Nathan Tankus to walk through an oral history of the early…

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Teaser - Health Fascism Descends (05/12/25) 26:46

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128800850Beatrice, Artie and Phil review the early months of the second Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, with health agencies undergoing mass purges, Medicaid cuts looming, millions declared administratively “dead” …

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A Seat at the Table: A Mother's Day Table Talk 1:06:46

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Recorded live over a beautiful, catered dinner at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, your hosts Kelli King-Jackson and Kendra Ross gathered with special guests to honor the sacred work of mothering. With laughter, a few tears, and lots of love, we kicked off Season Two exploring the beauty and complexity of motherhood and daughterhood. This conversatio…

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Companies are making billions from anti-immigration fears 31:55

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For many years, politicians have sold the public a simple story: The answer to undocumented immigration is a strong, fortified border. This story has a seductive, common-sense reasoning — but it is also wrong. Decades of research has shown that people determined to move, find a way to move. And when States respond with border controls, people turn …

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Menace to the Future w/ Jess Whatcott (Unlocked) 1:07:43

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Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released January 27th 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/deathpanelpodBeatrice speaks with Jess Whatcott about the ideological links between inc…

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20. "Cult Piece" Postmortem 1:00:57

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T Brown, SIU Communication Studies PhD candidate and director of the Kleinau Theater show Cult Piece, joins Mario to reflect of the production and the process of its creation. Cult Piece is an experimental artistic performance that represents Brown's experience living through and surviving a cult organization.…

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Teaser - Nathan Tanks the Economy: An Oral History of 100 Days of DOGE w/ Nathan Tankus (05/05/25) 37:33

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128245289Beatrice speaks with Nathan Tankus to walk through an oral history of the early months of DOGE's ongoing infiltration of the Treasury payments system and Social Security, why the "Trump-Musk Payments Crisis" threatens a bigger fundam…

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Why Some Americans Still Support Trump 27:25

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In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad explores how the Frankfurt School of Marxian Theory and the Marxist Philosopher Louis Althusser can help us understand Americans’ adherence to Trump even after the chaos and cuts of Trump's first 100 days in office. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your cont…