S1E11 Debt and consciousness: Class, gender, healthcare access, and octopuses

We’re back this week to reflect on what we’ve achieved in the past year. We take a moment to appreciate our labors and celebrate almost a whole season of our podcast!

Jessie brings a book that complicates the history of HIV/AIDS activism in the United States. Olivia brings a book that got her back into a reading groove--a sci-fi novel following a near-future scientist and android contemplating the consciousness of octopuses who start forming a culture.

We talk about what it means to be alive, the value of art to make it through our days, and the importance of healthcare access (and providers that believe you).

Olivia’s book(s):

The Mountain in the Sea: https://bookshop.org/a/81323/9781250872272

Time Management for Mortals: https://bookshop.org/a/81323/9780374159122

Jessie’s book:

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT-UP New York 1987-93

https://bookshop.org/a/81323/9781250849120

We also talked about:

The Water Knife: https://bookshop.org/a/81323/9780804171533

Debt: The First Five Thousand Years: https://bookshop.org/a/81323/9781612194196

From the New York Times and Serial: The Retrievals Podcast:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/podcasts/serial-the-retrievals-yale-fertility-clinic.html