In this episode, inspired by Aliah Sheffield's song "Earth is Ghetto," Jenn and Daren dive into the chaotic reality of today's world, including the resurgence of COVID-19 and the unsettling political landscape post-election.
They begin by candidly discuss their recent experiences with COVID-19 and the importance of remaining vigilant as the pandemic persists. Jenn shares her meticulous efforts to avoid the virus during her book tour, highlighting the stark contrast between her precautions and the general public's lax attitude. They emphasize the need for continued awareness and protection, as hospitals remain strained and the virus continues to pose a threat.
In The Conversation, they delve into the implications of the recent election results, particularly the alarming Project 2025. Jenn and Daren express their concerns over the project's draconian measures, including attacks on reproductive rights, the dismantling of federal agencies, and the targeting of LGBTQ+ communities. They stress the importance of understanding these policies' potential impacts and preparing for the challenges ahead.
In the Reflection, they offer practical advice for listeners to fortify themselves and their communities. From stocking up on essential supplies to engaging in local organizing efforts, Jenn and Daren encourage proactive measures to navigate the uncertain future. They underscore the power of knowledge and community action in combating the systemic issues that threaten marginalized communities.

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Podcast Summary:
This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. We do “adult” differently. We are That Black Couple. Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

S7E7 - Earth Is Ghetto, I Wanna Leave

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Now that we've completed the transcript for Covid Year Five, we've decided to extend the public teaser to over the first hour (of four). 

Find the transcript for this extended teaser here:
https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/teaser-cy5

Subscribe on Patreon and hear the full episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/118561606

We present our 2024 year in review, taking a look back at the last year in the ongoing social and political consequences of normalizing the covid pandemic and rushing to bring the federal covid response to a close.

Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Runtime 4:12:08

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Extended Teaser - Covid Year Five

As this year comes to a close, we’re releasing a Best of 2024 series—by no means objective, and making plenty of tough decisions to leave a few favorites out. We’ll be back early in the new year with new episodes.

Original description: Beatrice, Artie and Jules discuss a recent piece in NPR, “Wrestling with my husband's fear of getting COVID again,” which presents avoiding covid both as the product of unreasonable “anxiety” and as something immunocompromised people should let go of lest their loved ones consider abandoning them.

Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/npr-covid

This episode was originally released on March 18, 2024.

Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here:
https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny

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Best of 2024: On NPR's "Wrestling with my husband's fear of getting COVID again"

As this year comes to a close, we’re releasing a Best of 2024 series—by no means objective, and making plenty of tough decisions to leave a few favorites out. Each of these will also be posted in the public feed. We’ll be back January 13th with new episodes.

Original description: Beatrice, Artie and Jules discuss the mask ban passed in Nassau County last week, the latest in a dramatic rise in legislation criminalizing face masks and targeting the Palestine solidarity movement. We look at what happened in the overtly hostile public hearing over the ban, the history of the New York statute that ban proponents want back, and how the threat of mask bans goes far beyond public health: mask bans embolden racist policing; they’re anti-trans; and they target the whole of the left.

Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/mask-bans-are-everyones-fight

Watch the full Nassau County mask ban hearing here: https://vimeo.com/994184432

Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here:
https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny

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Best of 2024: Mask Bans Are Everyone’s Fight

Ghost

In this song I describe how I feel since I have lost the love of my life and the only person I thought who really understood me. And how lost I feel in this world, because of my neurospicy adhd persona. This is my first song I publish here, so please don't roast me to much ^^

I don't belong

Chakra Activation Sequence and Positive Effects of This Sound Track (432Hz Master Tuning) Research #SonoGenetics

Overview:
This binaural beats soundtrack is infused with Hemi-Sync and Solfeggio frequencies, meticulously tuned to a 432Hz master pitch. It is designed to activate, balance, and harmonize all seven chakras in sequential order, using pure tones and vibrational therapy. At a steady 40 BPM, the track induces deep relaxation while aligning the listener’s energetic field for enhanced well-being, coherence, and inner harmony.

Chakra Activation Sequence:
The track cycles through each of the seven chakras, using frequencies aligned to the natural resonance of 432Hz, known for its organic, heart-centered qualities. Each chakra is activated with a pure tone corresponding to its vibrational frequency:

Root Chakra (Muladhara) - 256HzGrounding, stability, and security. Helps release fear and establish deep connection with the Earth.

Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) - 288HzEnhances creativity, emotional balance, and sensuality. Encourages healthy emotional expression and pleasure.

Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) - 324HzEmpowers confidence, personal will, and motivation. Aids in self-discipline and inner strength.

Heart Chakra (Anahata) - 341HzFosters love, compassion, and emotional healing. Opens the heart to unconditional love and connection.

Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) - 384HzImproves communication, self-expression, and truth. Clears energetic blockages in the vocal and self-expression center.

Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) - 432HzStimulates intuition, insight, and expanded perception. Connects the mind to higher consciousness and clarity.

Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) - 480HzElevates spiritual awareness, connection to the divine, and cosmic consciousness. Aligns the individual with universal intelligence.

Positive Effects of the 432Hz Master Tuning:
432Hz is often referred to as the natural frequency of the universe and is known for its deeply soothing, organic resonance. When used as a master pitch, it enhances the natural vibrational flow of the body, promoting the following benefits:

Deep relaxation and stress reduction

Heart-centered consciousness and emotional balance

Increased synchronicity and connection to nature

Enhanced meditation and spiritual awakening

Improved energy flow and chakra alignment

Reduction of anxiety and mental clutter

Greater clarity, intuition, and creativity

How to Use This Soundtrack:
For best results, listen with high-quality headphones in a quiet space. Engage in deep breathing, meditation, or visualization exercises while focusing on each chakra as the frequencies shift. Daily or repeated use will enhance energetic alignment, leading to sustained balance and harmony within the mind, body, and spirit.

This track serves as an energetic recalibration tool, bringing profound peace, clarity, and a sense of connection to the vibrational essence of life itself.

432Hz Chakra Climax - Pure Tones Edition - 8 Minute Sound Therapy - All 7 Chakras

Produced by Joshua Keckley in 2021. https://www.keckley.art

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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.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

Original description:

Beatrice speaks with Rasha Abdulhadi about how, as we near 11 months and 100+ years of genocidal settler colonial violence in Palestine, it is vital to remain steadfast in our demands for Palestinian liberation. We discuss turning away from despair towards patience and boldness in our actions, why our demands must push for and beyond “ceasefire,” and draw connections between settler colonialism here and in Palestine; inviting us all to become more skillful in keeping each other alive.

This episode was originally recorded at the 2024 Socialism Conference. We will be returning for this year's 2025 iteration for our third annual collaboration with the conference organizers, in Chicago the weekend of July 4th. (Masking required!) Details at https://socialismconference.org/

Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny

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

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/130544835

Beatrice 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 committee that Jane was briefly involved with as part of an advisory workgroup since last summer. We also discuss the Trump administration’s staggering cuts across NIOSH, a key agency for workplace health and safety protections, and their significance within the broader “MAHA” agenda.

Jane Thomason is NNU’s lead industrial hygienist. She was last on the show in March 2024 and August 2023 to speak about a campaign against proposed infection control cuts being considered by HICPAC, after which she was added to a HICPAC workgroup that May. Jane returns today now that, with HICPAC disbanded, she’s once again able to speak more openly about committee deliberations.

Find NNU's call to action letter about NIOSH here:
https://nnu.org/saveniosh

Runtime 1:09:48

Note: We're back! Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes and many kind messages during our parental leave. We have a lot coming together soon processing current events and reacting to some big developments that happened while we were away. As we ramp production back up we'll be prioritizing the patron feed first to make sure patrons get a full new episode every week.

Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Find Jules' new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny

Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent

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

Life doesn’t always offer clear answers. In this calming audio reflection, we explore how to find steadiness in uncertain times — with tiny rituals, emotional regulation tools, mindset shifts, and self-compassion.

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Finding Stability in Uncertainty — A Grounding Reflection from Ava Mind

Note: We are back from parental leave! This episode was originally released June 2nd 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 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 committee that Jane was briefly involved with as part of an advisory workgroup since last summer. We also discuss the Trump administration’s staggering cuts across NIOSH, a key agency for workplace health and safety protections, and their significance within the broader “MAHA” agenda.

Find NNU's call to action letter about NIOSH here:
https://nnu.org/saveniosh

Jane Thomason is NNU’s lead industrial hygienist. She was last on the show in March 2024 and August 2023 to speak about a campaign against proposed infection control cuts being considered by HICPAC, after which she was added to a HICPAC workgroup that May. Jane returns today now that, with HICPAC disbanded, she’s once again able to speak more openly about committee deliberations.

Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism

Find Jules' latest book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny

Find Tracy's book, Abolish Rent, here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent

Find Phil's new book, Counting Like a State, here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639687/

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As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

The Pro-Infection Presidency w/ Jane Thomason

Lyrics:

I can't live every day in fear of me losing my fear that's keeping me here
I'm stuck in a cycle year after year, where I wanna drown away in my tears
I can't live on my own, I want someone, please hold me so
I'd rather fade away than be alone, I need someone to hold me close

Most days now, I'm stuck in place
I'm keeping a mask plastered on my face
But lately, I've been so out in space
I'm coming in last in the daily race
I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my time
I'm losing my sanity, I'm going blind
I'm losing my tears, I'm losing my fears
I'm losing every ounce of me that keeps me here

I just wanna be alone, but I don't wanna be on my own
I want someone to hold me close, I wanna have someone give me hope

I can't live every day in fear of me losing my fear that's keeping me here
I'm stuck in a cycle year after year, where I wanna drown away in my tears
I can't live on my own, I want someone, please hold me so
I'd rather fade away than be alone, I need someone to hold me close

Most days now, I lie awake
Insomnia keeps me up until daybreak
Lately I feel I need a break
From all the friends in my head that I can't shake
I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my time
I'm losing my sanity, I'm going blind
I'm losing my tears, I'm losing my fears
I'm losing every ounce of me that keeps me here

I just wanna be alone, but I don't wanna be on my own
I want   someone to hold me close, I wanna have someone give me hope

I can't live every day in fear of me losing my fear that's keeping me here
I'm stuck in a cycle year after year, where I wanna drown away in my tears
I can't live on my own, I want someone, please hold me so
I'd rather fade away than be alone, I need someone to hold me close

Hold Me Close (Prod. RFM Beats)

A fusion of punchy basslines and a synth melody inspired by the meditative flow of a d kurd handpan. A call to break free from conformity and return to your weird, raw and authentic self.

Back to Alien

Separation bass

“This Is My Meltdown” is a raw, piano-driven power ballad that unapologetically explores the inner world of an autistic woman hitting emotional overload.
It’s not a cry for pity — it’s a demand for understanding, autonomy, and space.
Cinematic, emotional, and unfiltered, this track is for anyone who’s ever been told they’re too much for simply being themselves.

This is not broken. This is not wrong.
This is real.
This is my meltdown.

Written from the perspective of lived neurodivergent experience.
Respect it. Feel it. Share it.

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#neurodivergentmusic
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This Is My Meltdown (Just Let Me Be Me)

This recording is an audio version of my article 'Rethinking Behaviour and Belonging: Why “What Works” in 2025 Needs to Mean More', originally published on 31 August 2025.

In it, I explore why behaviour cannot be reduced to compliance, how masking and refusal reveal hidden pressures, and why leadership, consistency, and high expectations must be redefined if inclusion is to be real.

Read the full article at https://katecoldrick.com/2025/08/31/rethinking-behaviour-and-belonging-why-what-works-in-2025-needs-to-mean-more/

Kate Coldrick – Rethinking Behaviour and Belonging: Why “What Works” Needs Rethinking (Audio)

Are “calm” classrooms really inclusive?

In this audio reading, Kate Coldrick explores how behaviour policies that prize quietness and compliance can mistake masking for belonging — and what schools can do instead to create environments where neurodivergent students can be themselves.

Originally published on katecoldrick.com, this piece examines the tension between “calm” and “camouflage,” challenging the idea that outward calmness equals inclusion. Read the original at: https://katecoldrick.com/2025/09/03/calm-or-camouflage-how-behaviour-policies-misread-belonging/

Written and read by: Kate Coldrick
Follow Kate’s writing on inclusive practice, literacy, and neurodiversity at katecoldrick.com

Kate Coldrick - Calm or Camouflage? How Behaviour Policies Misread Belonging (Audio)

Spring Hill Spider Party, Yesler, Punks, Vanity And The Machine, and ILL MATADOR. I also work with artists and brands.

Musician / Sound Engineer from Brantford, Ontario.

I AM VIBRATION
Frequency-Encoded Music
Healing | Raving | Awakening

Each track is meticulously tuned using a wide range of harmonic master pitches—432Hz, 444Hz, 528Hz, and beyond—selected from researched frequency charts designed to support mental, emotional, and physical alignment. This isn't random tuning—it's an intentional sonic architecture backed by a deep understanding of sound's effect on the human body and energy field.

Whether you're meditating, dancing, or decompressing, this is music that meets you where you are—and elevates you.

Genre doesn’t define the experience. Expect a living spectrum of sound: healing tones, EDM, dubstep, house, techno, mid-tempo, and other styles that are all unified by one principle:
Vibration is the foundation of all creation.

This is not just music you hear.
This is music your system recognizes.
This is I AM VIBRATION.

Welcome to the frequency.



Coffee donations warm my soul :) paypal.com/paypalme/iamvibration

🌟 **Join Me on This Musical Journey!** 🌟  
I'm open to collaboration, just reach out via e-mail. I create all my music. I write it, mix it, run it through several systems, and if the voice isn't mine, it's created by me and trained. I have taught myself how to mix through audacity, and soundtrap, etc and still learning. I have been coding since I was 11 years old, writing since about 5 years old, telling stories since I was two and singing since I was 4. I can sight read, read and badly notate music, and play the piano. I'm teaching myself how to play the drums right now. 

In the next few weeks I’ll be reworking SoundCloud. Enjoy the songs. I’ll be slowing down the music process to 1 song to 2 songs per week now. I will start to transition the current songs to other platforms for easier listening. If anyone has favs they want available earlier, let me know. Enjoy!

Listen to my music. 
I'm a traveler of Worlds. 
Creator of realms, and storyteller at heart. 

Never stop dreaming, never stop laughing, and never stop listening. 
Always do your own research. 

I stand for unity and chilling out with as many people with like-minded vibes as I can.  

In my free time I like to hang out in my mind and create stories about other Worlds, mainly involving complicated time travel nonlinear plots. Wanna know my story? 
Just ask me? 


My songs are my journal, and an open music lab experiment. I need to make music to not be depressed and go into dark, dark places. It's like water for me. 

Feel free to share here, but if you use it for nefarious purposes, well I believe in karma . Peace out, and see you soon. 

Enjoy and never forget, question everything!

PS - Cat lover forever (Yes, I'm a F'ing cat lady Mr. Vance, what are you gonna do about it now?)

Reveilution is just me, Jay — a 20-year-old figuring life out through music.
I pull from rock, indie, emo, pop, and whatever else feels right, and I try to keep things as honest as possible. My songs are basically snapshots of the good, the bad, and everything in between — sometimes messy, sometimes melodic, but always real. If you connect with it, that means the world.

Singer-Songwriter living in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Singer-Songwriter, ich wohne in Rheinland-Pfalz.

Autistic Adult writing lyrics for songs for healing from PTSD, Domestic Violence, and Coercive Control and seeking Trauma Informed Care For Front Liners. All my songs are FREE, I invite artists to record my songs as long as words not changed and attribution given to AusticZone. Still building this platform so please be patient while I organise things. Bless you

Kate Coldrick – Inclusive Education Audio

Kate Coldrick is a literacy tutor, researcher, and educational writer specialising in inclusive strategies for neurodivergent learners. She develops research-informed resources for Functional Skills and GCSE English, phonics, orthographic mapping, and inclusive classroom practice.

This channel features audio versions of Kate’s blog posts and articles from across her platforms - making her writing more accessible and available in spoken form.

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. 

Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out.

We do “adult” differently. 


-About Daren and Jenn-

Jenn is a queer, Black feminist from Oakland. Daren is an introverted nerd and novelist from Anaheim.

They are boo’ed up and have been since 2002 when they bonded over a mutual love of Brian McKnight’s “Never Felt This Way”, their favorite Brandy lyrics, and nineties TV like Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Living Single. It was a shared obsession with Black cultural icons, histories, and artistry that drew Jenn and Daren to one another even though they are actually completely different personality-wise.

Jenn and Daren have always said to themselves, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a show?” Well, no major networks have reached out yet. So, until that happens, you can find the them here, sharing their views on race and culture and everything in between.

They are young thirty-somethings who have been married since for over a decade. Jenn and Daren have three beautiful, brilliant, radical, snarky kids who play no games.

Politics, culture, and public policy from the left. Stay alive another week.

w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco and Jules Gill-Peterson. 

https://www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

New tracks tagged #Masking