Teaser - On “Gerontocracy,” Part 2: Age and Capitalist Disposability w/ Nate Holdren (09/28/26)

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Beatrice speaks with Nate Holdren about how the concept of “gerontocracy” points us away from structural conditions while at the same time reinforcing dominant ideas about disposability being tied to ability, capacity and age, and why it is so important for the left to critically analyze how that disposability is produced and reproduced.

Runtime 2:09:28

This episode is the second of two episodes responding to Samuel Moyn’s book “Gerontocracy in America.” It is a standalone conversation that does not require having heard the first episode. You can find the first episode, a discussion with Gabriel Winant, here: https://www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod/posts/on-gerontocracy-169919130

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