Listen "Medical Debt Special with Astra Taylor and Elizabeth Bruenig"
Episode Synopsis
Finance editor Sparky Abraham is joined by contributing editor Eli Massey, activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor, and journalist Elizabeth Bruenig to discuss the American medical debt crisis—who's behind it, what's being done about it, and potential paths to eradicating it.
"Churches Step In Where Politicians Will Not": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/opinion/covid-medical-debt-church-charity.html
"A Saint's Sins": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/opinion/junipero-serra-catholic-saint.html
https://debtcollective.org/
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
"Churches Step In Where Politicians Will Not": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/opinion/covid-medical-debt-church-charity.html
"A Saint's Sins": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/opinion/junipero-serra-catholic-saint.html
https://debtcollective.org/
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
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