Today we take a look at the terribleness of Big Pharma and the irrationality of not having a single payer insurance system
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: PILLS - The answer to all your problems! - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 10-9-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: War On Drugs (Bonus Track) - Marc Goone
Ch. 4: Act 2: Are Drug Companies the Most Evil? - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 04-29-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: So Much More - Marc Robillard
Ch. 6: Act 3: Marketing to Doctors - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 02-08-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Ask Your Doctor - Don Arbor
Ch. 8: Act 4: Pharma Advertising in Finland - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-03-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Overdose (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Single - Little Daylight
Ch. 10: Act 5: SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-25-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
Ch. 12: Act 6: US health insurance vs European insurance - Health Care For ALL Oregon (@HCAO)
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Black Prairie
Ch. 14: Act 7: Commonwealth Fund: How are people's health coverage going? - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 1-11-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keepsake - State Radio
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why should I pay for everybody else's healthcare - Health Care For ALL Oregon (@HCAO)
Ch. 17: Song 8: Zebra - Beach House
Ch. 18: Act 9: Universal Access To Affordable Medicine via @NeedyMeds & @AccessOurMeds — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: The Poet - Shihan
Ch. 20: Act 10: We pay way more for health care and get way less - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 3-29-15
Voicemails
Ch. 21: In response to the libertarian caller - Brian from Ohio
Ch. 22: We're subsidizing the security of the world at our own expense - Nathan from Sunnyvale, South Bay
Ch. 23: I tip my hat to you on recent racism episode - V from Western New York
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments asking for your messages, questions or stories about happiness
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Universal Access To Affordable Medicine via @NeedyMeds & @AccessOurMeds
Take Action:
SIGN the "Access Our Medicine” Declaration from the Access Our Medicine Initiative
Additional Activism/Resources:
Let people know about The Generic Assistance Program (GAP) for prescription medications through NeedyMeds
Sources/further reading:
"Trading Away Health: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)” via Doctors Without Borders
"What the Affordable Care Act Means for Prescription Coverage” via The Washington Post
"Prescription Drug Costs and Health Reform: FAQ” via WebMD
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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