About this episode
Beatrice speaks with Da’Shaun L. Harrison about body fascism and its implications under the Trump administration.
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153205544 Beatrice speaks with Da’Shaun L. Harrison about how the body itself is being mobilized as a nationalist symbol under the second Trump administration and what it will take to fight back. Read Da'Shaun's piece here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2026/03/let-us-explain-body-fascism/ Find Da'Shaun's book Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781623175979 Runtime 1:27:05 MERCH STORE IS BACK! Patrons get a code for 10% off all orders. Find it at www.deathpanel.net/merch We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179
People in this episode
Host: Beatrice
Guest: Da’Shaun L. Harrison
Topics covered
- body fascism
- nationalism
- Trump administration
- anti-fatness
- anti-Blackness
- politics
- activism
Keywords
- body fascism
- nationalism
- Trump
- anti-fatness
- anti-Blackness
- activism
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Patreon, Scalawag Magazine, Bookshop.org, Death Panel
Books & works: Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
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