Dr. Wesley Cheek, a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow at Ritsumeikan University Institute of Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss disaster research and the politics of pandemics, how no disaster is a "natural" disaster whether it be the coronavirus or a hurricane, why leftists needs to own disaster response and how neoliberalism fails, why the toll of a disaster is never accurate, and much more. On the patron half of the show: Wes sticks around to discuss more about the topic, the viral video on Dr. Jill Biden from The View, plus pro wrestling and punk rock talk! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder