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Raj Patel on the Societal Stressors Making Us Sick
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Activist, journalist, and academic Raj Patel, co-author of the new book “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice,” discusses why corporations encourage people to make changes within themselves rather than within society, the consequences of treating nature as a cheap and infinite resource, and how external anxieties, from payday loans to the stress of living in an exploitative culture, can prime the body for illness.
Released:
Oct 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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