"You don't have moral responsibility to do that." - @lsiraganian.bsky.social on philosopher Judith Thomson's violinist thought experiment. Tune into this fascinating conversation on personhood now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
August 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
"You don't have moral responsibility to do that." - @lsiraganian.bsky.social on philosopher Judith Thomson's violinist thought experiment. Tune into this fascinating conversation on personhood now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
Did you know this about US immigration policy? @ameliafv.bsky.social on the deterrent that never worked.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Immigration #border #nafta
#VitalSignsPodcast #Immigration #border #nafta
The Immigration Deterrent That Never Worked
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Did you know this about US immigration policy? @ameliafv.bsky.social on the deterrent that never worked.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Immigration #border #nafta
#VitalSignsPodcast #Immigration #border #nafta
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state.
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #VitalSignsPodcast
July 31, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state.
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #VitalSignsPodcast
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how death investigators are only accountable to the State.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#PoliceReform #GerogeFloyd #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#PoliceReform #GerogeFloyd #VitalSignsPodcast
July 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how death investigators are only accountable to the State.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#PoliceReform #GerogeFloyd #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#PoliceReform #GerogeFloyd #VitalSignsPodcast
Citizens United has granted rights without responsibilities to corporations - @lsiraganian.bsky.social , author of "The Problem of Personhood", in conversation with Ahmed Ragab.
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism #Progressive #Leftist
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism #Progressive #Leftist
August 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Citizens United has granted rights without responsibilities to corporations - @lsiraganian.bsky.social , author of "The Problem of Personhood", in conversation with Ahmed Ragab.
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism #Progressive #Leftist
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism #Progressive #Leftist
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how the involvement of police in emergencies makes it so people can’t make mistakes.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
August 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how the involvement of police in emergencies makes it so people can’t make mistakes.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
It's a legal fiction: @lsiraganian.bsky.social author of "The Problem of Personhood" breaks down the far-reaching effects of Citizens United and what corporate personhood is and who it benefits.
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism
August 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It's a legal fiction: @lsiraganian.bsky.social author of "The Problem of Personhood" breaks down the far-reaching effects of Citizens United and what corporate personhood is and who it benefits.
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism
Full interview available now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism
Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social explains how the present immigration moment is not necessarily out-of-character for the United States. Full episode at links in bio.
#Immigration #Deportation #VitalSignsPodcast
#Immigration #Deportation #VitalSignsPodcast
Not These Kind of Immigrants
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social explains how the present immigration moment is not necessarily out-of-character for the United States. Full episode at links in bio.
#Immigration #Deportation #VitalSignsPodcast
#Immigration #Deportation #VitalSignsPodcast
Was Abraham Lincoln a Progressive?
Prof. Saladin Ambar explains why he takes an alternative view of Lincoln in his book, Murder on the Mississippi. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AbrahamLincoln
Prof. Saladin Ambar explains why he takes an alternative view of Lincoln in his book, Murder on the Mississippi. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AbrahamLincoln
Was Abraham Lincoln a Progressive?
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Was Abraham Lincoln a Progressive?
Prof. Saladin Ambar explains why he takes an alternative view of Lincoln in his book, Murder on the Mississippi. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AbrahamLincoln
Prof. Saladin Ambar explains why he takes an alternative view of Lincoln in his book, Murder on the Mississippi. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AbrahamLincoln
The Gaza war has directly affected the rise of progressive candidates in the US. -Professor Bruce Robbins, author of Who Gets to Protest? Full episode at link in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Gaza #progressivepolitics #FreePalestine #BDS
#VitalSignsPodcast #Gaza #progressivepolitics #FreePalestine #BDS
Gaza is Impacting US Domestic Politics
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The Gaza war has directly affected the rise of progressive candidates in the US. -Professor Bruce Robbins, author of Who Gets to Protest? Full episode at link in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Gaza #progressivepolitics #FreePalestine #BDS
#VitalSignsPodcast #Gaza #progressivepolitics #FreePalestine #BDS
Prof. Bruce Robbins describes being found guilty of Title VI violations for taking his students to the Gaza Solidarity encampent at Columbia University in 2024. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #AcademicFreedom #FreePalestine #TitleVI #Palestine #Gaza #BDS
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #AcademicFreedom #FreePalestine #TitleVI #Palestine #Gaza #BDS
Violating Title VI
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Prof. Bruce Robbins describes being found guilty of Title VI violations for taking his students to the Gaza Solidarity encampent at Columbia University in 2024. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #AcademicFreedom #FreePalestine #TitleVI #Palestine #Gaza #BDS
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #AcademicFreedom #FreePalestine #TitleVI #Palestine #Gaza #BDS
Claude and other AIs are consolidating human knowledge, which makes them an interesting sociological tool. More of Prof. @lsiraganian.bsky.social's thoughts on AI and personhood on the latest episode of Vital Signs. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #claude
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #claude
We're Seeing a Consolidation of Human Knowledge #AI
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Claude and other AIs are consolidating human knowledge, which makes them an interesting sociological tool. More of Prof. @lsiraganian.bsky.social's thoughts on AI and personhood on the latest episode of Vital Signs. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #claude
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #claude
MS-13 was born as a street gang in the US then deported to Central America where the gang mutates into a larger criminal organization - Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social, author of Leave If You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds.
Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast
MS-13: Made in America
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
MS-13 was born as a street gang in the US then deported to Central America where the gang mutates into a larger criminal organization - Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social, author of Leave If You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds.
Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast
📼 Watch on Youtube
youtu.be/3kDjU9rEwgk
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#AbrahamLincoln #AmericanHistory #Progressive #DemocracyInDanger #VitalSignsPodcast
youtu.be/3kDjU9rEwgk
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#AbrahamLincoln #AmericanHistory #Progressive #DemocracyInDanger #VitalSignsPodcast
August 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📼 Watch on Youtube
youtu.be/3kDjU9rEwgk
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#AbrahamLincoln #AmericanHistory #Progressive #DemocracyInDanger #VitalSignsPodcast
youtu.be/3kDjU9rEwgk
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#AbrahamLincoln #AmericanHistory #Progressive #DemocracyInDanger #VitalSignsPodcast
"The anti-elitism of the Republicans has created a systematic confusion"-Prof. Bruce Robbins, author of Who Gets to Protest, on accusations of elitism and privilege used to dismiss student protestors. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #FreeSpeech #StudentProtest
#VitalSignsPodcast #FreeSpeech #StudentProtest
Republicans Have Created Systematic Confusion
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"The anti-elitism of the Republicans has created a systematic confusion"-Prof. Bruce Robbins, author of Who Gets to Protest, on accusations of elitism and privilege used to dismiss student protestors. Full episode at links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #FreeSpeech #StudentProtest
#VitalSignsPodcast #FreeSpeech #StudentProtest
📼 Watch on Youtube
youtu.be/0NKNJXZ5exg
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #StudentProtest #ProgressivePolitics #Palestine #Gaza #FreeSpeech #BDS #ProgressiveLeft
youtu.be/0NKNJXZ5exg
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #StudentProtest #ProgressivePolitics #Palestine #Gaza #FreeSpeech #BDS #ProgressiveLeft
https://youtu.be/0NKNJXZ5exg
youtu.be
August 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📼 Watch on Youtube
youtu.be/0NKNJXZ5exg
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #StudentProtest #ProgressivePolitics #Palestine #Gaza #FreeSpeech #BDS #ProgressiveLeft
youtu.be/0NKNJXZ5exg
🎙️ Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/033gGKV...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
#VitalSignsPodcast #Columbia #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #StudentProtest #ProgressivePolitics #Palestine #Gaza #FreeSpeech #BDS #ProgressiveLeft
Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social explains how the effective criminalization of tattoos “funnels young people into criminal connection” in Honduras.
Full interview out now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Honduras
Full interview out now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Honduras
Pretrial Jails Create More Criminals
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Prof. @ameliafv.bsky.social explains how the effective criminalization of tattoos “funnels young people into criminal connection” in Honduras.
Full interview out now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Honduras
Full interview out now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #Honduras
Whether an AI has personhood is not the debate we should be having, according to @lsiraganian.bsky.social, author of The Problem of Personhood: Giving Rights to Trees, Corporations, and Robots. Tune into the full conversation now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI
August 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Whether an AI has personhood is not the debate we should be having, according to @lsiraganian.bsky.social, author of The Problem of Personhood: Giving Rights to Trees, Corporations, and Robots. Tune into the full conversation now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI
Whether an AI has personhood is not the debate we should be having, according to Prof. @lsiraganian.bsky.social, author of The Problem of Personhood: Giving Rights to Trees, Corporations, and Robots. Tune into the full episode at link in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #rights #capitalism
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #rights #capitalism
#AI Doesn't Have Rights
YouTube video by Vital Signs Podcast
youtube.com
August 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Whether an AI has personhood is not the debate we should be having, according to Prof. @lsiraganian.bsky.social, author of The Problem of Personhood: Giving Rights to Trees, Corporations, and Robots. Tune into the full episode at link in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #rights #capitalism
#VitalSignsPodcast #AI #Personhood #rights #capitalism
Critiquing "My Body, My Choice" framing on abortion rights, @lsiraganian.bsky.social cites Ruth Bader Ginsberg on a better pro-choice argument. Tune into this fascinating conversation on personhood now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
August 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Critiquing "My Body, My Choice" framing on abortion rights, @lsiraganian.bsky.social cites Ruth Bader Ginsberg on a better pro-choice argument. Tune into this fascinating conversation on personhood now. Links in bio.
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
#VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade
Professor @terencedouglaskeel, author of "The Coroner's Silence" lists the conditions that make it more likely for someone to die in police custody.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
August 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Professor @terencedouglaskeel, author of "The Coroner's Silence" lists the conditions that make it more likely for someone to die in police custody.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.socia , author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
July 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Professor @terencekeel.bsky.socia , author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state.
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode out now. Links in bio.
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast
Prof @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how purposefully inaccurate autopsy reports ultimately leads to erosion of public trust in the state.
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #NolanWells #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #NolanWells #VitalSignsPodcast
July 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Prof @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how purposefully inaccurate autopsy reports ultimately leads to erosion of public trust in the state.
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #NolanWells #VitalSignsPodcast
Full episode available now. Links in bio.
#RacialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #NolanWells #VitalSignsPodcast