Last Born In The Wilderness

399 / An Evidence-Based Comparison of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 / Špela Šalamon

I'm joined by Dr. Špela Šalamon, Nuclear Medicine Specialist Physician and biomedical scientist. She has contributed to global efforts in understanding and mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 and published several papers addressing the risks following COVID-19 infections, emphasizing the necessity for proactive health measures. In October of last year, she co-authored and published the AJPM Focus review article, COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? The review compares and contrasts “observations of the immunological impacts of COVID-19 and HIV infections […] examining shared and distinct mechanisms, such as immune dysfunction, vulnerability to opportunistic infections, accelerated aging and neurocognitive disorders, […] highlight[ing] critical parallels and their implications.” // Episode notes + transcript: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/spela-salamon // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Preview / An Evidence-Based Comparison of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 / Špela Šalamon

Dr. Špela Šalamon joined me to provide an evidence-based comparison of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, based on a review she co-authored and published for AJPM Focus: COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? // Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness

398 / The Groypers Ascendant / Ben Lorber

Writer, researcher, and movement strategist Ben Lorber returns to the podcast to discuss his recent deep dives into the ascendancy and growing influence of the groypers, led by the charismatic, tenacious, and odious Nick Fuentes—a significant part of the rising and contentious anti-Israel wing of the America First movement. // Episode notes + transcript: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/ben-lorber // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Preview / The Groypers Ascendant / Ben Lorber

Writer, researcher, and movement strategist Ben Lorber returns to the podcast to discuss his recent deep dives into the ascendancy and growing influence of the groypers, led by the charismatic, tenacious, and odious Nick Fuentes—a significant part of the rising and contentious anti-Israel wing of the America First movement. // Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness

397 / Digital Settler-Colonialism / Omar Zahzah

Journalist and author Omar Zahzah joined me to discuss digital settler-colonialism, hegemony, and the Palestinian liberation struggle in the digital age. Zahzah is the author of Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle, published by Seven Stories Press. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/omar-zahzah // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast