Chuck Darwin<p>Patreon-exclusive Fireside Chat podcast about the case of <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luigi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mangione</span></a>, accused of assassinating a healthcare CEO. <br>In this episode we discuss the US healthcare system, about Mangione and his past, about media and public reactions to the killing, and about historical parallels and differences with past assassinations.<br>On March 19, Luigi Mangione was scheduled to have his first court hearing on federal death penalty charges, accused of assassinating healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to talk about the case.<br>Our podcast is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. In particular, supporters get exclusive access to our Fireside Chat and Radical Reads podcast series. Join us or find out more at patreon.com/workingclasshistory<br>What are your thoughts about the case? <br>And what did you think of this episode? <br>Please let us know in the comments. <br>We hope you enjoyed it, and that it helps fill the gap while we continue to work on new regular episodes of the Working Class History podcast, which we have coming out for you soon!<br><a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e102-fireside-chat-luigi-mangione/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">workingclasshistory.com/podcas</span><span class="invisible">t/e102-fireside-chat-luigi-mangione/</span></a></p>