Teaser - Late Empire Life Extension w/ Ayesha Siddiqi (02/09/26)

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🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150271215 Beatrice speaks with Ayesha Siddiqi about “anti-aging” trends and longevity influencers as symptoms of imperial decline and the role the wellness industry has played in producing this moment of heightened fascism. Runtime 1:22:30 We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523

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0:38.1	us at death panel underscore i'm beatrice sadler bolton and today i'm honored to be joined by long-time
0:43.9	friend of the panel but first-time guest isha sidiki isha isha is a brilliant writer editor
0:49.1	and strategist her writing often focuses its analysis on cultural, political, and social phenomena.
0:55.0	Aisha was editor-in-chief of the new inquiry and co-author the rhetorical software manifesto.
1:00.1	She's currently working on a history of the aughts and publishes incisive culture and pop culture writing on her substack.
1:06.1	And I've asked her on today to talk about an essay that she recently put out on substack called Late Empire Life Extension.
1:12.8	Isha, welcome to the death panel. It's so great to finally have you on the show.
1:16.4	Thank you for having me. Thank you so much for coming on. I'm really excited to get the chance to just talk about this essay.
1:22.4	It's a very fun read. It's very historically precise. It also just meshes so well with the work that we've done, especially over the last two years here at Death Panel, particularly the end of year episode that we just recently unlocked a couple weeks ago called Health Fascism and the Anti-State State.
1:37.8	You know, we spend a lot of time on the show talking through how contemporary regimes of biopolitical control from healthcare, other care
1:46.3	economies, to wellness, to policy, law, rhetoric, all function at the level of political
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