Actor Gary Farmer (Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Smoke Signals) speaks during performance

Long Covid Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care

Specials | Jul 10, 2025

The acclaimed actors Gary Farmer (Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Smoke Signals), Irma-Estel Laguerre (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Blue Bloods, The Undoing), Tanis Parenteau (Billions, House of Cards, Sweet Summer Pow-Wow), and Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, Prodigal Son) perform "Long COVID Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care," written by Rebecca Nagle for The Atlantic, as a catalyst for a guided audience discussion about the lasting impact of long COVID on individuals and communities nationwide.

Acclaimed actor Lou Diamond Phillips performs 'Long COVID Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care'
Dr Alex speaks during question and answer session

 

Masked audience member speaks during question and answer session
Audience member ask panelists questions during q and a session
Audience stands to ask a question during the q and a session

 

Irma Guerrer, Tanis_Parenteau, Gary Farmer, and Zoom participants during Q and A session

 

Audience speaker engages attendees and panelists during performance

 

Audience claps during the performance

 

Be alert for scams. WNYC never asks for nor accepts money for coverage or interviews. Anyone making such a request does not represent WNYC.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress

A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
Gothamist |

Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again. Plus, Reading Is Alive and Well

A Texas Democrat is running neck and neck with the Republican incumbent in the governor’s race. And a staff writer says that news of the demise of books is greatly exaggerated.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

Claire Valdez on populism and the DSA agenda in Congress

Who’s Running This Place |

The Classroom/Technology Pipeline

Natasha Singer's new book explores how big tech became ensconced in our childrens' classrooms
On the Media |
YOU ARE ONLINE