Luigi Mangione: Healthcare, Murder & Public Opinion w/ Meggan Jordan PhD & Phyllis Gerstenfeld PhD
This episode of the Stan State EduCast features Meggan Jordan PhD. (Professor of Sociology) and Phyllis Gerstenfeld PhD. (Criminal Justice Department Chair & Professor of Criminal Justice).Meggan Jordan and Phyllis Gerstenfeld join host Frankie Tovar to discuss the high-profile case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder and the upcoming trial of suspect Luigi Mangione. The crime has sparked a whirlwind of discussion both online and in the media about corporate greed, healthcare reform, and morality. This episode highlights the societal tensions surrounding for-profit healthcare, the phenomenon of cult hero status for the accused, Luigi Mangione, and the implications for legal and ethical discourse in the U.S.Meggan Jordan: https://www.csustan.edu/people/dr-meggan-jordan
Phyllis Gerstenfeld: https://www.csustan.edu/people/dr-phyllis-gerstenfeldProduced by the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, edited and recorded in the KCSS studios on the campus of Stanislaus State.
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