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

 

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