Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Two Kindred Animals, One Brain Tumor, and 48 Minutes of Controlled Chaos
What happens when brain cancer takes away the one thing that defines you? Matthew Zachary joins his friend Dr. Natanya Wachtel for 48 minutes of music, survivorship, healthcare fuckery, political power, and the strange business of reclaiming a life interrupted 30 years ago.
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Join the recurring Out of Patients dispatch from Matthew Zachary covering the latest American healthcare shenanigans. Essays, podcast episodes, media appearances, book updates, and live events delivered with a sardonic Gen X perspective from a patient who simply refuses to shut up.
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