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History of Armenia 28: The Story of Jack Kevorkian (Patreon)

Published:
2023-09-13 05:13:35
Edited:
2023-12-11 09:47:05
Imported:
2026-06

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*CONTENT WARNING: This episode speaks, at length, about suicide*

Jack Kevorkian is known in popular media as "Dr. Death" The man that championed euthanasia in the United States with the state trying desperately to find a reason to throw him in prison. However, there is much more to it than that.

Dr, Kevorkian was a deeply unwell man who cared little for medical ethics or his patients and cared more about his cause then the people he was sworn to help.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1174693/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html

https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-bhl-2014106

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/12/08/study-kevorkian-patients-weren-t-dying/

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/jack-kevorkians-death-van-and-the-tech-of-assisted-suicide/239897/

https://bentley.umich.edu/news-events/magazine/the-life-of-dr-death/

Comments

Anders Olsson

I remember reading about Kevorkian i Swedish newspapers when I was younger. Safe to say he's world famous. Also, what does his name mean?

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Kevork generally means "Farmer" in Western Armenian. His name ends in -ian, meaning he is western armenian (former ottoman empire) while names that end in -yan are eastern armenian (modern day Republic of Armenia)

Lachy T

Definitely a figure from the late '90s: I always think of the episode of That's My Bush! Where he euthanized the cat when I think of him. Interesting episode of the pod.

Something

My dad went to the University of Michigan for medical school in the late ‘80s and has said multiple times to find a Dr Kevorkian type doc should he get “like that” (ie. coma, Alzheimer’s, terminal illness, etc)

Jack McNealy (edited)

Comment edits

2026-09-05 20:00 Two things: the Armenian museum in Boston had an exhibit on his paintings. He made really shitty paintings it turns out. Second, you should reach out to the museum, they have a whole bunch of things and are always happy to talk. Maybe Armenian instruments as an idea.
2023-09-13 18:44

David Wittenberg

How about Garry Kasparov or Raffi Cavoukian - Raffi has a really interesting story, born in Cairo

ruin

Not expecting another anime connection here of all places but the Avatar the last airbender soundtrack uses a Duduk with electronic effects on it a few times. I second Armenian instruments.

Bryce Prater

Patrick Bet-David is half Armenian. 😅

Spaghetti

The Armenians in WW2 episode was great. However, after listening to Ep 4 of the main pod I was surprised that you have not done an episode on the Armenian Legion given your family connection. While it is an uncomfortable topic I think it is important to contextualize its existence. Honestly an entire episode on Ost battalions would be cool.

Harrison

There is a fishing boat in Bristol bay, alaska that is named the kevorkian. There are a few of us Armenians working in that fishery. Merci for the pod akhpero