Ep. 2: Pretty Prisons

In Episode Two of the series, we dive into the Cuban sanatorium experience, taking a closer look at what life was like for HIV-positive people who were forced to live there. Some residents describe the sanatoria as an idyllic sanctuary; others, as a medicalized prison. Residents were treated more humanely over time; after years of comfortable isolation, some became reluctant to rejoin society. If the sanatoria did irrevocable damage to some people with HIV, how do we weigh that against the lives they saved? And how do we weigh that against AIDS responses around the world? In this episode, we look to HIV-positive Cubans for answers. Episode Summary: (0:00-4:34) Intro: How much can we know about what goes on behind walls? (4:34-22:20): Luxury, Refuge, Discovery, Community: The benefits of the sanatorium. (22:20-33:15): The darker side of sanatorium life (33:15-41:09): Framing the Cuban response in a global context Music: Intro: Artist: Chad Crouch Song: Algorithms URL: freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Cro…rps/Algorithms Comments: freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Artist: Blue Dot Sessions (3:15) Song: The Zeppelin URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Aeronaut/The_Zeppelin_1908 Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Music for Video Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (28:40) Song: Watercool Quiet URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Calumet/Watercool_Quiet Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Music for Video Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (34:20) Song: Di Breun URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Architect/Di_Breun Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Music for Video Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Outro: Artist: Milkshake Daddy Song: Super Sloppy Space Junk URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Milkshake_Daddy/Aquatic_Ape_Hypothesis/08_Super_Sloppy_Space_Junk Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Oddio Overplay Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike: http://creativecommons.org/licenses