In 2017, Jemima Dixon, who suffered from a complex form of multiple sclerosis, died in an assisted death at a clinic in Switzerland. She became one of hundreds of Britons to end their life this way. But for each individual, there are many more loved ones left behind, including Jemima’s sister, Annabel, and their mother. In this documentary, we hear the compl ... Show More
Feb 2021
Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series
The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a s ... Show More
25m 34s
May 2021
E129. Mitchell Jackson Mourns The Death Of The Goddess Bunny
Mitchell Jackson stops by and talks about his beloved friend and surrogate mother, Sandie Crisp, aka The Goddess Bunny, a disabled trans icon. She died in January of Covid, after surviving polio and HIV. Mitchell discusses the ups and downs of her life, stints of homelessness, h ... Show More
1h 39m
Apr 2019
Dr. Jennifer Ashton on Life after Suicide
Dr. Jennifer Ashton, the chief medical correspondent for ABC News and a prominent physician with a private practice, has made a career of explaining difficult medical issues to her patients and viewers. Now, she has written a book about a trauma in her own life and the lives of 4 ... Show More
33m 53s
Jan 2020
E63. Jessica Michelle Singleton Processes Her Trauma Onstage
Jessica Michelle Singleton, stand-up comedian, bonds with Bridget over their mutually dysfunctional upbringings. They compare notes about raised by parents with borderline or narcissistic personalities, processing trauma with dark humor, overcoming abandonment issues, and the dis ... Show More
1h 55m
May 2022
Lisa Curry Is Ready To Talk
Want more with Lisa? Find her extra No Filter episode here. Lisa Curry has had many titles in her life. Olympian… IronWoman… Mrs Kenny… Mum. Millions of Australians have watched her grow up, seen her fall in love, have babies, get divorced. Then, in 2020, when Lisa lost her elde ... Show More
44m 56s
Nov 2023
S3 E10: We Die The Way We Lived
Days after the debut of this season, Jessie Lee Ward, who was featured in episodes one and nine, passed away after a short battle with cancer. Jane reconnects with Erin Bies to discuss her former friend’s legacy and talks with Death Coach, Megan Carmichael, about what to make of ... Show More
37m 25s
Mar 2024
A Journey Through Death with Joanna Ebenstein
Friend of the show Joanna Ebenstein tells us about her enduring fascination with death, how it led her to create the Morbid Anatomy Museum and, after some setbacks, why she eventually settled on her new home of Mexico City.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: If you are interested in mortalit ... Show More
15m 35s