Death, with love and dignity

For 45 years, George Palmer harboured a secret. He spent every spare moment composing classical music, and then shoving his scores in his bottom drawer. Until one day, almost by pure chance, that music saw the light of day.As a young man, George had dreams of becoming a renowned ... Show More

Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ... Show More

From muscle paralysis and sleepwalking, to the power of our subconscious, Dr Sutapa Mukherjee takes you into the secret world of sleep.Dr Sutapa Mukherjee is a sleep specialist fascinated by how the time we spend awake is built on the hours we spend horizontal, and totally withdr ... Show More

When Naomi Judd died by suicide in 2022, after a long struggle with mental illness, her daughter Ashley found her. In this deeply moving, revealing, and insightful conversation Ashley Judd talks about the trauma she has worked hard to face, the grief she now feels, and how her mo ... Show More

As a death doula, or someone who supports dying people and their loved ones, Alua Arthur spends a lot of time thinking about the end of life. In a profound talk that examines our brief, perfectly human time on this planet, she asks us to look at our lives through the lens of our ... Show More

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode!   Episode 3: Faith In today’s episode:   Jamila Rizvi’s brain tumour has changed ... Show More

When Princess Diana died as a result of a horrendous car crash in Paris, the United Kingdom was shaken to the core. As more details emerged, some people became convinced that Diana's death was not an accident. Why? Tune in and learn more in this Classic episode.They don't want yo ... Show More

After a four year hiatus, Radical Empathy is back. John sits down with The Reverend Dr. Jeff Hood and hears his experiences as a spiritual advisor for inmates on death row. Jeff shares what it's like to witness an execution in the United States, his thoughts on the nature of deat ... Show More

Ellen Gilland, a 76-year-old Florida woman shot her terminally ill husband, Jerry Gilland, in his Daytona Beach hospital room in January 2023- a killing she claimed was part of a mutual pact after his suffering became unbearable. 

Gabriela, quadragénaire, est accompagnatrice au sein de l'association pour le suicide assisté Exit. Elle a fait le choix de mettre sa vie au service de la mort de ceux qui demandent à partir. Dans cet épisode, elle nous parle de ses propres deuils, de bienveillance, et de l'au-de ... Show More

Writer and producer Katie Engelhart, author of the new book “The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die,” speaks with us about the underground euthanasia movement, the differing perspectives on assisted suicide in countries around the world, and the problems with the media’s ... Show More

Dr Laurie HATES thinking about her own death. It's scary, creepy and morbid, right? Wrong. Thinking about our finite lives can makes us better, happier people.  The shadow of death makes us behave more kindly towards others, and can motivate us both to enjoy the little joys of li ... Show More