At 23 years old, Stephanie Browitt willed herself to stay awake long enough to survive a volcano eruption on New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island. More than six years later, her resilience and sanity remains as strong as ever.
The rescue mission to White Island in November 2019 was led by three civilians, who immediately flew from the mainland, as the emer ... Show More
Yesterday
Sandi Toksvig's bright side
The Danish-British author, broadcaster and comedian recalls her unusual early life with glee, including how she came to be holding the hand of Neil Armstrong’s assistant at NASA’s headquarters on July 20, 1969. (R)Sandi’s interest in the world was stoked from a young age by her f ... Show More
46m 17s
Apr 21
Encore: How I came to work with the lions who live in trees
Alex Braczkowski is a big cat expert and for years he's been following a rare group of tree-climbing lions, including the charismatic, enigmatic, three-legged Jacob.Alex fell in love with animals by accident, he'd just been expelled and while his parents were trying to find him a ... Show More
51 m
Nov 2024
Revisiting Ashley Judd: Grief, Love and Naomi
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
40m 53s
Apr 2025
Why thinking about death helps you live a better life | Alua Arthur
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
19m 58s
May 2018
Dans la vie de Gabriela, accompagnatrice de suicide assisté
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
19m 36s
Apr 2021
Katie Engelhart on What It Means to Die With Dignity
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
38m 1s
Jul 2024
A Matter of Life and Death
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
32m 37s
<p>Ellen Wiebe is a physician who helps seriously ill patients end their lives in Canada, where assisted suicide is legal. Is death a human right?</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES: </strong><ul><li><a href="https://news.ubc.ca/expert/ellen-wiebe/">Ellen Wiebe</a>, clinical prof ... Show More
