6. The funeral

He’s still here all the time. Yet he’s not. And a diary has more in it than expected. “I’ll feel his absence every day, like a bruise that’s tender to the touch.” A Falling Tree production for the BBC World Service. 

“She hates me going into her room”. A pink, strappy, high-heeled shoe causes a big row. The girls are growing up – fast. And now Sophie is crying over a shoe. A Falling Tree production for the BBC World Service. 

The washing machine breaks. The bills are mounting. Sophie almost electrocutes herself. And just as it couldn’t get any worse, it’s raining and there’s nowhere for the delivery men to park. Now she is going to be late for her appointment. A Falling Tree production for the BBC Wor ... Show More

<p>In this Dateline classic, a fiery car crash with a badly charred body seems like a tragedy for one family…but is it? Investigators follow a trail of clues to a grave and beyond. Dennis Murphy reports. Originally aired on NBC on April 8, 2006.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, ... Show More

It's four in the morning when Lyndon wakes up Lady Bird to the news that Senator Robert Kennedy has been shot. This episode takes us through the tragic hours of vigil as the nation grapples with his death -- the third political assassination in five years, and just two months sin ... Show More

<p>The extraordinary measures put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ebola crisis placed restrictions on much of people’s lives, including the rituals and ceremony around death. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women whose work has supported grieving families during a time ... Show More

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy devastated the nation. But the day before the shooting was just a normal day. It was particularly calm and uneventful for the gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. 

Yes Sophie is BACK! You asked, we listened…Exactly 1 year (minus 1 day) since she last joined us & back where it all started here on Divorced not Dead. We are super excited to have Sophie Stanbury (My Ex-Sister In-Law and probably more Stanbury than I, actually) join us for what ... Show More

In her first-ever diary entry, recorded eight days after President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Lady Bird presents a dramatic, cinematically detailed moment-by-moment account of those terrible hours in Dallas, and the days that follow. The episode tracks the 14 days from the ... Show More

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

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Who Killed JFK? explores the pressing questions that still surround one of the most tragic moments of the 20th century. Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien and beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner ... Show More

<p>On today's episode of Macrodosing, the crew winds down from their NYC trip by talking about former President John F. Kennedy. You'll hear everything from his early life and family to all the things that led up to the assassination. Also, the Tennessee Minute is BACK with Hendo ... Show More