You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

Conscious Grieving w/Claire Bidwell Smith

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with one of today’s foremost experts on grief, Claire Bidwell Smith, a licensed therapist, international speaker, & author, while they talk about her newest book, Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss, out March 12th 2024!claire bidwell smith'swebsite: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/new book: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/books/#consciousGProduced by Nick JainaAssociate Produced by Jordan EdelheitSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Singing to the Plants w/Justin Robinson

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, ethnobotanist, & culinary historian Justin Robinson, while they talk about the genocides of plant lives, cultivating relationship to plant species and plant individuals beginning with communication, and the work of ancestral relations.justin robinson’sig: https://www.instagram.com/countrygentlemancooks/Produced by Nick JainaAssociate Produced by Jordan EdelheitSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

No Chance to Grieve w/Rachel Cargle

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, activist, entrepreneur, & philanthropic innovator, while they talk about the death of her Mother, Sister, & Grandmother, all just in the last year, & the powerfully potent process of grieving with curiosity.rachel cargle’swebsite: https://rachelcargle.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, NC - April 5-7th, 2024: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/rachel-cargle/a-renaissance-of-our-own/ book - A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir and Manifesto: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635409/a-renaissance-of-our-own-by-rachel-e-cargle/ Elizabeth's Bookshop & Writing Center - you can support this small Black, -owned bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/shop/Elizabeths Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

The How w/Krista St-Germain

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Krista St-Germain, Master Certified Life Coach, Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert, widow, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast, while they talk about her husband's death in 2016, how her life was flipped upside down, and how therapy helped her uncurl from the fetal position and move on to discover Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth, and the tools she needed to create a meaningful life after loss.krista st-germain’s website: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

We Blossom w/Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, bereaved mom, founder of the MISS Foundation, author of "Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, & the Heartbreaking Path of Grief", Arizona State University Professor & director of its Graduate Certificate in Trauma & Bereavement Program, while they talk about the death of her daughter in 1994, how it led to her work in the world, & the story of founding the Selah Carefarm, the first carefarm for the traumatically bereaved in the United States & a haven for animals rescued from abuse, neglect, & torture.dr. jo’swebsite: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/ selah carefarm: https://www.missfoundation.org/selah-carefarm/ ”open letter to grievers”: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/an-open-letter-to-grieversbook: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bearing-the-Unbearable/Joanne-Cacciatore/9781614292968 Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

No Tragedy Please w/Dan Mangan

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician and songwriter Dan Mangan, while they talk about how death and endings foster gratitude and give meaning to life, how sorrowful music connects community, and how trauma/grief/loss might be the one thing that unites us more than anything else.dan mangan’swebsite: https://danmanganmusic.com/newsletter: https://danmangan.substack.com/ig: https://www.instagram.com/danmanganmusic/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danmanganmusictwitter: https://twitter.com/danmanganmusicspotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ByjU6oarxRC2Y85JpKx1n?si=OUGAzh3yTt6tAF3QyNrj9Qphone number: 310.347.4597 (USA & Canada)Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina"No Tragedy Please" by Dan ManganTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

The Sum of a Life w/Dr. Lucy Kalanithi

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University & the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, while they talk about her ongoing relationship to Paul, his impact/presence in her life still, & parenting their daughter in the wake of his death.dr. lucy kalanithi’swebsite: https://lucykalanithi.com/twitter: https://twitter.com/rocketgirlmdpodcast GRAVITY: https://lucykalanithi.com/podcastdr. lucy kalanithi wants you to supportBe A Hero: https://beaherofund.com/Camp Kesem: https://www.kesem.org/Caring Across Generations: https://caringacross.org/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Is It Ever Enough? w/John Craigie

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak find a way into his music.john craigie’swebsite: https://johncraigiemusic.com/ig: https://www.instagram.com/johncraigie/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina"Pagan Church" by John CraigieTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

State of the Pod w/Ned Buskirk & Nick Jaina

Join You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk & producer Nick Jaina as they ring in the [Happy?] New Year with some fresh commitments & a new precious perk for our Patreon community.BECOME A PATREON MEMBER NOW, FOR AS LITTLE AS $2 A MONTH AND START GETTING EARLY RELEASE EPISODES A WEEK BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE… Available right now, only on Patreon, join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak finds a way into his music. BECOME A PATRON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/YG2DProduced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Grief Dust w/Madison Girifalco

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with immersive installation artist, puppet-fabricator, & children’s book author Madison Girifalco, while they talk about grief, community connection, & support in her life & work with Holding Space, an art installation designed to acknowledge grief in community using immersive art & puppetry.madison girifalco’swebsites:www.holdingspacela.orgwww.puppetsbymadison.comig: https://www.instagram.com/mindovermadison/ Holding Space ig: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/“Lunch Breaks w/Holding Space” on IG LIVE @holdingspaceLA, Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30 PST: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Everything About You w/Erika Wright

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Erika Wright, while they talk about the story, the plant medicine, the spiritual path, that led to their self-appointed work as a codependency counselor, our society's relationship to grief & vulnerability, & how we've been programmed to avoid hard feelings & the truth behind them.erika wright’swebsite: https://erikawright.org/podcast: https://erikawright.org/podcast/ healing codependency support & counseling groups: https://erikawright.org/healing-codependency-support-counseling-group/ig: https://www.instagram.com/erikawrighthcd/ chocolate company: https://supahstah.com/transformational women's retreats: https://madeofstars.co/Co-Dependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/ Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Brotherhood w/Adam Jackson

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Adam Jackson, Sacred Sons cofounder, Chief Visionary Officer, & the host of Sacred Sons Podcast, while they talk about how his lineage of loss & suicide led to his work with Sacred Sons, processing grief & anger with men, community building & purpose fueled by our mortality.TRIGGER WARNING: suicideadam jackson’sig: https://www.instagram.com/adam___jackson/ sacred sons: https://www.sacredsons.com/sacred sons ig: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsons/ Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

All Of It w/Andy the Doorbum

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, visual/performance artist, & poet Andy the Doorbum, while they talk about his father's death process that inspired his new album, "OF TEARS, NO AMOUNT CAN QUENCH MOUTHS MAIMED BY DROUGHT," & how the album morphed into a grieving for the world & its current troubles.andy the doorbum’sbandcamp: https://andythedoorbum.bandcamp.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/andythedoorbum/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/andythedoorbum/ X: https://twitter.com/AndyTheDoorbum SUPPORT andy via Venmo, paypal, cashapp: @andythedoorbumProduced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina"HYMN OF DOLOR: singing away the spider bites" by Andy the DoorbumTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Our Tears Water a Heart That’s Been Too Dry w/Frank Ostaseski

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Frank Ostaseski - internationally respected Buddhist teacher, visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, & founder of the Metta Institute - while they talk about remaining vulnerably present in service of patients, how we should let our tears run instead of hiding them, & moving beyond the idea of a good death.This conversation originally aired July 8th, 2021.frank ostaseski’swebsite: https://frankostaseski.com/ The Five Invitations: https://fiveinvitations.com/FB: https://www.facebook.com/frankostaseski/ Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

What Have I Done? w/Michelle Tea

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author & editor Michelle Tea, while they talk about the story of her writing onto stage, her history running -feminist spoken-word & performance art collective Sister Spit, & the “mental illness” of writing & why it matters for our lives, our trauma, our healing.Thanks to Beth Pickens for the “Death & God” chapter in her book Make Your Art No Matter What which offered a fitting launching off point for this conversation.michelle tea’swebsite: https://www.michelle-tea.com/ books: https://www.michelle-tea.com/books IG: https://www.instagram.com/michelleteaz/ twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaMichelle substack: https://michelletea.substack.com/ venmo @Michelle-Tea-1Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Presence w/adrienne maree brown

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, activist, & facilitator adrienne maree brown, while they talk about what's possible in our response to the world's atrocious injustices, how to make our heart soft & expanded & not let it shrink to the size of our oppressors, & in light of the fact that we're all going to die, we can live more fully, freely, & start operating together as the shared living organism we actually are.adrienne maree brown’swebsite: https://adriennemareebrown.net/ books: https://adriennemareebrown.net/books/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriennemaree twitter: https://twitter.com/adriennemaree Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Alternative Burials w/Katrina Spade

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Katrina Spade, founder & CEO of Recompose, a Public Benefit Corporation based in Seattle & the world’s first human composting company, while they talk about her work with Recompose, the history that led to it, & the option of returning our bodies to the earth via composting.katrina spade’sIG: https://www.instagram.com/katrinaspade/ TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me recompose’swebsite: https://recompose.life/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/ FB; https://www.facebook.com/recomposelife/ newsletter: https://recompose.life/#signup Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Holding Humans w/Megan Devine

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with best-selling author, psychotherapist, & grief advocate Megan Devine, while they talk about how it’s okay that it’s not okay, the complicated case of Prolonged Grief Disorder, & how the work of other people’s grief might impact us & what’s required to keep doing it.This episode originally aired April 14th, 2022.megan devine’swebsite: https://www.megandevine.co/ And here: https://refugeingrief.com/ ”How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?”: https://youtu.be/l2zLCCRT-nEProduced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Comfortable With Death w/Joshua Rose O’Hara

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with lifelong activist, revolutionary, thought leader, & psychic survivor Joshua Rose O’Hara, while they talk about their vastly varying experience with dying loved ones & ceremonies for those dead, their work protecting & expanding reproductive rights in Alaska, & their near death [or just plain dying] with producer Nick Jaina in collision with a pregnant cow.joshua rose o’hara wants you to supportprairie creek conservation cemetery: https://www.prairiecreekconservationcemetery.org/ northwest abortion access fund: https://nwaafund.org/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

I Want You To Have a Body w/Megan Falley

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with femme writer, spoken word poet, author, & teaching artist Megan Falley, while they talk about how two decades of hating her body shifted with her partner’s cancer diagnosis, how confronting mortality altered her idea of what beauty is, & how being a steward over her partner’s health lead to a decision to vow some of that same love & devotion to herself.megan falley’swebsite: https://www.meganfalley.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/meganfalley/ poems that don’t suck online writing course: https://www.meganfalley.com/workshops Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

A Legacy of Care w/Jamie Thrower

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Death Doula, End of Life Educator & Grief Guide Jamie Thrower, while they talk about parent loss, medical aid in dying, death care/planning/grief experiences & why it’s important to have inclusive support for all of the LGBTQ+ community.jamie thrower’swebsite: https://jamiethrower.com/ support via venmo: @jamie-thrower grief clubig: https://www.instagram.com/queergriefclub/ zines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/queergriefclubProduced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

A Vision for the End of Life w/Staci Haines

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Staci K. Haines, a national leader in Somatics & the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatic, Healing and Social Change, while they talk about the shock & ceremony of her mom's diagnosis & dying, their co-creating a Vision for the end of life, & how these personal experiences of loss connect to social justice.This interview originally aired July 22nd, 2021.staci haines’website: https://www.stacihaines.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/stacikhaines/ books: https://www.stacihaines.com/books Register for The Politics of Trauma: Embodied Transformation, Social Action and Love online course: https://www.stacihaines.com/enroll Staci recommends offering money, time or other resources to…BOLD - Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity: https://boldorganizing.org/ Black Futures Lab: https://blackfutureslab.org/ Indigenous Environmental Network: https://www.ienearth.org/ SURJ - Showing Up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/ Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”Wow” by The Feelings Parade”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Is This How I Want To Be? w/Prentis Hemphill

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Prentis Hemphill, writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, & therapist, talking about how a simple gaze offered the opportunity for a new legacy of love, getting to the work of grieving the past, & how their being in the world can be traced back to an 11-year-old Prentis who found God in a hiding place.TW: The general act of “suicide” is mentioned, but nothing in detail.prentis’website: https://prentishemphill.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/prentishemphill Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

The Value of Death w/Aditi Sethi

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Aditi Sethi, hospice & palliative care physician, end-of-life doula, & musician, talking about her work as Founder & Executive Director of the Center for Conscious Living & Dying, the dying of Ethan Sisser captured in the documentary The Last Ecstatic Days, & how Aditi’s life journey has led to her work & being in the world.aditi’swebsite: https://www.aditisethimd.com/ Center for Conscious Living & Dying: https://www.ccld.community/ Sign up for the CCLD updates & news: https://www.ccld.community/subscribeSupport the CCLD: https://www.ccld.community/donationOr Venmo @ConsciousLivingDyingThe Last Ecstatic Days website: https://www.thelastecstaticdaysmovie.com/The Last Ecstatic Days on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheLastEcstaticDaysThe Last Ecstatic Days on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastecstaticdays/The Last Ecstatic Days on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelastecstaticdaysmovie/Produced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”Seva” performed by Aditi Sethi & The Appalucians”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.