Barbara Ehrenreich explores modern mortality, what we get wrong about living well It sometimes seems as if author Barbara Ehrenreich has seen it all and done it all. From “Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers” to ... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 54 mins
Let's talk about grief: beginners welcome How are you? If you’ve lost a loved one, that may have conjured up memories of a heavy hand on your shoulder, a precisely angled head tilt, a Hallmark... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 13 mins
Not just groundskeepers; sometimes they’re a shoulder to cry on Have you ever wondered what it's like to work at a cemetery? Here's your chance to find out. Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 3 mins
The tragic story behind Seattle’s biggest cemetery Seattle’s biggest cemetery begins with a tragic story. Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 5 mins
It's time to start planning for a 'good death' Let’s talk about death. No, seriously. It’s time we all had a conversation with our loved ones about dying. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 15 mins
When is it okay to joke about death? Death is a heavy topic, but sometimes it's still okay to joke about it. In this episode of the RadioActive podcast, Zeytun Ahmed and Patrick Liu explore... KUOW Staff Play AudioListen 16 mins
Would you compost your body? | terrestrial I was about 12 years old when my great aunt Gilda died. Ashley Ahearn Play AudioListen 17 mins
George Saunders: What happens when you die? What happens when we die? Writer George Saunders speculates on what happens to Abraham Lincoln’s young son Willie when he dies in his first novel ... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 24 mins
Death, depression and a hawk named Mabel In her acclaimed memoir "H Is for Hawk," author Helen Macdonald reflects on the shock and depression she experienced at the unexpected death of her... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 52 mins
How Bruce Lee's grave brought frustration and peace to a grieving mom Bill Radke talks to Linda Dahlstrom Anderson, a Seattle journalist and editor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, about how Bruce Lee's grave... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 14 mins
