Susana Monsó is associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what animals know about dying – from mourning rituals to attempts at saving lives – and if this newfound understanding means we should treat animals differently.
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Madeline Leung Coleman, a features writer for New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the expensive and sometimes brutal treatments pets can be subjected to in order to extend their lives – and how to know when it’s time to say goodbye.
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Science journalist Rachel Nuwer joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the phenomenon, which has been recorded since ancient times, and how it may offer insight into how we understand consciousness.
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Alua Arthur, founder of Going with Grace, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how she’s devoted her career ushering individuals and families through the process of death and why she believes it’s a sacred moment.
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Elena Lister, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how parents and educators can talk about grief with a child in a nurturing way.
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Elena Lister, a senior consulting analyst for grief at Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center, talks about how parents and educators can talk about grief with a child in a nurturing way.
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Kathryn Harkup talks about the many ways Shakespeare killed off his characters, their feasibility in real life and how audiences of the day would’ve reacted to the dramatic demises.
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Prof. Pauline Boss discusses the pain from our collective loss of the pandemic, which lacks clarity, and the ongoing struggle to understand the new normal around us.
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Josh Fischman discusses the after-effects of the COVID-19 death toll, including financial repercussions, effects on children and the new strain on social safety nets.
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Leo Kim talks about A.I. that makes those who’ve passed on seem animated again, the ethical struggles of that, and the comfort it can bring to grieving families, friends and fans.
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Kat Chow is a founding member of the Code Switch podcast team from NPR, and she joins us to tell her story of grief, not only for herself, but for her extended family, spread out across the world.
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Anna Sale, creator, and host of the “Death, Sex and Money” podcast, joins us to talk about the painful and taboo topics we’re told to avoid, and why we need to bring them up more often to make progress on tough issues.
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