Podcast Episodes

BJ Miller Sees The World Differently

Season 2 Episode 8

Dr. BJ Miller was a college sophomore when a sudden electrical accident nearly took his life. After months in a hospital burn unit and multiple amputations, he emerged into a world that saw him — and…

Published on 8 hours ago

Ricki Lake Lives for Love

Season 2 Episode 7

Ricki Lake has been in the public eye since starring in 1988’s Hairspray. She might be best known as host of The Ricki Lake Show. But she’s not here to talk about movies and TV. She’s here to share t…

Published on 1 week ago

Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare

Season 2 Episode 6

Today’s episode features two people who are shaking up the U.S. healthcare system in very different but deeply humane ways. Dr. Fumiko Chino knows firsthand how devastating medical debt can be. After…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Kirsty Parsons Meets Her Future Self

Season 2 Episode 5

How often do you think about your future self? For Kirsty Parsons, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth and told she likely wouldn’t live past her twenties, imagining a long future wasn’t …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Barry Blechman Takes a Journey

Season 2 Episode 4

Barry Blechman shares at least one thing in common with host Shoshana Ungerleider: cancer runs in their families. Barry was first diagnosed in 1980 and stayed cancer-free for nearly 30 years before i…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Yvette Nicole Brown - from Community to Caregiver

Season 2 Episode 3

In 2014, Yvette Nicole Brown made a life-changing decision: she left her job starring in the TV show Community to care for her father who had Alzheimer’s disease. For the next 11 years, Yvette cared …

Published on 1 month ago

Patton Oswalt Learns to Laugh Again

Season 2 Episode 2

Patton Oswalt—a comedian, storyteller, and devoted dad—shares the story of losing his wife, Michelle, and becoming a single parent overnight. Grief, he learned, was anything but a straight line, and …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Alua Arthur Comes Home

Season 2 Episode 1

Season 2 begins with Alua Arthur—world-renowned death doula and New York Times bestselling author of Briefly, Perfectly Human. In this conversation, Alua shares the story of a chance encounter that c…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Season 2: Before We Go

Season 2

Before We Go is back! This season, Oscar and Emmy nominee Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is in conversation with people from all walks of life, exploring how we live alongside mortality. Actor Yvette Nicol…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Season 2: Before We Go

Before We Go is back! This season, Oscar and Emmy nominee Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is in conversation with people from all walks of life, exploring how we live alongside mortality. Actor Yvette Nicol…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago