Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Law at the Bedside: Ben White on Advance Care Directives and Voluntary Assisted Dying
Season 3 Episode 109
What happens when the document meant to protect your wishes is filed away where nobody can find it, or worse, ignored altogether when it matters most…
2 months, 1 week ago
Choosing Life After Choosing Death: Jess Amsden on Organ Donation Following Voluntary Assisted Dying
Season 3 Episode 108
What if the choice to die could also be the choice to save someone else's life?
In this episode, I'm joined by Jess Amsden, a senior nurse who holds a…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Home-Based Death Care, Family-Led Vigils and the Truth About Child Loss with Bonita Ralph
Season 1 Episode 307
What if the last thing you'd ever want for someone you love is a viewing at a funeral home?
In this episode, I sit down with Bonita Ralph, a death edu…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Keeping People and Their Pets Together with Dr Alicia Kennedy
Season 3 Episode 106
We talk a lot on this show about preparing for our own death. But what about preparing for the death of a pet, or making sure our pet is looked after…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Compassionate Communities: Why We Need Each Other at the End of Life with Professor Samar Aoun AM
What if the future of end-of-life care doesn't lie in hospitals, but within our communities?
In this episode, I sit down with Professor Samar Aoun AM,…
3 months ago
Drawing to Remember: The Healing Power of Art After Baby Loss
Season 3 Episode 104
Six babies are stillborn in Australia every day. Two babies die within their first 28 days of life, and a miscarriage occurs every three and a half m…
3 months, 1 week ago
Finding Purpose in Melbourne’s Forgotten Laneways with Tinky
Season 3 Episode 103
When I first discovered Tinky’s tiny installations hidden throughout Melbourne’s laneways, I was instantly captivated. What looked like a whimsical m…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
From Personal Tragedy to National Impact: Robyn O'Connell's Story
Season 3 Episode 102
When we talk about death, we often focus on what happens after someone dies. But what if we also talked about how we support the people left behind?
I…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Two Transplants, Three Birthdays & A Life Worth Living with Andrew Chapman
Season 3 Episode 101
What would you do if you were given a second chance at life? And then a third?
For documentary photographer Andrew Chapman, surviving two life-saving …
4 months ago
The Reality of Navigating Death for Ageing Parents with Jean Kittson
Season 3 Episode 100
Jean Kittson has spent a lifetime making Australians laugh, but behind the humour is a deeply personal and confronting exploration of death, dying, g…
4 months, 1 week ago