Sebastian Junger came as close as you possibly can to dying. While his doctors struggled to revive him, the veteran reporter and avowed rationalist experienced things that shocked and shook him, leaving him with profound questions and unexpected revelations. In his book, In My Time of Dying, he explores the mysteries and commonalities of people’s near-death experiences.
In this episode, which originally aired in May 2024, he joins Sean to talk about what it’s like to almost die and what quantum physics can tell us about the afterlife.
Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)
Guest: Sebastian Junger, journalist and author of In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face With the Idea of an Afterlife
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