You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

In honor of Andrea Gibson, for their life and death on July 14th, 2025, we're resharing host Ned Buskirk's conversation them from January of 2022, including a new intro with host Ned Buskirk, producer Nick Jaina, and associate producer Jordan Edelheit, scored with more music from Nick Jaina, holding their laughter and tears on the chemo-brain railroad, talking about the record skipping parts of our lives’, the poetry of cancer, chronic disease, and panic attacks, and what it means to consider what’s available when faced with the hardest parts of being mortal. andrea gibson’s website: https://andreagibson.org/ book - “You Better Be Lightening”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ newsletter, now continued by their wife, Megan Falley - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.substack.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit “Time Piece” by Andrea Gibson/Scoreda by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED or SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 And get episodes before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

In the wake of Joanna Macy's death and with You're Going to Die's upcoming San Francisco event - A Wild Love for the World: An Evening Honoring Joanna Macy - host Ned Buskirk speaks with Lydia Violet Harutoonian, a scholar in Joanna Macy's work and a collaborator of Macy's for over 16 years. An Iranian-Armenian-American facilitator, public speaker, and musician, Lydia is devoted to inner and outer ecological renewal and cultural healing, facilitating group work across many communities, weaving together systems of thinking, deep ecology, and emotional resilience in the face of global crisis. She is the founder of the School for The Great Turning, a learning community where activism and spiritual practice meet. With training in community organizing and trauma-informed facilitation, she offers grounded emotional support to individuals and communities navigating burnout, grief, and the psychological weight of living in socio-ecological crises. GET TICKETS NOW for You're Going to Die Presents... A Wild Love for the World: An Evening Honoring Joanna Macy at Swedish American Hall on November 16th in San Francisco: https://www.yg2d.com/all-events/yg2d-joanna-macy-11/16/25 Lydia Violet Harutoonian’s website: https://lydiafiddle.com/ School for The Great Turning: https://schoolforthegreatturning.com/ 8-Week Study of The Essential Joanna Macy: https://programs.schoolforthegreatturning.com/the-essential-joanna-macy-course Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Thanks to Lydia Violet Harutoonian for Joanna Macy's "Trust Yourself" & "It's the Sweetest Thing" recordings. EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED or SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 And get episodes before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

In our newest episode, host Ned Buskirk speaks with Stephen G. Post, one of the world’s leading scholars on altruism, love, compassion, and the science of giving. He is a best-selling author, professor of preventive medicine, and founding President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, and the founding Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. His work bridges science, spirituality, and ethics with a mission to understand how unselfish love heals, uplifts, and transforms both individuals and cultures. Stephen G. Post’s website: https://www.stephengpost.com/ The Institute for Research on Pure Unlimited Love: https://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/ newest book - Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace: https://www.churchpublishing.org/pureunlimitedlove Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE TO OUR YEARLY COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER TODAY: https://gofund.me/da76d373a And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

In the first episode of this season of You're Going to Die: The Podcast, Francis Weller reminds us to invoke the medicine of our ancestral lineage; consider this episode a deepening into that work. In our newest episode, host Ned Buskirk speaks with Perdita Finn, a descendant of gardeners and dirt-lovers and women who knew how to speak to the dead in the dark. She is the author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and the forthcoming Mothers of Magic: Recovering the Love at the Heart of the World. She teaches popular workshops on collaborating with the unseen world. Perdita Finn’s website: https://takebackthemagic.com/ workshops: https://takebackthemagic.com/my-classes/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://gofund.me/da76d373a And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Join You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Merrill Garbus of tUnE‑yArDs. Consider this a raw & honest invitation to step into the complexity of aliveness, even when it's hopeless, & burst into your own unique song. MUSIC AS MEDICINE: it doesn’t distract, but activate, so that we can feel all the things, hold them wholly, even when they're in conflict, & maybe breathe a little more freely on the other side of the catharsis of a siren scream. tune-yards’ NEW EP, Tell The Future With Your Body: https://tuneyards.ffm.to/ttfwyb music & merch: https://kf-merch.com/collections/tuneyards website: https://tune-yards.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/tuneyards/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/tuneyards/ x: https://x.com/tuneyards Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Check out Nick's new album "Monster Mash" out now: https://nickjaina.com/ "Better Dreaming" by tUnE‑yArDs - the title track from their newest album - check it out here: https://tuneyards.ffm.to/betterdreaming EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Psychotherapist, writer, & soul activist Francis Weller is back on You're Going to Die: The Podcast, talking with host Ned Buskirk about the saturation of sorrow we’re faced with in these new times on our planet - a time he calls, the The Long Dark - & discusses the medicine we'll need to live through it. francis weller’s website: https://www.francisweller.net/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina  “The Covenant” & “Pier 70” by Nick Jaina Check out these tracks & Nick's new album "Monster Mash" now: https://nickjaina.com/ EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poet, performer, and the author of bone, The Terrible, and The Catch (available June 2025). She’s also the founder of the utter, a poetic neuroscience movement that fuses story, science, and sonic design to repair attention and support emotional health. Her mission is to help people live beyond their survival patterns and feel more—on purpose. Yrsa’s work lives at the intersection of art, brain science, and healing. yrsa daley-ward's website: https://yrsadaleyward.squarespace.com/ substack: https://yrsadaleyward.substack.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yrsadaleyward Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator Thomas Hübl, PhD, who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. He is the author of Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World and Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. thomas hübl's website: https://thomashuebl.com podcast: https://pointofrelationpodcast.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Korean American writer, artist, and musician Johanna Hedva, who was raised in Los Angeles by a family of witches. Hedva’s practice cooks magic, necromancy, and divination together with mystical states of fury and ecstasy, and political states of solidarity and disintegration. They are devoted to deviant forms of knowledge and to doom as a liberatory condition. There is always the body — its radical permeability, dependency, and consociation — but the task is how to eclipse it, how to nebulize it, and how to cope when this inevitably fails. Whether the form is novels, essays, theory, poetry, music, performance, AI, videogames, installation, sculpture, drawings, or trickery, ultimately Hedva’s work is different kinds of writing because it is different kinds of language embodied: it is words on a page, screaming in a room, dragging a hand through water. Hedva is the author of the novels Your Love Is Not Good and On Hell, as well as Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain, a collection of poems, performances, and essays. Their artwork has been shown internationally, and their albums are Black Moon Lilith in Pisces in the 4th House and The Sun and the Moon. Their essay collection, How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom, was published in September 2024. johanna hedva's website: https://johannahedva.com/ book - How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom: https://johannahedva.com/how-to-tell-when-we-will-die.php instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bighedva bandcamp: https://bighedva.bandcamp.com/ linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/bighedva last album: https://johannahedva.com/black-moon-lilith-in-pisces-in-the-4th-house.php my 2023 solo exhibition: https://joanlosangeles.org/johanna-hedva-if-youre-reading-this-im-already-dead/ piece: https://www.amant.org/publications/10-scream-demo this body of work: https://johannahedva.com/the-clock-is-always-wrong.php video game: https://glut.website/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab, investigating the effects of grief on the brain and the body. Her book The Grieving Brain was included on Oprah’s list of Best Books to Comfort a Grieving Friend. O’Connor holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in psychoneuroimmunology at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Her newest book, The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing, a follow-up to The Grieving Brain, this time focuses on the impact of grief—and life’s other major stressors—on the human body. mary-frances o'connor's website: https://maryfrancesoconnor.org/ book - the grieving body: https://maryfrancesoconnor.org/books/the-grieving-body Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate. And get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.