You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University & the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, while they talk about her ongoing relationship to Paul, his impact/presence in her life still, & parenting their daughter in the wake of his death. dr. lucy kalanithi’s website: https://lucykalanithi.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/rocketgirlmd podcast GRAVITY: https://lucykalanithi.com/podcast dr. lucy kalanithi wants you to support Be A Hero: https://beaherofund.com/ Camp Kesem: https://www.kesem.org/ Caring Across Generations: https://caringacross.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak find a way into his music. john craigie’s website: https://johncraigiemusic.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/johncraigie/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "Pagan Church" by John Craigie THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk & producer Nick Jaina as they ring in the [Happy?] New Year with some fresh commitments & a new precious perk for our Patreon community. BECOME A PATREON MEMBER NOW, FOR AS LITTLE AS $2 A MONTH AND START GETTING EARLY RELEASE EPISODES A WEEK BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE… Available right now, only on Patreon, join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak finds a way into his music. BECOME A PATRON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with immersive installation artist, puppet-fabricator, & children’s book author Madison Girifalco, while they talk about grief, community connection, & support in her life & work with Holding Space, an art installation designed to acknowledge grief in community using immersive art & puppetry. madison girifalco’s websites: www.holdingspacela.org www.puppetsbymadison.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/mindovermadison/ Holding Space ig: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/ “Lunch Breaks w/Holding Space” on IG LIVE @holdingspaceLA, Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30 PST: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Erika Wright, while they talk about the story, the plant medicine, the spiritual path, that led to their self-appointed work as a codependency counselor, our society's relationship to grief & vulnerability, & how we've been programmed to avoid hard feelings & the truth behind them. erika wright’s website: https://erikawright.org/ podcast: https://erikawright.org/podcast/ healing codependency support & counseling groups: https://erikawright.org/healing-codependency-support-counseling-group/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/erikawrighthcd/ chocolate company: https://supahstah.com/ transformational women's retreats: https://madeofstars.co/ Co-Dependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Adam Jackson, Sacred Sons cofounder, Chief Visionary Officer, & the host of Sacred Sons Podcast, while they talk about how his lineage of loss & suicide led to his work with Sacred Sons, processing grief & anger with men, community building & purpose fueled by our mortality. TRIGGER WARNING: suicide adam jackson’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/adam___jackson/ sacred sons: https://www.sacredsons.com/ sacred sons ig: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsons/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, visual/performance artist, & poet Andy the Doorbum, while they talk about his father's death process that inspired his new album, "OF TEARS, NO AMOUNT CAN QUENCH MOUTHS MAIMED BY DROUGHT," & how the album morphed into a grieving for the world & its current troubles. andy the doorbum’s bandcamp: https://andythedoorbum.bandcamp.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/andythedoorbum/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/andythedoorbum/ X: https://twitter.com/AndyTheDoorbum SUPPORT andy via Venmo, paypal, cashapp: @andythedoorbum Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "HYMN OF DOLOR: singing away the spider bites" by Andy the Doorbum THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Frank Ostaseski - internationally respected Buddhist teacher, visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, & founder of the Metta Institute - while they talk about remaining vulnerably present in service of patients, how we should let our tears run instead of hiding them, & moving beyond the idea of a good death. This conversation originally aired July 8th, 2021. frank ostaseski’s website: https://frankostaseski.com/ The Five Invitations: https://fiveinvitations.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/frankostaseski/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author & editor Michelle Tea, while they talk about the story of her writing onto stage, her history running -feminist spoken-word & performance art collective Sister Spit, & the “mental illness” of writing & why it matters for our lives, our trauma, our healing. Thanks to Beth Pickens for the “Death & God” chapter in her book Make Your Art No Matter What which offered a fitting launching off point for this conversation. michelle tea’s website: https://www.michelle-tea.com/ books: https://www.michelle-tea.com/books IG: https://www.instagram.com/michelleteaz/ twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaMichelle substack: https://michelletea.substack.com/ venmo @Michelle-Tea-1 Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, activist, & facilitator adrienne maree brown, while they talk about what's possible in our response to the world's atrocious injustices, how to make our heart soft & expanded & not let it shrink to the size of our oppressors, & in light of the fact that we're all going to die, we can live more fully, freely, & start operating together as the shared living organism we actually are. adrienne maree brown’s website: https://adriennemareebrown.net/ books: https://adriennemareebrown.net/books/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriennemaree twitter: https://twitter.com/adriennemaree Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.