You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

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.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Katrina Spade, founder & CEO of Recompose, a Public Benefit Corporation based in Seattle & the world’s first human composting company, while they talk about her work with Recompose, the history that led to it, & the option of returning our bodies to the earth via composting. katrina spade’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/katrinaspade/ TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me recompose’s website: https://recompose.life/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/ FB; https://www.facebook.com/recomposelife/ newsletter: https://recompose.life/#signup 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 best-selling author, psychotherapist, & grief advocate Megan Devine, while they talk about how it’s okay that it’s not okay, the complicated case of Prolonged Grief Disorder, & how the work of other people’s grief might impact us & what’s required to keep doing it. This episode originally aired April 14th, 2022. megan devine’s website: https://www.megandevine.co/ And here: https://refugeingrief.com/ ”How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?”: https://youtu.be/l2zLCCRT-nE 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 lifelong activist, revolutionary, thought leader, & psychic survivor Joshua Rose O’Hara, while they talk about their vastly varying experience with dying loved ones & ceremonies for those dead, their work protecting & expanding reproductive rights in Alaska, & their near death [or just plain dying] with producer Nick Jaina in collision with a pregnant cow. joshua rose o’hara wants you to support prairie creek conservation cemetery: https://www.prairiecreekconservationcemetery.org/ northwest abortion access fund: https://nwaafund.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 femme writer, spoken word poet, author, & teaching artist Megan Falley, while they talk about how two decades of hating her body shifted with her partner’s cancer diagnosis, how confronting mortality altered her idea of what beauty is, & how being a steward over her partner’s health lead to a decision to vow some of that same love & devotion to herself. megan falley’s website: https://www.meganfalley.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/meganfalley/ poems that don’t suck online writing course: https://www.meganfalley.com/workshops 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 Death Doula, End of Life Educator & Grief Guide Jamie Thrower, while they talk about parent loss, medical aid in dying, death care/planning/grief experiences & why it’s important to have inclusive support for all of the LGBTQ+ community. jamie thrower’s website: https://jamiethrower.com/ support via venmo: @jamie-thrower grief club ig: https://www.instagram.com/queergriefclub/ zines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/queergriefclub 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.