You're Going to Die: The Podcast

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with therapist, grief expert, & author Claire Bidwell Smith, talking about those of us who walk with a different awareness in the wake of loss, practicing expansion while living in the midst of the unknown, & using writing as a form of healing.

claire bidwell smith’s
website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Abigail Bengson, one half of the composing / performing / grief-working & dumb joke-writing, award-winning duo The Bengsons, talking about dissolving ravenously into the awe-filled urgent enoughness of loving & grieving LIFE.

the bengsons’
website: https://www.bengsons.com/
patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebengsons
ig: https://www.instagram.com/thebengsons/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Alica Forneret, educator, speaker, & consultant dedicated to creating new spaces for people to explore grief & grieving, talking about her mother’s death & how this loss led to her work with PAUSE, an organization focused on supporting Communities of Color through grief & end of life.

alica forneret’s
website: https://alicaforneret.co/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/alica.forneret/
PAUSE: https://www.timetopause.org/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, talking about her father’s death, how we can tend to relationships with our dead, “grief as a window” to what’s possible, & the ways we can heal collective grief with restorative justice.

To listen to an UNEDITED version of this conversation with Ani DiFranco become a podcast patron now: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D

ani difranco’s
website: http://anidifranco.com/
memoir: http://anidifranco.com/book
Righteous Babe Records: https://www.righteousbabe.com/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
“Do or Die” by Ani DiFranco
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with neuroscientist poet Brian Isett & storytelling artist Claudia Biçen, as they talk about their new book The Forgotten Teachers, where ideas from the field of evolutionary biology are fused with poetic prose, brought to life by intricate & dreamlike watercolor illustrations, describing the evolution of life on Earth.

the forgotten teachers’
kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theforgottenteachers/the-forgotten-teachers
claudia biçen’s
ig: https://www.instagram.com/claudiabicen/
website: https://claudiabicen.art/
brian isett’s
ig: https://www.instagram.com/brisett_writes/
website: https://brianisett.com/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”Excerpt from The Forgotten Teachers” by Brian Isett, read by Claudia Biçen, scored by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with death doula & therapist caroline lee., as they talk about the potentially complicated emotional experience of pregnancy, the story that led to caroline’s work in the world, & ABANDONMENT ISSUES!

caroline lee’s
website: https://www.agencyindying.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/howcarolinecarolines/
death work ig: https://www.instagram.com/death.ed_
venmo: @howcarolinecarolines

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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 American songwriters Liam Robinson & Jean Rohe, as they talk about the medicine of music, & the story of life, love, & loss that led to their new album “Into the Night,” out May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records.

Robinson & Rohe’s
website: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/robinsonandrohe/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinsonandrohe
preorder their album INTO THE NIGHT, out on May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/store

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”Into the Night” off the album of the same name, by Robinson & Rohe
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.
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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer, rapper, & writer Dessa, as they talk about what it means to lead a moral life as an atheist, the kindness-potential of mortality, & how the hardest times of our life may inspire a life of generous heartfelt engagement with others.

Dessa’s
website: https://www.dessawander.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/dessa/
twitter: https://twitter.com/dessadarling
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dessadarling/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”I Hope I'm Wrong,” off the album CHIME, lyrics & vocals by Dessa
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with creative energy healer Jenna Bowers, aka The Way Witch, as they talk about the life-changing deaths of her nephew & father, the ways death can propel life forward, death & ancestor rituals & practices, & her work crossing over our ghosts who need it.

Jenna Bowers/The Way Witch’s
website: https://www.thewaywitch.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/thewaywitch
tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewaywitch

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”Dog Beach” from the album Some Good Lives by Shook Twins
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.
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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with novelist & television writer Shanthi Sekaran, as they talk about her new book Boomi's Boombox, how she went about tackling the issue of grief for a fictional 12-year old, & her secondhand experience of death/grief, mostly in story form, from her own mother.

Shanthi Sekaran’s
website: https://www.shanthisekaran.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/shanthi.sekaran/
pre-order/order Boomi's Boombox: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/boomis-boombox-shanthi-sekaran
”Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey”: https://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/04/25/imperfect-eulogy-for-elmer-morrissey/ [an excerpt from this piece was included in this episode]

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
Excerpt from “Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey” by Shanthi Sekaran, scored by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/
on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die

THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.
Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.