Intro

In this episode, we discuss the concept of death futures and the potential technologies and experiences that

Episode summary

We explore topics such as AI replicas of dead loved ones, holograms, virtual reality experiences, and the use of technology to enhance end-of-life care. We also touch on the ethical considerations of death tech and the intersection of technology and nostalgia.

And for the last time in Season 1 of the Puny Mortal Podcast, we encourage you to 'get mortal' with us as we make our final choices (for now) for our own future funerals.

Chapters

01:02 Episode introduction

03:00 What 'death futures' conjured for KV

03:23 Black Mirror episode 'Be Right Back'

05:00 LV says some episodes of Black Mirror are now 'death-present'

05:22 Dad Bot

06:52 Abba Voyage Tour

07:27 Hollogram bands we'd like to see

08:13 Story about Emma Satchell's friend, Paula Fowler, who invested in death tech before she died in 2024, and hollogram app

11:00 San Junipero - Death Futures Black Mirror episode

14:57 Second Life

17:58 Psilocybin & end of life care

18:58 How could augmented reality have helped Dad in his final weeks?

19:54 Finding a version of Dad playing Adagio for Strings from 1969 in the garage

22:49 Tech for revisiting and replaying memories

24:49 LV tries to force KV to watch San Junipero

25:25 KV's lost owl collection

26:52 Ethical considerations

28:00 Positively Peter Vigurs - Dad's living tribute FB group that we set up the year before he died

31:59 MY FAREWELL funeral planning zine: memorial marker choices and special requests

Huge thanks to Flamingo Heights Podcast Studio in Ouseburn (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) for their help with Season 1.

Let us know if you've got any thoughts about Season 2.

LOVE YOU BYE