This week stand-up comedian Glen Tickle joins us to talk about losing his brother, trying to get back to work in the middle of mourning, and making jokes about grief even when you feel a little guilty about it.  

You can learn more about Glen's work or buy his album (Yes, Really) at GlenTickle.com

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we are talking about Christmas movies, which we have discovered are almost all about death!

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we are talking about the future, and how technology might change how we mourn for loved ones.

Yes, we talk about how this is kind of like that episode of Black Mirror. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we talk about making (or not making) trips around the sun and why sometimes we miss our loved ones more on our own birthdays than on theirs. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week, we are talking about facing the holidays without our loved ones. How that shapes how we celebrate, and how we remember people who can’t be with us at a time of year that is focused on loved ones.

Music Time:

"Walking In the Air" from The Snowman

"Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special"

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we talk about how we process national grief and personal grief and how the two sometimes converge. There's also a happy announcement. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week, as we try not to panic about the upcoming election, we are talking about how our lost loved ones have lead us to take up causes that were important to them.

We talk about cancer treatments, affordable healthcare, the election, and feelings of helplessness in the face of big changes. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

Special guest Ben joins us to talk about necromancy in games and pop culture. We set out to discuss D&D and accidentally have a serious talk about grief. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we talk about how to let someone know you are there for them when they are going through a loss and get into the questions of morality calculus in the new show, The Good Place. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we are all over the place because Tara didn't do any of her pre-show prep work. But don't worry we still spend plenty of time trying to figure out what that Mr. Rogers and the dead fish episode was all about. 

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• Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work