Erin Bishop was building a successful consulting business when a close friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She brought him into her home and cared for him as he died, and what she saw changed her life. In this episode, Erin explains what a death doula does and what a good death can look like. We also explore death cafes, legacy projects, and how death can shape the way we live.

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How to Be Anything is a documentary-style podcast that profiles people with unusual, surprising, and wildly specific jobs. From puppeteers to tower climbers to scientists who search for dark matter underground and in space, each episode explores how people end up in jobs no one tells you about in school—and what it’s like to build a life doing something most of us have never heard of.

The show is created and hosted by journalist Emily McCrary, and it blends deep curiosity and narrative storytelling to explore the stories that go beyond job titles.

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Journalist Emily McCrary talks to people with unusual jobs to find how how they got there and why they keep doing it. In season one, we'll meet a death doula, scientists who search for dark matter underground and in space, a D&D lore keeper, an award-winning sheepdog trainer, a physician who practices in the Arctic Circle, a puppetry artist, and more.

See pictures of our guests and get a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast on our Substack at howtobeanything.com.

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