YUMI STYNES IS GOING TO DIE

Yumi Stynes is an author and broadcaster who has been making stuff for more than 20 years. She hosts the amazing podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk and co-authored the best-selling Welcome To series of guidebooks.

Yumi’s also a survivor. Because, frankly, she’s had to be. In this occasionally intense and very broad-ranging conversation, Yumi unpacks not only the thoughts she's given to her Dream Funeral but also what it is to navigate torrid and devastating upheavals in both public and private life.

TW: Mental health, violence, suicide.

Instagram (IG @YumiChild)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RANA HUSSAIN IS GOING TO DIE

Rana Hussain is a pioneer and a passionate advocate for social inclusion and reducing discrimination through the vehicle of sports and media. Growing up in the Islamic faith as the child of of Indian migrants, she has a strong religious connection to the rituals of death and dying. But Rana's also a pop culture fiend with a penchant for showbiz flourish who has some very strong plans for her own farewell party....

Instagram (IG @RanaBHussain)

Good.Human - GoodHuman.Au

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OMAR SAKR: POETRY IN THE GENOCIDE

Omar Sakr is a poet and writer born in Western Sydney to Lebanese and Turkish Muslim migrants. He is an acclaimed, award-winning author and the first Arab-Australian Muslim to win the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. He is also - like the rest of the world - bearing witness to genocide. So where does art and poetry find its place amidst a horrifying and ongoing massacre? And what does it cost activists to keep showing up when staying silent is not an option?

Instagram (IG @OmarSakrPoet)

Australia Palestine Advocacy Network

Amnesty International: Unstoppable

Melbourne Activist Legal Support

NFP Law - campaigns or protests

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GENEVIEVE MORRIS IS GOING TO DIE

Comedian, actor, and all-round excellent human, Genevieve Morris has been a familiar face on Australian screens and stages for a many years. In 2017 she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in a comedy series and do some pretty major re-assessing of her life.

Recorded at dear Sammy Petersen's studio.

Instagram (IG @morris.genevieve)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MONTAIGNE IS GOING TO DIE

Pop royalty, twitcher, songwriter, activist, artist. Montaigne released their first album, Glorious Heights, in 2016 and won Breakthrough Artist in the ARIA awards that same year. Their third album, Making It! ‘explored relationships, death, the universe and the anxieties of modern life’ and their latest music - self-produced after liberating themselves from corporate management - goes deep into family trauma and survival. Montaigne has been open about both their creative practice and their mental health over the years - so what does this free-thinking, articulate maker have planned for their own Dream Funeral?

Instagram (IG @ActualMontaigne)

Patreon.com/Montaigne

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CELEBRATING JACK COLWELL

Sydney-based singer songwriter Jack Colwell was an accomplished artist and musician who worked extensively within the music industry. He released one studio album, Swan Dream, in 2020 - five years after his single, Don’t Cry Those Tears, was produced by Sarah Blasko and lauded as one of the best Australian releases of the year. Jack died at the age of 34 in 2024 after struggling for a long time with his mental health.

Celebrating Jack’s far too short life is his dear friend Sam Twyford-Moore who was with him for much of that time. Sam is a writer who has contributed to a wide range of publications, including the Monthly, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Sam’s also the author of The Rapids: Ways of Looking at Mania and Cast Mates: Australian Actors in Hollywood and at Home.

TW: Suicide, mental health.

Instagram (IG @JvckColwell)

Instagram (IG @SamTwyfordMoore)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VIRGINIA TRIOLI IS GOING TO DIE

Virginia Trioli is presenter of Creative Types on ABC TV and a former co-host of ABC News Breakfast and host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne. A two-time Walkley Award winner, she spent nine years as a news reporter, features writer, and columnist in Melbourne. Her new book A Bit on the Side: Reflections on What Makes Life Delicious is a gorgeous interrogation of food and memory, but Virginia's not afraid to tackle weightier matters of death and grief. And she's put a lot of thought into what her Dream Funeral may look like....

Instagram (IG @LaTrioli)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OMAR MUSA IS GOING TO DIE

Omar Musa is a Bornean-Australian author, visual artist and poet from Queanbeyan. He has released four poetry books (including Killernova), four hip-hop records, and received a standing ovation at TEDx Sydney at the Sydney Opera House. He's also unafraid to interrogate themes of violence, grief, masculinity and death through his art - though sometimes struggles with the responsibility of being the storyteller.

Omar's beautiful new album, The Fullness, tackles the subjects of friendship and loss with the open-hearted bravery and vulnerability Omar personifies so well.

TW: Violence, murder.

Instagram (IG @OmarBinMusa)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BRUCE PASCOE IS GOING TO DIE

Bruce Pascoe is a writer and farmer with extensive knowledge of the Australian landscape that reframes the colonised whitewashing of centuries of First Nations innovation. He has published 36 books including Dark Emu, which won the NSW Premier’s Award for Literature in 2016. Bruce is a deep thinker and so articulate about what it is to bear witness to the cycles of life and death in the natural world, and what he feels about his own legacy…and how much there’s still left to achieve.

Instagram (IG @Bitheega)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MEHREEN FARUQI IS GOING TO DIE

Dr Mehreen Faruqi is the Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for NSW. She is also a civil/environmental engineer with 20 years experience in sustainability and environmental management, and before her time in Parliament worked in local government, consulting and higher educations institutions. As the first Muslim woman in any Australian parliament, Mehreen has been a political outsider fighting for her right and the rights of others like her to be let inside on their terms whilst surviving racial discrimination, violence, and death threats. So how does this formidable woman feel about being a public face for activism and grief? And how does she self-care amidst the turbulence of the political system?

PLEASE NOTE: This was recorded in February - and global politics moves fast.

Instagram (IG @MehreenFaruqi)

Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).

You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePod

Music by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)

Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)

Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)

Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)

Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)

With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)

Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)

and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)

Drop an email to [email protected]

Whilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groups

https://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspx

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/grief

https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.