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Where's The Grief? episodes
- Author and Pop Culture Writer Briana Lawrence
In this episode I interview writer Briana Lawrence! When she was just 13, Briana's brother Glenn died at 26, and since then she has found a lot of impactful ways to honor him and her grief. As a writer for The Mary Sue on pop culture, she was able to write about the ways that WandaVision on Disney + tackled grief head on. (spoiler alert - the whole season is about her grief!) We also talk about how proud our 13 year old selves would be of the crazy adults we turned out to be!
Follow Briana @BrichibiTweets
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1 hr 28 min - Ep 122 - Comedian Rich Kiamco
In this episode, I interview comedian Rich Kiamco, whose partner Sandy died from Covid just 3 weeks before we recorded this. Having spent years already working on himself and finding mens groups to tackle his feelings head-on, I was incredibly impressed by just how articulate Rich was about his grief so early in the process. We talk about how loss of the people in our lives upend the very structures that keep us grounded.
Follow Rich @RichKiamco on Twitter and IG
Check out http://www.richkiamco.com/ for more!
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1 hr 16 min - Ep 121 - Jordan Hawkes
This episode is Exta-Jordanary! This first in-person interview I did in over a year is with my good friend Jordan Hawkes, who lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was just 3 years old. We talk about what it was like to grow up in the shadow of grief that permeated the rest of the family that helped raise her. We also talk about how we find our identities after trauma.
Follow Jordan on IG @JordanANoel
Check out http://www.streetheroinesfilm.com/ to learn more about her upcoming documentary and follow @StreetHeroines
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1 hr 13 min - Ep 120 - Comedian James Alexander
This interview was a long time coming! After several years of talking about having him on, comedian James Alexander finally had time to talk with me about a variety of losses, including one of his best friends years ago, as well as his father and other family members over the past year. We talk about how different each loss hits us, and the importance of staying true to ones self in spite of circumstances.
Follow James on Twitter @JamesAlexander1
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1 hr 22 min - Ep 119 - Author Dawn Newton
In this episode, I talk with Author Dawn Newton about her new book, "The Remnants Of Summer," a coming of age novel about a young Michigan girl who loses her brother in a tragic drowning accident. Beginning this book before the death of both of her parents, Dawn put it on the back burner while working on other projects, including "Winded: A Memoir in 4 Stages." We talk about the different ways we create narrative out of the chaos of our circumstances, and how important it is to give ourselves the time to process our grief.
Learn more about Dawn and get the book at https://dawnmarienewton.com
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1 hr 7 min - Ep 118 - Author Adam Mansbach
In this episode I talk with NYTimes bestselling author Adam Mansbach about his new book, "I Had A Brother Once. A Poem. A Memoir." Shortly after Adam's brother died by suicide, his first book became number one in the world, creating something of a double life - One who was mourning the loss of his brother and another whose public persona was on a global media tour. We also talk about how artists find ways to filter their grief through their work.
Find out more about Adam and ALL his books at http://www.adammansbach.com
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1 hr 8 min - Ep 117 - Comedian Genevieve Joy
In this episode I interview comedian and writer Genevieve Joy! We talk about a diverse number of friends that she has lost over the years, and how our relationship to our own mortality changes over time. We also talk about how important it is to give ourselves permission to actively deal with our emotional hurdles.
Follow Genevieve on IG @CatFightJoy
Check out http://www.genevievejoy.com/ to learn more about her Podcasts and upcoming events!
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1 hr 41 min - Ep 116 - Comedian Mick Diflo
In this episode I talk with comedian Mick Diflo about a number of losses he has experienced over the years, including both his parents, two siblings, a niece and a nephew. Coming from a family that didn't always express their feelings to one another, Mick has managed to find new ways to acknowledge the difficulties and use humor to negotiate an ever adapting approach to life and death.
Follow Mick online at https://mickdiflo.com
Follow ME online @WheresTheGrief on twitter and IG
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1 hr 7 min - Ep 115 - Comedian Andrew Steiner
In this episode I talk with comedian and fellow podcaster Andrew Steiner! We talk the difficulty we can have in feeling as though we are properly expressing our grief, and how to deal with our struggles when everyone we know only shares their successes. We also talk about the ways in which we prioritize content creation versus promotion, and the power of passion projects.
Check out Andrews podcast Knowledge Daddies!
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1 hr 3 min - Ep 114 - Michael Wasserman
Huzzah! This is the first episode I actually recorded after a 3 month hiatus, and also the first episode I've done where we don't deal with the loss of a person, but rather the loss of a whole way of life, of BEING. It felt appropriate to start up again by talking with my good friend Michael Wasserman, a teacher (among other things) who had already been trying to put his life back together when the pandemic hit. We talk about the nature of grief itself, and the different ways that we are all experiencing a sense of loss over the past year.
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1 hr 40 min
About Where's The Grief?
From the publisher's feed
Where's the Grief is a weekly podcast about loss and grief in everyday life that somehow manages to be consistently funny, surprisingly insightful and easily absorbed. It's a show that isn't afraid to face some of the most difficult questions of what it ultimately means to be human, while finding the ever-present comedy in our day-to-day truths, and some of the things we all fear.
In each episode, host Jordon Ferber interviews comedians, actors, writers, and others who have experienced tragic loss—not just of loved ones, but of jobs, homes, security and familiarity—and are making their way through to the other side. Ferber himself is no stranger to grief, having lost his younger brother to a car accident at the age of 21. Drawing on his own experience, as well as his 20+ years of work as a standup comedian in NYC—which can be tragic, in and of itself—Ferber brings insight, pathos and humor to his role as host. All the while, exhibiting camaraderie with his guests, putting them at ease and making the show surprisingly enjoyable for listeners.