Death of an Artist
Pushkin IndustriesIn February 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them?
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 26 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | True CrimeArts | |||
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“Dear Lottie and Herbie, by the time you read this, I will be dead . . . That's why I'm writing this letter. I've had a long and happy life doing what I loved best . . . Now it's time to make room for someone else on this earth.”
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- What was the point?
Completely not edited. Amateurish in the worst ways. Includes their kid for no practical or story-telling reason. Never really gets to the point. Plays up debunked, nonsense views of the topic. The couple episodes I sat through were an entire waste of time.
Apple Podcasts1'Morph
United States22 days ago - No
This was the most disjointed telling of a story I’ve ever heard. The recordings of the child were ridiculous as they had no relevance.
Apple Podcasts1Champagne SocialistUnited States25 days ago - Season 3 was excellent
I finished season three a couple days ago and thought about what to say for a while. I support euthanasia. That being said I never even once considered it as a means to end life for fear of becoming frail and losing the dignity you had become so used to. I still don’t think their reasonings were very wrong especially when the episodes of their family histories came up. I could very clearly see, at least in Michael’s case, why he would’ve wanted to make that choice.
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Apple Podcasts5bunnyreebsUnited Statesa month ago - Needs Editing
Some judicious cutting would help move the story along. Extraneous material frustrates a listener.
Apple Podcasts3Mary From Canada
Canadaa month ago - Wasted Potential
Season 3: The story is riveting the execution was sorely lacking. I researched and listened to other articles in an effort to dive deeper and get better prospective. The addition of the narrators toddler completely ruined the podcast for me. I would be interested to know if anyone found having a baby in the podcast value added at all.
Apple Podcasts1HiDsrtGrrlUnited States2 months ago
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A multi-voice, documentary-style series that centers on intimate conversations with friends, family, and colleagues of Petra and Michael Mathers, exploring aging, grief, memory, and the ethical and emotional complexities around choosing to die together. Across seasons, the show blends personal anecdotes, archival materials, and letters to illuminate how a couple's public creative life intersects with private decisions and how their choices ripple through a close-knit circle. Noteworthy is the careful, non-sensational approach that foregrounds survivor perspectives and the broader cultural questions raised by acts of farewell, making it compelling for listeners interested in art, relationships, mortality, and ethical storytelling.
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