The Death Studies Podcast

Death Studies

Council Funeral Services

Cultural Studies

Palliative Care

Funeral Poverty

Section 46

Death

Police Violence

Design

End Of Life

Dying Alone

Unidentified Dead

Community Support

Social Justice

Death Positivity Movement

Covid-19

Black Grief

Racial Justice

White Grievance

Cultural Reflection

The Death Studies Podcast is a platform for the diversity of voices in, around and contributing to the academic field of Death Studies. Find out more at www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com

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Publishes	Monthly	Episodes	59	Founded	4 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Social SciencesScience

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Latest Episodes

Dr. Nina Vaswani on young men and grief during in imprisonment, childhood bereavement, masculinities, trauma informed practice, disenfranchised grief and public health responses to grief

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In this episode, hear Nina Vaswani on young men and grief during in imprisonment, childhood bereavement, masculinities and grief, trauma informed practice, comics for education and research, disenfranchised grief, grieving... more

1 Feb 2026 • 1 hr 14 min

Joshua Hurtado Hurtado on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

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In this episode, hear Joshua Hurtardo Hurtardo on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

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2 Jan 2026 • 1 hr 15 min

Professor Douglas Davies on the development of death studies, ‘words against death’, the ‘dividual’, religion, ‘sacred secrets’, the ‘opacity of the self’ and the ‘curated everything’

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In this episode, hear Professor Douglas Davies on thedevelopment of death studies, ‘words against death’, the ‘dividual’, religion, ‘sacred secrets’, the ‘opacity of the self’ and the ‘curated everything’, keeping a dream ... more

1 Dec 2025 • 1 hr 14 min

Dr. Jessica Young on assisted dying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches

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In this episode, hear Dr Jessica Young on assisteddying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches.

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1 Nov 2025 • 1 hr 6 min

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Recent Guests

Joshua Hurtado Hurtado

Mexican interdisciplinary researcher finalizing his PhD at the University of Helsinki.

University of Helsinki

Episode: Joshua Hurtado Hurtado on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

Dr Jessica Young

Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington and adjunct senior lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, specializing in sociology with a focus on death and assisted dying.

Victoria University of Wellington, University of Auckland, Queensland University of Technology

Episode: Dr. Jessica Young on assisted dying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches

Mariska Westerdorp

Assistant Professor at Utrecht University and lead organizer of DDD17

Utrecht University

Episode: DDD17: The 2025 Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

Enid Das

Professor of Communication and Persuasion at Radboud University

Radboud University

Episode: DDD17: The 2025 Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

Kaylee Alexander

A research data librarian with a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture, specializing in cemeteries and death studies.

University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library

Episode: Dr. Kaylee Alexander on digital humanities, being a research data librarian, visual culture, cemeteries, French cemetery laws, cemetery sculpture, ethically sound data visualisation and survival bias

Professor Patricia McCormack

Professor of Continental Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, author of "Death Activism for Bloomsbury", and contributor to various fields, focusing on death activism, queer theory, and posthuman ethics.

University of East Anglia

Episode: Professor Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuality, the Anthropocene, dudebros in academia, and a loving and vitalist relationship to death

Dr. Terri Daniel

End-of-life educator, inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, and grief counsellor

Founder of the Conference on Death, Grief and Belief

Episode: Dr. Terri Daniel on toxic theology, healthy theology, complicated grief, being a non-religious chaplain, hospice and loss

Dr. Sydney Campbell

Postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

Episode: Dr. Sydney Campbell on Medical Assistance in Dying for mature minors, children’s participation, policy, assisted dying, childism, participatory research and end-of-life contexts

Claire Nally

Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature at Northumbria University

Northumbria University

Episode: Professor Claire Nally on literature, Goth, Steampunk, death memoirs, representations of dead women, death positive libraries & working in academia

Hosts

Dr. Renske Visser

Co-Host with a focus on death studies and interdisciplinary research.

Dr. Bethan Michael-Fox

Co-Host engaged in discussions related to death studies.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 65 ratings

Fascinating, informative and moving
Beth and Renske are wonderful hosts and have a fantastic range of guests who bring so many interesting perspectives on death studies. I’ve laughed, cried and learnt so much!
Apple Podcasts
5
A Wicked Voice
United Kingdom3 years ago
Art and Grief
Wonderful conversation with Lucy Willow…
Generously open, emotionally engaging and enlightening.
Art has the capacity to realign the taboos around death and grief. Lucys work sensitively opens up those conversations. 💫
Apple Podcasts
5
ArtistWright
United Kingdom4 years ago
I love this podcast
This is such a beautiful podcast. It takes an event we all deal with in some way at some time and deals with the myriad facets of it with such care and curiosity. It’s dazzling. The empathy and humanity of the conversations, the insights, the fact that it covers so many approaches to death and dying and is always accessible and never exclusive, understandable but deep and deeply moving makes it one of my favourite shows to listen to, learn from, and be moved by.
Extraordinary work.
Apple Podcasts
5
Foxgrove
United Kingdom4 years ago
Great podcast- so much to learn!
Wonderful podcast with fantastic hosts getting together with interesting figures from the death studies community. Looking forward to future episodes!
Apple Podcasts
5
Richy03994
United Kingdom4 years ago

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Common feedback includes praise for the hosts' ability to tackle sensitive topics with care and respect, creating a supportive listening environment.

Listeners appreciate the insightful and empathetic discussions surrounding complex issues of death and dying.

The accessibility of content combined with its depth is frequently commended, making it a resource for both information and emotional connection.

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Apple Podcasts	#109	Canada/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#214	United Kingdom/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#10	South Korea/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#40	South Africa/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#40	Denmark/Science/Social Sciences
Apple Podcasts	#44	New Zealand/Science/Social Sciences

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Joshua Hurtado Hurtado on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

Q: What is degrowth?

Joshua outlines degrowth as a movement focused on reducing matter and energy throughput of overshoot societies while ensuring social justice.

Joshua Hurtado Hurtado on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

Q: Can you tell us more about future studies?

Joshua explains that future studies involve studying various potential futures systematically rather than predicting them.

Joshua Hurtado Hurtado on postmortal futures, future studies, de-growth, immortality imaginaries, future collective death, Westworld, and promoting your work in 2026

Q: What sparked your interest in death studies?

Joshua recounts personal experiences, including his childhood encounter with death and the loss of his grandmother, that motivated his career path.

Dr. Jessica Young on assisted dying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches

Q: Can you tell us a bit about your recent research project funded by the Cancer Society?

Dr. Young's project investigates the experiences of people with life-limiting cancer who have declined hospice services, examining the layers of decision making that influence patients' end-of-life choices, especially in relation to the new assisted dying legislation.

Dr. Jessica Young on assisted dying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches

Q: Can you give us a sense of your key conclusions from your doctoral research?

Dr. Young concluded that terminally ill patients had specific perspectives on assisted dying that reflected personal autonomy, the context of medicalization, and the desire for a dignified end of life, arguing for a focus on individual narratives rather than moral arguments against assisted dying.

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What is The Death Studies Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Focused on the multidisciplinary exploration of death, this series brings together a rich array of conversations surrounding death studies from various perspectives. Topics frequently include the complexities of end-of-life choices, cultural attitudes towards death, and the significance of memory and memorialization in both personal and societal contexts. Engaging with professionals from academia and beyond, the discussions encompass philosophical, sociological, and cultural angles, making it a profound resource for those interested in the nuances of mortality.

Notably, episodes frequently feature experts discussing contemporary issues like assisted dying, death activism, grief, and the intersections of technology with death, which adds a m... more

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1. Joshua Hurtado Hurtado
2. Dr Jessica Young
3. Mariska Westerdorp
4. Enid Das
5. Kaylee Alexander
6. Professor Patricia McCormack
7. Dr. Terri Daniel
8. Dr. Sydney Campbell

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