Dust to Dust

James and Mina talk to Hannah Hall, a Medical Examiner’s Officer at a Nottingham Hospital. Discussion includes practical administration after a death, learning about grief and how death can sometimes be beautiful. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Henry Anthony Hall.

Mina speaks to Bryony Taylor about how we pay tribute to our loved ones, what we do with their remains and what eternal life even means. Then James adds his opinions and can’t help mentioning Star Trek.

Mina and James talk about things you can consider when planning your funeral. Digressions include Star Trek coffins and unfortunate music choices for cremations.

Today we chat to Jo Hurst about hospice chaplaincy, what death looks like and some interesting rituals around death and dying.

Meet Mina and James as they set the scene and chat in general about death, our fears and what might actually happen when we die.