The Man Who Was Scared to Death podcast

The Man Who Was Scared to Death

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Welcome to an audio documentary with a difference. In these recordings, The Man Who Was Scared to Death speaks to people who work with death to see if their view of mortality has changed, from GPs and funeral directors, to celebrants and cemetery workers.

12 Episodes

Death: Alter my mind
9/21/2023
24:08
Rev Kate Dean is the minister at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead and, as a Unitarian, is fully invested in individual freedom, equality and rational thought. The latter, of course, is an issue for The Man who was Scared to Death.
Death: Cradle to the grave
8/10/2023
29:27
A midwife AND death cafe host - be honest, is that the best of both worlds? I met up with Jenny Wylam and we talked about the connections between being born and dying, with the bells of Southwark Cathedral ringing in the background.
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Death: Carry on doctor
7/4/2023
34:15
It had to happen eventually: An interview with a GP inside a cemetery. Meet Oliver Starr, part GP, part expert witness and part medical student tutor. We talk about the art of living too long and the murky world of clinical negligence.
Death: Inside the mortuary
3/22/2023
29:27
We contacted the other side, otherwise known as anatomical pathology technologist Gemma Norburn, to discover our journey from last breath to the grave. Spoiler: It is a one way deal...
Death: Getting the lowdown on the low down
2/8/2023
30:32
We visit a funeral home in north London and chat to Funeral Service Co-ordinator Samantha-Jane Streete-Porter about practicality, spirituality and, of course, brushing the dead's hair.
Death: 88 years and counting
1/10/2023
23:40
In this special episode, I speak to John Fogarty, a man proud of his long life and not ready for ending the journey anytime soon. I am in awe.
Death: From alongside the grave
10/25/2022
36:43
To start series 2, we meet up with Highgate Cemetery tour guide John Waite on a crisp weekday morning to see if walking next to dead bodies every single day has changed his view of death. Spoiler: It has.
Death: Reaching the terminal
3/29/2022
34:12
We talk to Mark Taubert, NHS Palliative Consultant & CD, about how different people react to bad news and which songs appear most on death beds.
Death: From the other side
3/15/2022
25:34
Today we talk to Deb Larmour, an Intuitive Minister - please note, these recordings took place before Covid, if you can imagine such a time.
Death: Slicing and dicing
3/14/2022
25:47
Today we talk to Eve Murrell, dissector of dead bodies - please note, these recordings took place before Covid, if you can imagine such a time.

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