How Humor, Grief & Loss Collide | Comedian Nick Simmons (#115)
What happens when comedy meets grief? Stand-up comic Nick Simmons joins DEAD Talks to share his powerful story of losing his mother to cancer at just 17 years old — and how that experience shaped both...
2 Aug 202359min
Dear Parents: Disability, Grief & Advocacy | Natalie Weaver (#114)
Natalie Weaver’s story is one of love, grief, and fierce advocacy. After losing her daughter Sophia in 2019 — a child born with facial differences and multiple disabilities — Natalie founded Sophia’s ...
26 Jul 202344min
Grief Just Happens: Loss, Comedy & Healing | Laura Shepard (#113)
Grief just happens — often when we least expect it. For comedian Laura Shepard, that moment came when she got the call that her father had died suddenly from a blood clot. At the lowest point of her l...
19 Jul 202354min
Surviving a Plane Crash While Pregnant: Spirituality, Loss & Grief | Marci Burton (#112)
Marci Burton survived a plane crash in the mountains of Kodiak, Alaska — while pregnant with her daughter and alongside her young son. Against all odds, she and four others were the only survivors of ...
7 Jul 20231h 5min
Three Siblings, One Loss: Talking Grief, Family & 9/11 | DEAD Talks (#111)
What happens when three siblings sit down to talk about losing their father on September 11th? In this very personal episode of DEAD Talks, David Ferrugio and his sisters share their perspectives on g...
30 Jun 202355min
Grieving 9/11 With My Mother: Love, Loss & Strength | DEAD Talks (#110)
On September 11th, my mom lost her husband — and I lost my father. For the first time, she joins DEAD Talks to share her story of grief, resilience, and raising her children as a widow in the aftermat...
23 Jun 202354min
End-of-Life Encounters in Hospice: Love, Loss & The In-Between | Nurse Hadley (#109)
What really happens at the end of life? Hospice Nurse Hadley has witnessed extraordinary encounters from her patients — including moments where they saw their deceased loved ones before passing. These...
16 Jun 202340min
Craig Shoemaker: Using Laughter to Heal Grief & Trauma (#108)
Can laughter really heal grief? Emmy Award–winning comedian Craig Shoemaker believes it can. Known as one of the funniest stand-ups of his generation and named Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic at the Amer...
2 Jun 20231h 13min
