A History of Autopsy – Who Gets to Ask Questions of the Dead?
Content warning: This episode contains discussions and descriptions of post-mortem examinations and some graphic references to the human body. Some content may be distressing, triggering or offensive ...
7 Nov 48min
Witches, Witch Trials & Our Family Trees: Are Emma and Carrie Descended from Witches?
Emma tried to prove she was a witch. Carrie might be one. And Ancestry nearly swallowed Emma whole.This Halloween, we're going down the witchcraft rabbit hole — and what started as a bit of fun with o...
31 Okt 1h 1min
Death Is Not a Dirty Word: Hospice Nurse Penny on What Really Happens When We Die
She's helped millions talk about death. Now she's talking to us.With a social media audience of more than 2 million followers, American hospice nurse Penny Hawkins Smith, better known as Hospice Nurse...
23 Okt 1h 7min
Pick Your Poison: Deadly History, Poisonous Secrets and Toxic Towns
From Victorian murder mysteries to modern-day poisonings, workplace scandals and an entire community exposed to toxic pollution… this episode is enough to make you look twice at what's lurking in the ...
16 Okt 48min
harry potter and death: the boy that lost
It’s Halloween month… so naturally, Carrie has turned up to the studio as Carrie Potter.This week, we’re heading into the magical world of Harry Potter to explore one of the biggest themes running thr...
9 Okt 36min
Bizarre Deaths - Some Of The strangest Ways People Have Died
This week, Carrie and Emma are going somewhere they probably shouldn't go quite so enthusiastically: we're talking about bizarre deaths.And when Carrie is an Anatomical Pathology Technician, that mean...
2 Okt 50min
12 Months Later: Six Feet Under & Still Figuring It Out
Twelve months. One year. 365 days. And somehow… it still doesn't quite feel real.In this deeply personal episode of It's A Death Sentence, Emma and Carrie reflect on 12 months of grief after losing tw...
25 Sep 36min
The Weight Of Grief: Eating Up Your Feelings or Starving Yourself With Sorrow
When we picture someone grieving, we’re often shown the same image: hollow cheeks, a shrinking body, clothes hanging from a suddenly smaller frame. The beautiful, tragic, almost glamorous picture of t...
18 Sep 52min
