Life Examined

Is there a way to prepare for a good death?

The pandemic has placed death and the acknowledgement of our mortality front and center in our consciousness and yet when it comes to dying, we understand little and do even less to prepare for it. Is there a good way to die?

By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 1, 2020 • 51m Listen

The pandemic has placed death and the acknowledgement of our mortality front and center in our consciousness and yet when it comes to dying, we understand little and do even less to prepare for it. Is there a good way to die? How do the funeral rights and bereavement rituals in other cultures provide solace and comfort?

Jonathan Bastian
Host, Life Examined
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

Life Examined

Is there a way to prepare for a good death?

The pandemic has placed death and the acknowledgement of our mortality front and center in our consciousness and yet when it comes to dying, we understand little and do even less to prepare for it. Is there a good way to die?

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Life Examined

Is there a way to prepare for a good death?

The pandemic has placed death and the acknowledgement of our mortality front and center in our consciousness and yet when it comes to dying, we understand little and do even less to prepare for it. Is there a good way to die?

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