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Close to Death

By: USG Audio
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  • Close to Death is a podcast that profiles people who spend every day working with the dead and dying. Sound depressing? It isn’t. Sound creepy? It can be! From death doulas to crime scene cleaners, obituary writers to taxidermists, human composting farms to witches who talk to the dead, these death experts have seen it all. In each episode, with the help of comedians and reporters, we’ll hear their stories and find out what they have learned about life by working with death. Hosted by Utkarsh Ambudkar.


    This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.
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    Close to Death Trailer
    Oct 9 2021

    Close to Death is a podcast that profiles people who spend every day working with the dead and dying. Sound depressing? It isn’t. Sound creepy? It can be! From death doulas to crime scene cleaners, obituary writers to taxidermists, human composting farms to witches who talk to the dead, these death experts have seen it all. In each episode, with the help of comedians and reporters, we’ll hear their stories and find out what they have learned about life by working with death. Hosted by Utkarsh Ambudkar. 


    This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 min
  • 1: Obits

    1: Obits
    Oct 27 2021

    Greg Heller sets out to discover what actually makes an obit feel like a satisfying account of a person's life. With the guidance of professional obituary writer John Pope, Greg practices the craft by writing his own. 


    Credits:

    Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

    Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

    Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

    Tara Frelund- For USG Audio

    Utkarsh Ambudkar- Host

    Gretta Cohn - Executive Producer

    Kesila Childers - Executive Producer

    Greg Lubin - Executive Producer

    Jordan Bailey – Lead Producer

    Greg Heller - Producer

    Sara Nics - Executive Editor

    Jasmine Flott- Music Supervisor

    AJ Hanneld- Graphic Artist

    Nocturnal Sound - Mixing and Sound Design

    This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    39 mins
  • 2: Witch

    2: Witch
    Oct 27 2021

    After someone we love dies, it’s hard to get them off our minds — especially if we didn’t get the chance to say everything we needed to. But for some people, the conversation doesn’t die when their loved one does. Comedian and TV writer Jourdain Fisher confronts his fear of witches and visits Lynn Swain of Magik Craft — a woman in his hometown who speaks to the dead… and owns a handful of cauldrons and wands, too.


    Credits:

    Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

    Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

    Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

    Tara Frelund- For USG Audio

    Utkarsh Ambudkar- Host

    Gretta Cohn - Executive Producer

    Kesila Childers - Executive Producer

    Greg Lubin - Executive Producer

    Jordan Bailey – Lead Producer

    Jourdain Fisher - Producer

    Allie Graham - Producer

    Sara Nics - Executive Editor

    Jasmine Flott- Music Supervisor

    AJ Hanneld- Graphic Artist

    Nocturnal Sound - Mixing and Sound Design

    This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    30 mins
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Wish there was more!

I LOVED this series! Our society is so weird when it comes to dealing with death in real-life (despite our obsession with the macabre, usually in the form of murder mysteries or true-crime tales) and grief is so universal and yet such an individual experience. The overarching message is that we should learn to communicate with each other about death in a more productive and less secretive and shameful way. It’s a universal reality for all of us, after all, and there is a lot of beauty in that! I love how every episode is quite different. My favorites were the episodes that talked about death doulas, taxidermy, and those in the profession of crime scene/biohazard clean-up!

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I really needed this

Within the first 5 minutes im hooked. It thoughtfully and humorously accepts that death will occur. very interesting people sharing good stories. thank you for making this podcast, expressing openly the fear of death and finding meaning through humor and wisdom.
"can you distinguish the difference between a eulogy and an obituary for me?" the response is cracking me up so hard.

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