You're Dead Too

Ep 47 - Body Brokers

You're Dead Too - Episode 47 - Body Brokers

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about body brokers. While they might not like that title, that seems to be an accurate description of what they do. So what is it? What happens when someone sells off your body? Is donating to science a clean and ethical way to be treated in death? John looks at how the industry of selling a body can go wrong.

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 46 - Cryonics

You're Dead Too - Episode 46 - Cryonics

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about freezing yourself to escape death and be revived later. Seriously. It's a look at the hows and whys of cryonics (which is not cryogenics) and why John feels it comes up short as a solution to death. And maybe we don't need a solution. And maybe there's a field trip in the future. Dig in!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 45 - Consciousness and Death Pt 6

You're Dead Too - Episode 45 - Consciousness and Death Pt 6

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the sixth (and for now, final) part in an ongoing series of examining what it means to be conscious and what the significance is when we die. This episode is a warts and all display of how one can be lost down the rabbit hole of mental states when trying to explain what a subjective experience is. John fully cops to the notion he's bit off more than he can chew and tries not to malign a science and space book he's been reading. Happy New Year!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 44 - Consciousness and Death Pt 5

You're Dead Too - Episode 44 - Consciousness and Death Pt 5

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the fifth part in an ongoing series of examining what it means to be conscious and what the significance is when we die. This episode takes a dive into existential investigation and what it even means to be aware we're aware. It's a look at how our monkey minds evolved to be paranoid apes that see faces in shapes and how our minds are still scientific black boxes today, despite all our learning.

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 43 - Consciousness and Death Pt 4

You're Dead Too - Episode 43 - Consciousness and Death Pt 4

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the fourth part in an ongoing series of examining what it means to be conscious and what the significance is when we die. This episode takes a closer look at the notion of 'Dead = Over' John keeps running into when looking at consciousness - why people adhere to it, how it can be comforting, why he doesn't like arguing with nerds on the internet and how Star Wars fits in as an analogy.

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 42 - Consciousness and Death Pt 3

You're Dead Too - Episode 42 - Consciousness and Death Pt 3

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the third part in an ongoing series of examining what it means to be conscious and what the significance is when we die. This episode takes an in depth look at 'Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife' by Mary Roach. Listen in to hear how it affects John's perspective on people dying and how we can learn from it!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 41 - Consciousness and Death Pt 2

You're Dead Too - Episode 41 - Consciousness and Death Pt 2

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the second part in an ongoing series of examining what it means to be conscious and what the significance is when we die. This episode spends a lot of time getting to the term 'detuned radio' for a good reason - lots of weird talk in this one!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 40 - Consciousness and Death Pt 1

You're Dead Too - Episode 40 - Consciousness and Death Pt 1

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about our conscious experience as people and what it means to die. This is the first part in an ongoing series about our consciousness and death, so strap in to get acclimated - it's some weird, heady stuff and we're going to need to set some parameters to really unravel the subject matter.

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 39 - Funerals Pt 10

You're Dead Too - Episode 39 - Funerals - Pt 10

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about funerals. This is the tenth entry in a longer, more nuanced exploration of funeral practices. Today John looks at pallbearers - what they are, what they do and how they do it. Also, he shares his own perspective in a way that's sure to ruin his Thanksgiving!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.

Ep 38 - Funerals Pt 9

You're Dead Too - Episode 38 - Funerals - Pt 9

 

John sits down at the mic by himself to talk about funerals. This is the ninth entry in a longer, more nuanced exploration of funeral practices. Today John looks at caskets and not coffins. Rather, he tries to talk about the difference and keeps slipping up on terminology. All in all, a fun time discussing what to put dead people into!

 

You're Dead Too is a podcast about our shared, inevitable demise! No matter in life what you try to do, you're dead too. So let's talk about what that means and how we deal with it.