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Death and Getting Dumped with Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman
This mother-daughter, writer-illustrator duo, has created two illustrated books together. The first stemmed from Hallie's painful...
2 days ago


The Poetry of Being Alive with Danusha Laméris
In my conversation with poet Danusha Laméris, we talk about how art, poetry, grief, and language can keep you grounded. She reads from...
Jun 9


Surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest with Lauren Canaday
Lauren Canaday has lived quite a life. Two lives, if you ask her. In her memoir, Independence Ave: How Individualism Killed Me and...
Jun 8


Make Time for What Counts with Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman's latest book, "Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts," is a...
May 12


Paradox and Poetry with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer knows grief. Her dad and son died in the same year. Like her latest book, The Unfolding, if this interview were...
Apr 28


Revolutionizing Death Care with Joél Simone Maldonado
Joél Simone Maldonado is a licensed funeral director and embalmer, spiritual death care educator and the founder of the Multicultural...
Apr 14


Music and Judaism with Rabbi Neil Blumofe
Rabbi Neil Blumofe is the senior rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, and has been part of that community for 26 years!...
Mar 31


Prayer As a Place of Peace with Pastor Daryl Horton
Daryl Horton is the senior pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. He explains why community is a key tennant of his faith...
Mar 17


Impermanence in Buddhism
Like authors, faith leaders are a great source for language about life and death. Venerable Jue Ji is a Buddhist nun who grew up in...
Jan 13


Peaceful Exit Season 5 Trailer
We live in a culture that avoids talking about death and Peaceful Exit is an invitation to be in candid conversation about it. In season...
Jan 13


The Death of Whales with Michael Moore
Michael J. Moore is a veterinary scientist who spent his entire career studying and advocating for the North Atlantic Right Whale. This...
Jan 13


Reflections - Behind the Scenes with Sarah
As the show begins to switch gears a bit, from talking with authors to talking with artists, theologians, musicians, poets–creatives of...
Jan 13


Curb Appeal: Finding Home After Loss with Rev. Steven Tomlinson
Steven Tomlinson, Episcopal priest, playwright, and former economist, shares his personal journey through grief and healing after the...
Nov 4, 2024


Reflections - Looking Back at Special Moments
As Sarah looks forward to the future of a Peaceful Exit, we take a look back at some memorable moments of the past year with some of her...
Nov 4, 2024


Get Me to 21 with Gabi Lowe
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews Gabi Lowe, author of Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story . Gabi shares...
Nov 4, 2024


The Other Side of Yet with Michelle Hord
Michelle Hord, author of 'The Other Side of Yet,’ recounts the devastating loss of her daughter, Gabrielle, who was murdered by her...
Nov 4, 2024


The Art of Transformation with Alixa Garcia
Sarah talks with multidisciplinary artist Alixa Garcia about Alixa's transformative experiences with art, her powerful personal stories...
Nov 4, 2024


COVID Chaplaincy with Luke Lorentzen and Mati Engel
In this episode, we talk with Luke Lorentzen and Mati Engel about their intimate documentary, 'A Still, Small Voice'. The film features...
Oct 21, 2024


The Girlfriends with Carole Fisher
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews Carole Fisher, who shares her deeply personal journey through...
Oct 7, 2024


The Anthropology of Death with Anita Hannig
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews an anthropologist who immersed herself in the world of assisted dying...
Sep 23, 2024
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