Death Is Hilarious
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 347 ratingsDeath is Hilarious is a podcast that talks about grief in a humorous, realistic, and death positive way with comedians and professionals in the grief space.
Tawny Platis, founder of Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation and comedy content creator, started the podcast after her husband, George, passed away in November of 2019. They had a comedy podcast together called The Dirty Bits, which can still be found on this feed.
Watch the show live on Instagram @thatdeathpod
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Dear Katie: E4 - Throw Away the Idea of Normal
July 16, 2022 23:38 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBThis week Katie and Tawny talked about being a human first, how long is too long to grief, and what to do now to prepare yourself for eventual grief. Every Tuesday at 9 am pacific/noon eastern, I chat with Katie Zicarelli, one of the support group facilitators at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation who also happens to be a licensed grief therapist AND a widow. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer your questions and talk about hot topics in the grief community . You can submit you...
Dear Katie: E3 - Dead Baby Jokes
July 06, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBThis week Tawny and Katie talked about what to do when people are uncomfortable with your grief humor, if it’s okay to make dead baby jokes, how to handle other peoples reactions to our grief, and the importance of setting boundaries. Every Tuesday at 9 am pacific/noon eastern, I chat with Katie Zicarelli, one of the support group facilitators at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation who also happens to be a licensed grief therapist AND a widow. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer...
Dating With Grief: E3 - Baby Steps
July 05, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBThis week Tawny and BC talk about the baby steps required about the mental preparation for dating after loss, working through the denial, and a few questions from the audience lead down a path of talking hauntings from our dead spouses! Every Monday at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern, I chat with Brad Clark, one of the support group facilitators and the resident WidDad at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer questions about dating while grieving. ...
Interview with comedian + voice actor Andrea Entz
July 03, 2022 20:43 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBI recently spoke with Andrea Entz, a fellow voice actor and one of my favorite comedians who also makes jokes about their dead loved ones. Andrea was kind enough to perform her grief set at our first comedy festival we hosted to raise money for the foundation and I was delighted to have her on the show. This episode first premiered on Instagram live. You can watch future episodes of Death is Hilarious live by following us on Instagram @thatdeathpod. Special thanks to Bryan Ramsey, Jeff Jorg...
The Death Deck: interview with creator Lori LoCicero
June 28, 2022 03:16 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBI recently spoke with Lori LoCicero for the podcast, the creator of the Death Deck, a lively party game that allows you to explore a topic we’re all obsessed with but often afraid to discuss. In this episode, we talk about using humor to cope, what inspired her to create the game, and play a few rounds together with listeners. This episode is brought to you by the Death Deck, a lively party game that allows you to explore a topic we’re all obsessed with but often afraid to discuss. The Deat...
Dear Katie: Ask a Grief Therapist E2
June 22, 2022 02:26 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBEvery Tuesday at 9 am pacific/noon eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Katie Zicarelli, one of the support group facilitators at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation who also happens to be a licensed grief therapist AND a widow. Join us on Instagram Live @thatdeathpod where we answer your questions and talk about hot topics in the grief community . You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/dearkatie or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a r...
Dating with Grief E2
June 20, 2022 20:54 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBEvery Monday at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Brad Clark, one of the support group facilitators and the resident WidDad at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer questions about dating while grieving. You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/griefdating or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, Brad and I aren’t mental health professionals and this segment is not a re...
Dear Katie : Ask a Grief Therapist E1
June 14, 2022 20:59 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBEvery Tuesday at 9 am pacific/noon eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Katie Zicarelli, one of the support group facilitators at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation who also happens to be a licensed grief therapist AND a widow. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer your questions and talk about hot topics in the grief community . You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/dearkatie or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, this ...
Dear Katie: Ask a Grief Therapist E1
June 14, 2022 20:59 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBEvery Tuesday at 9 am pacific/noon eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Katie Zicarelli, one of the support group facilitators at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation who also happens to be a licensed grief therapist AND a widow. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer your questions and talk about hot topics in the grief community . You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/dearkatie or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, this ...
Dating with Grief E1
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBEvery Monday at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Brad Clark, one of the support group facilitators and the resident WidDad at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer questions about dating while grieving. You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/griefdating or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, Brad and I aren’t mental health professionals and this segment is not a re...
Dating with Grief: ft. Brad the WidDad and Your Trashy Widowed Auntie
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBEvery Monday at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Brad Clark, one of the support group facilitators and the resident WidDad at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer questions about dating while grieving. You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/griefdating or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, Brad and I aren’t mental health professionals and this segment is not a re...
Dating with Grief: ft. Brad the WidDad and Your Trashy Widowed Auntie E1
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBEvery Monday at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern, I (Tawny) chat with Brad Clark, one of the support group facilitators and the resident WidDad at Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation. Join us on Instagram Live where we answer questions about dating while grieving. You can submit your questions before the show on our website at Death is Hilarious.com/griefdating or ask them during the live broadcast. Just as a reminder, Brad and I aren’t mental health professionals and this segment is not a re...
Interview with clinical psychologist + author Sherry Walling
May 31, 2022 18:17 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBThis week I spoke with author and clinical Psychologist Sherry Walling about her circus show in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and her upcoming book Touching Two Worlds. This episode first appeared on Instagram Live. You can watch future episodes of Death is Hilarious live by following us on Instagram @thatdeathpod or by following me on TikTok @tawnyplatis, You can watch the video recording and ad free version of this episode and enjoy other bonus content by visiting Patreon.com/Dea...
Interview with comedian + content creator Steven Ho
May 26, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBThis week I spoke with Steven Ho (@steveioe), a first generation Vietnamese-American who started sharing comedic yet brutally honest ER skits online, eventually becoming known as “that ER guy” and launching his own brand tied to that sentiment – MuFKR. Now, with over 13 million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, Steven creates funny, real, and informative (with a hint of profanity) content related to the ER, providing transparency and comedic relief around a place people often dr...
Interview with comedian + widow Mary Jane Murphy
May 05, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBYou’re listening to Death is Hilarious, the podcast that talks about using humor and jokes to cope with grief. I’m Tawny Platis, your host and founder of the nonprofit Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation- an organization that aims to provide daily virtual grief peer support groups, mentorships, content, and resources for grieving people who respond to a humerous, realistic, and death positive approach, all at no cost. Learn more about how you can access our services, or support our mis...
interview with comedian + widow Mary Jane Murphy
May 05, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBYou’re listening to Death is Hilarious, the podcast that talks about using humor and jokes to cope with grief. I’m Tawny Platis, your host and founder of the nonprofit Death is Hilarious Grief Relief Foundation- an organization that aims to provide daily virtual grief peer support groups, mentorships, content, and resources for grieving people who respond to a humerous, realistic, and death positive approach, all at no cost. Learn more about how you can access our services, or support our mis...
Interview with comedian Barnie Duncan
April 11, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBI recently spoke with Barnie Duncan, a comedian from New Zealand, about his latest comedy special Bunny, in which he talks about missing both clubbing and his recently deceased mother. We talked about how grief can feel like waiting for the bass to drop, why we incorporate our grief into our comedy, and what our dead loved ones would think of our work. This episode first appeared on Instagram Live. You can watch future episodes of Death is Hilarious live by following us on Instagram @thatde...
Prolonged Grief Disorder with Katie Zicarelli LCSW-C
April 04, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBSeveral of you reached out after a diagnosis called Prolonged Grief Disorder was recently added to the DSM, so I got in touch with my friend, licensed clinical social worker, and peer support group facilitator at Death is Hilarious, Katie Zicarelli, to answer your questions and discuss her thoughts on the topic as a mental health professional and a widow. Find more of Katie's content on TikTok and Instagram @goodgriefbites This episode first appeared on TikTok Live. You can watch future epis...
Interview With TikTok Creator Alex Tresner
January 25, 2022 13:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBThis past week, I interviewed widower and viral dark humor content creator Alex Tresner live on tiktok about how he’s been using the platform to make jokes about losing his wife to cancer and educating others on modern grieving. You can check out all of Alex’s content on tiktok by following him at @Alexandergrey327 But first, an update on Death is Hilarious DeathIsHilarious.com
Interview with author and comedy writer K. Krombie part 2
December 22, 2021 01:17 - 17 minutes - 20.1 MBToday my guest is K. Krombie, author of "Death in New York" which details the history and culture of burials, undertakers, and execution. For more information about Death Is Hilarious, visit deathishilarious.com To get in touch, email [email protected]. You can support the podcast by subscribing, becoming a patron at patreon.com/tawnyplatis, or by simply sharing the show with your friends and on social media.
Interview with author and comedy writer K. Krombie part 1
December 14, 2021 20:15 - 15 minutes - 17.7 MBToday my guest is K. Krombie, author of "Death in New York" which details the history and culture of burials, undertakers, and execution. For more information about Death Is Hilarious, visit deathishilarious.com To get in touch, email [email protected]. You can support the podcast by subscribing, becoming a patron at patreon.com/tawnyplatis, or by simply sharing the show with your friends and on social media.
Interview with award winning author Autumn-Toelle-Jackson
November 24, 2021 13:05 - 19 minutes - 21.7 MBToday my guest is Autumn Toelle-Jackson, the award winning author of Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding onto Happiness. She’s also the founder of Growing with Grief, a website that provides those who are grieving with a place to find community, resources, and help. For more information about Death Is Hilarious, visit deathishilarious.com To get in touch, email [email protected]. You can support the podcast by subscribing, becoming a patron at pat...
Two Years Widowed + The Future of the Podcast: Special Episode
November 08, 2021 15:52 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBTwo years ago today, on November 8, 2019 I walked out of my in-home office and into the kitchen to find my husband, George, dead on the floor. It gets funny I promise. In this episode, I reflect on being widowed for two years, where I am today, and the future of the podcast Learn more at DeathIsHilarious.com
Interview with author Bethany Harvey
October 26, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBToday my guest is Bethany Harvey, author of Dipped in It, a book where she explores the unpredictable spiral of grief after unexpectedly losing her father and openly shares the heartbreaking, gritty and unexpectedly hilarious insights that surface. In this episode: How intending to write daily gratitude posts turned into being vulnerable, honest, and funny as opposed to relentlessly positive Grief is not just being sad, we weave in and out of so many emotions How humor is a part of grief an...
Interview with comic actress Jennifer Lee Weaver
October 12, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBToday my guest is Jennifer Lee Weaver, a Los Angeles based comic actress, producer, public speaker, and widow. After beating cancer, Jennifer’s mother passed away at the end of 2017 and then her wife passed away from cancer. She’s what I affectionately refer to as a “gold star widow.” In this episode: - How absurd grief and loss is, especially when so many losses hit you in a short amount of time - Jennifer didn’t lean into comedy right away but has recently given herself permission to use ...
Interview with storyteller and poet Jenn Koiter
September 28, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBToday my guest is Jenn Koiter- a storyteller with a background in education, nonprofit work, and technology who has taught at colleges and universities. Jenn is also the author of So Much of Everything, a book of poetry she created in order to process her complicated feelings of loss and grief that she experienced after her ex-boyfriend died from suicide. In this episode: - Jenn uses her dead ex-boyfriend’s yoga mat - How grieving compares to dog obedience training - Needing to be ok with...
Interview With Nadine Menashe of Varsity Grief Squad
September 14, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBToday my guest is Nadine Menashe, the creator behind the Varsity Grief Squad, one of my favorite accounts on Instagram and also where Nadine makes memes and merch about her dead mom. We talked about: - Nadine’s mom Svetlana was diagnosed with stage 4 breast, bone, and lung cancer in September 2019. That’s when the grief process started. When she passed away in October 2020, the humor came naturally. It was the only way she was able to communicate what she was feeling - Processing grief and l...
Interview with author Kathy Benjamin
August 31, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBToday my guest is Kathy Benjamin, author of the upcoming book, “It’s Your Funeral,” which aims to help demystify death, decrease your anxiety, and put the fun back in funeral. Every stage of the legacy planning process is considered, from a burial outfit to a funeral theme. Kathy’s writing has has received more than 100 million hits across some of the most popular humor and trivia websites in the world, including Mental Floss, Cracked, Grunge, The Smoking Jacket, and Uproxx. Kathy is also t...
Interview with Mitzi Weiland (LMFT) creator of the podcast Dead Funny Dead Serious
August 17, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBToday my guest is Mitzi Weiland, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and creator of the podcast Dead Funny Dead Serious. In this episode: - Mitzi was a bartender and artist before her mother was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer (her father and grandfather also passed away when she was 7). Then she started looking into volunteering at hospices and senior centers (bingo is ruthless) and started to school to be a geriatric mental health specialist. - She then took a grief cla...
Interview With Author Leslie Gray Streeter
August 10, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBToday my guest is Leslie Gray Streeter, pop culture columnist, journalist, and author of Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title We talked about: - Leslie’s book Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title - Making jokes about having to deal with the absurdities that come with your husband dying on your watch - The performative “sad-...
Interview with "Sealion" Bryan Martin
July 27, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBToday my guest is Bryan Martin, aka Sea Lion Bryan, who is an animal care and training specialist, widower, and fantastic dancer who can be found on TikTok and Instagram @sealionbryan We talked about: - Being with his partner Clayton for four years. After Bryan’s dad passed away, four months later Clayton got a fungal infection and he had an adverse response to the medication that cause acute liver failure. He became Clayton’s caregiver for the following 8 months until he passed away. - It ...
Interview with Mandy Benoualid from TalkDeath and Keeper Memorial
July 20, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBToday my guest is Mandy Benoualid, the co-founder and editor of the death positive media site and resource TalkDeath, and co-host of the #TalkDeath video series. She is also the founder and President of the online memorial platform and virtual funeral service provider, Keeper, and works with the US Department of Veterans Affairs on the Veterans Legacy Memorial project, memorializing nearly 4 Million American Veterans. Mandy’s work has appeared in national and international publications, she h...
Interview with comedian Ben Wasserman
July 13, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBToday my guest is Ben Wasserman, an alternative standup comedian based in New York who has performed in the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Laughing Devil Festival, and the New York, Philly, and Burlington Fringe Festivals. His work has also appeared in Vice and Vulture but you may recognize him best from when he painted with his butt on MTV. We chat about: Ben’s dad passed away from stage 5 lung cancer about 12 hours before inauguration day in 2017 - Hosting a comedy show weeks after losing his ...
Interview with Maria & Ammo from Philotimo Life
June 29, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBToday my guests are Maria and Ammo from the podcast Philotimo Life, a podcast that aims to open up the conversation around death in order better come to terms with our own mortality, help us support those grieving, and to live a happier life. In this episode we talk about: How we as grievers shelter other people from the reality of our feelings People think grief is contagious What it’s like studying thanatology Ammo gives insight into death in Punjabi culture Generational trauma Maria give...
Interview with Comedian Shohana Sharmin
June 22, 2021 12:30 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBToday my guest is Shohana Sharmin, a Bangladeshi-Canadian comedian, writer, theatre artist, and host of the podcast, “Finders Grievers.” Shohana is also the creator and a cast member of the critically acclaimed award-winning dark sketch comedy revue "Dead Parents Society." Shohana lost her mom four years ago when she was just in her 20s and stopped by to talk with me about -feeling like other comedians who had lost their parents in their 20s were the ones who understood her (as opposed to p...
Interview With Lori Zaspel (MSW,LSW, Death Doula + Content Creator)
June 15, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Lori Zaspel, a licensed social worker and co-founder of the Philly Death Doula Collective, which provides emotional, spiritual, and physical support at the end of life. Lori also works as a geriatric social worker, is studying EMDR, and creates really funny videos surrounding grief on TikTok under the handle @phillydeathdoula. We talked about what drew Lori to taking an academic approach to grief, how she happily talks about the three societal taboos (death, sex...
Interview with JC Coccoli: A Comedian in Grief
June 08, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIn this episode, I sat down with comedian JC Coccoli, who you may recognize from shows like “A Comedian in Grief,” “Why” with Hannibal Buress, “Key and Peele,” “Chelsea Lately,” and “Last Comic Standing” to talk about - losing her sister to an accidental fentanyl overdose at 34 years old while she was on tour and how difficult it was to write jokes - how this was her first real brush with mortality and delving into meditation and sci-fi - suffering from poor health during grief and how much...
Widow Shame + Not Over Yet: With Tawny & Sam
June 01, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBFirst, Tawny drunk posts on her IG stories, why she has ten hoodies that say mutherfckr on them, wanking while depressed, what it means to be experienced “adjacent” when you marry a troublemaker, how widows are shamed regardless of what they do or don’t do, comedy is performative and hyperbolic, dating men who are way out of her league, figuring out that 30 is old, and why going through perimenopause so young is a good thing. After the commercial, we chat about this week’s Traumology forecas...
Snapshots After Loss: Interview with Gracelyn Bateman
May 25, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Gracelyn Bateman, one half of Luna Peak, a foundation focused on creating books and products that elevate the stories of survivors in the grief and cancer communities, celebrate life, and give back. Gracelyn can also be seen on the foundation’s Instagram account, Snapshots of Life After Loss, which showcases authentic and often humorous grief perspectives. We chatted about the 5 year anniversary of when Gracelyn suddenly lost her dad, how she’s using her mas...
Anniversary Special: Best Moments From the Year
May 18, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB*If you're new to the show, this is a great place to start! * I’ve been creating the podcast Death Is Hilarious for a year now. If you’re new to the podcast, It’s a show that explores how we as comedians and creatives use comedy and dark humor to cope with grief through storytelling and jokes. In some episodes, I interview other artists and entertainers - and in other episodes, my creative collaborator, Sam Peterson and I, read each other funny letters we’ve written about trauma and loss in...
One Year Anniversary Special
May 18, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB*If you're new to the show, this is a great place to start! * I’ve been creating the podcast Death Is Hilarious for a year now. If you’re new to the podcast, It’s a show that explores how we as comedians and creatives use comedy and dark humor to cope with grief through storytelling and jokes. In some episodes, I interview other artists and entertainers - and in other episodes, my creative collaborator, Sam Peterson and I, read each other funny letters we’ve written about trauma and loss in...
Where's the Grief? Interview With Comedian Jordon Ferber
May 11, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jordon Ferber, stand-up comedian from New York who has performed at Carolines, the Gotham Comedy club, Madison Square Garden, and on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He’s also the creator of the podcast “Where’s The Grief?” where he interviews other comedians and creatives about the tragic losses they’ve experienced. Jordon and I talked about how he coped as a comedian when his brother passed away in a car accident at the age of 21, his work faci...
Grief in Comedy: Interview With Stand-Up Comedian Chris Calogero
May 04, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBToday my guest is Chris Calogero, a standup comedian from New Jersey who lives in Brooklyn and has been featured in the “NY Times,” “Funny or Die,” “Paste Magazine,” and “Good Morning America Day.” Chris is also the host of the podcast “Mourning Coffee,” where he interviews other comedians about their experiences with grief—how it affects their personal lives as well as their comedy. We talk about Chris’ initial reaction of “I don’t know if I can ever do comedy again,” to doing a set with da...
Good Grief: Interview With Stand-Up Comedian Glen Tickle
April 27, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode, I had the absolute privilege of speaking with Glen Tickle, standup comedian, writer, husband, father, and the creator of one of my favorite specials of all time, “Good Grief.” We talked about what it’s like being in comedy while faced with loss, writing jokes about grief because it’s the only thing you want to talk about, learning how to play to the audience, Buckaroo Banzai, how 100 people can be in a room and if 99 are having a good time but 1 person isn’t, that’s the per...
Griffin's Heart: Interview With Actress Reagan J. Pasternak
April 20, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MB*Note: We had a little trouble connecting midway through the episode so you’ll notice a slight change in the audio at about the 15-minute mark. That’s showbiz, baby! * In this episode, I (Tawny) chat with actress Reagan J. Pasternak (HBO’s “Sharp Objects”, Syfy's “Wynonna Earp,” Netflix/HULU/HBO’s “Being Erica”, BET’s “Ms. Pat”) and author of "Griffin's Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies - A Memoir, Healing Journal, and Keepsake." As a widow and someone who is also co-dependent wi...
"Dating Lessons For Widows" + "PTSD Fairy:" With Tawny and Sam
April 13, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBTawny and Sam are back with new stand-up! Sam shares about their new housemates, a new kitten, learning to roller skate, their therapist being fired, being gaslit for the first time in grade school, and creates traumascopes (horoscopes based on traumas) for our listeners Mary, Nick, and Paul (visit our website to get your own traumascope). Tawny shares about scaring her neighbors, getting hot over Bridgerton, her first serious relationship as a widow, her 4 top dating lessons for widows, and ...
Widowed By Covid: Interview With Comedian Rich Kiamco
April 06, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBToday my guest is stand-up comedian Rich Kiamco who you may recognize from Bravo’s Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Netflix in the Buzzfeed’s “Follow This,” and the Broadway Comedy Club, just to name a few things from his impressive resume. Rich’s partner Sandy Gunar was diagnosed with covid on February 7th 2021 and passed away on March 16th, just 19 days ago from when we chatted. We chatted about being afraid to fall in love with someone who might die in the future, being codependent with yo...
The Neck Up : With Lisa Keefauver MSW & Host of Grief is a Sneaky B!tch
March 30, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBGrief is a Sneaky Bitch podcast creator, host, and fellow widow Lisa Keefauver MSW (reimagininggrief.com) joins me to chat about what inspired the title of her show, what it means to “live from the neck up,” how the lonely and puritanical- Judeo-Christian-capitalist-suck it up-pull yourself up by your bootstraps way of grieving in the United States does everyone a severe disservice, way “good vibes only” is bs, welcoming in uncomfortable emotions, taking comedy seriously (we see the irony), ...
Death, Comedy, and Art: Interview With Artist Stormy Gail
March 23, 2021 12:05 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBStormy Gail is an artist who creates big mood and dark humor pieces of art like comics and pins that focus on skeletons, death, depression, and trauma and is also a member of the Dead Parent Club. Find her work at stormygailart.com In this episode, Stormy and I talked about caring for her terminally ill mother, feeling pressured to make others comfortable with how we deal with grief, the graphic images burned into our brains from being with the bodies of our loved ones, the judgement we get f...
Dark Humor and Psychology - With Michael Drane from Unpopular Culture
March 16, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBMy friend Michael from the Unpopular Culture Podcast joined me over the weekend to chat about why dark comedies don’t do well at the box office, why people are uncomfortable and judgemental when it comes to using dark humor to cope, the lack of empathy from others during grief, some of the worst things people say to grieving people (and what you should actually say), validation, the echo chambers of social media contributing to society’s lack of empathy, puritanical culture dictating the comm...