YG2D

is a 501(c)3 nonprofit bringing diverse communities into the conversation of grief, loss, & our shared mortality, inspiring a more connected & meaningful experience of being alive, w/a weekly podcast, open mics, concerts, workshops, & prison, hospice, & cancer patient programs.

It All Matters w/Sonya Renee Taylor

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times best-selling author of seven books, transformational thought leader, world-renowned activist, award-winning artist, and founder of the international movement The Body Is Not An Apology.

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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

sonya renee taylor's
website: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/
venmo @sonyareneetaylor

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina
Episode Artwork by Nick Jaina

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To Coexist With Grief w/Hyunhye Seo

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Hyunhye "Angela" Seo, artist, multi-instrumentalist & vocalist, best known for her role in American experimental band Xiu Xiu, as they they talk about grief & music, grief & fear, grief & community.

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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

hyunhye seo's
website: https://angelaseo.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/hyunnies/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Bonus Episode w/Hyunhye Seo, Brenda Covarrubius, & Julie Lu

A bonus episode this week as accompaniment to Hyunhye "Angela" Seo's episode, continuing the conversation with her friends, Brenda Covarrubius, an occupational therapist who has worked with cancer patients, & Julie Lu, a doctor, talking about grief in community.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
ON ANY OF YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APPS!
HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina 

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Conscious Grieving w/Claire Bidwell Smith

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with one of today’s foremost experts on grief, Claire Bidwell Smith, a licensed therapist, international speaker, & author, while they talk about her newest book, Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss, out March 12th 2024!

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

claire bidwell smith's
website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/
new book: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/books/#consciousG

Produced by Nick Jaina
Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Singing to the Plants w/Justin Robinson

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, ethnobotanist, and culinary historian Justin Robinson, while they talk about the genocides of plant lives, cultivating relationship to plant species and plant individuals beginning with communication, and the work of ancestral relations.

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justin robinson’s
ig: https://www.instagram.com/countrygentlemancooks/

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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No Chance to Grieve w/Rachel Cargle

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, activist, entrepreneur, & philanthropic innovator, while they talk about the death of her Mother, Sister, & Grandmother, all just in the last year, & the powerfully potent process of grieving with curiosity.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

rachel cargle’s
website: https://rachelcargle.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle
patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn
retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, NC - April 5-7th, 2024: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/rachel-cargle/a-renaissance-of-our-own/
book - A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir and Manifesto: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635409/a-renaissance-of-our-own-by-rachel-e-cargle/
Elizabeth's Bookshop & Writing Center - you can support this small Black, queer-owned bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/shop/Elizabeths

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The How w/Krista St-Germain

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Krista St-Germain, Master Certified Life Coach, Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert, widow, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast, while they talk about her husband's death in 2016, how her life was flipped upside down, and how therapy helped her uncurl from the fetal position and move on to discover Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth, and the tools she needed to create a meaningful life after loss.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

krista st-germain’s website: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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We Blossom w/Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, bereaved mom, founder of the MISS Foundation, author of "Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, & the Heartbreaking Path of Grief", Arizona State University Professor & director of its Graduate Certificate in Trauma & Bereavement Program, while they talk about the death of her daughter in 1994, how it led to her work in the world, & the story of founding the Selah Carefarm, the first carefarm for the traumatically bereaved in the United States & a haven for animals rescued from abuse, neglect, & torture.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

dr. jo’s
website: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/
selah carefarm: https://www.missfoundation.org/selah-carefarm/
”open letter to grievers”: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/an-open-letter-to-grievers
book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bearing-the-Unbearable/Joanne-Cacciatore/9781614292968

Produced by Nick Jaina
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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No Tragedy Please w/Dan Mangan

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician and songwriter Dan Mangan, while they talk about how death and endings foster gratitude and give meaning to life, how sorrowful music connects community, and how trauma/grief/loss might be the one thing that  unites us more than anything else.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

dan mangan’s
website: https://danmanganmusic.com/
newsletter: https://danmangan.substack.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/danmanganmusic/
tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danmanganmusic
twitter: https://twitter.com/danmanganmusic
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ByjU6oarxRC2Y85JpKx1n?si=OUGAzh3yTt6tAF3QyNrj9Q
phone number: 310.347.4597 (USA & Canada)

Produced by Nick Jaina
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina
"No Tragedy Please" by Dan Mangan

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The Sum of a Life w/Dr. Lucy Kalanithi

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University & the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, while they talk about her ongoing relationship to Paul, his impact/presence in her life still, & parenting their daughter in the wake of his death.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

dr. lucy kalanithi’s
website: https://lucykalanithi.com/
twitter: https://twitter.com/rocketgirlmd
podcast GRAVITY: https://lucykalanithi.com/podcast

dr. lucy kalanithi wants you to support
Be A Hero: https://beaherofund.com/
Camp Kesem: https://www.kesem.org/
Caring Across Generations: https://caringacross.org/

Produced by Nick Jaina
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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Is It Ever Enough? w/John Craigie

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak find a way into his music.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

john craigie’s
website: https://johncraigiemusic.com/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/johncraigie/

Produced by Nick Jaina
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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina
"Pagan Church" by John Craigie

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State of the Pod w/Ned Buskirk & Nick Jaina

Join You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk & producer Nick Jaina as they ring in the [Happy?] New Year with some fresh commitments & a new precious perk for our Patreon community.

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Available right now, only on Patreon, join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak finds a way into his music. BECOME A PATRON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Grief Dust w/Madison Girifalco

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with immersive installation artist, puppet-fabricator, & children’s book author Madison Girifalco, while they talk about grief, community connection, & support in her life & work with Holding Space, an art installation designed to acknowledge grief in community using immersive art & puppetry.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

madison girifalco’s
websites:
www.holdingspacela.org
www.puppetsbymadison.com
ig: https://www.instagram.com/mindovermadison/
Holding Space ig: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/

“Lunch Breaks w/Holding Space” on IG LIVE @holdingspaceLA, Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30 PST: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/

Produced by Nick Jaina
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Everything About You w/Erika Wright

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Erika Wright, while they talk about the story, the plant medicine, the spiritual path, that led to their self-appointed work as a codependency counselor, our society's relationship to grief & vulnerability, & how we've been programmed to avoid hard feelings & the truth behind them.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

erika wright’s
website: https://erikawright.org/
podcast: https://erikawright.org/podcast/
healing codependency support & counseling groups: https://erikawright.org/healing-codependency-support-counseling-group/
ig: https://www.instagram.com/erikawrighthcd/
chocolate company: https://supahstah.com/
transformational women's retreats: https://madeofstars.co/

Co-Dependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Brotherhood w/Adam Jackson

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Adam Jackson, Sacred Sons cofounder, Chief Visionary Officer, & the host of Sacred Sons Podcast, while they talk about how his lineage of loss & suicide led to his work with Sacred Sons, processing grief & anger with men, community building & purpose fueled by our mortality.
TRIGGER WARNING: suicide

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

adam jackson’s
ig: https://www.instagram.com/adam___jackson/
sacred sons: https://www.sacredsons.com/
sacred sons ig: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsons/

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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All Of It w/Andy the Doorbum

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, visual/performance artist, & poet Andy the Doorbum, while they talk about his father's death process that inspired his new album, "OF TEARS, NO AMOUNT CAN QUENCH MOUTHS MAIMED BY DROUGHT,” & how the album morphed into a grieving for the world & its current troubles.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

andy the doorbum’s
bandcamp: https://andythedoorbum.bandcamp.com
ig: https://www.instagram.com/andythedoorbum/
fb: https://www.facebook.com/andythedoorbum/
X: https://twitter.com/AndyTheDoorbum
SUPPORT andy via Venmo, paypal, cashapp: @andythedoorbum

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"HYMN OF DOLOR: singing away the spider bites" by Andy the Doorbum

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Our Tears Water a Heart That's Been Too Dry w/Frank Ostaseski

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Frank Ostaseski, internationally respected Buddhist teacher, visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, & founder of the Metta Institute - while they talk about remaining vulnerably present in service of patients, how we should let our tears run instead of hiding them, & moving beyond the idea of a good death.

This conversation originally aired July 8th, 2021.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

frank ostaseski’s
website: https://frankostaseski.com/
The Five Invitations: https://fiveinvitations.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/frankostaseski/

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What Have I Done? w/Michelle Tea

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author & editor Michelle Tea, while they talk about the story of her writing onto stage, her history running lesbian-feminist spoken-word & performance art collective Sister Spit, & the “mental illness” of writing & why it matters for our lives, our trauma, our healing.

Thanks to Beth Pickens for the “Death & God” chapter in her book Make Your Art No Matter What which offered a fitting launching off point for this conversation.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

michelle tea’s
website: https://www.michelle-tea.com/
books: https://www.michelle-tea.com/books
IG: https://www.instagram.com/michelleteaz/
twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaMichelle
substack: https://michelletea.substack.com/
venmo @Michelle-Tea-1

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Presence w/adrienne maree brown

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, activist, & facilitator adrienne maree brown, while they talk about what's possible in our response to the world's atrocious injustices, how to make our heart soft & expanded & not let it shrink to the size of our oppressors, & in light of the fact that we're all going to die, we can live more fully, freely, & start operating together as the shared living organism we actually are.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

adrienne maree brown’s
website: https://adriennemareebrown.net/
books: https://adriennemareebrown.net/books/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriennemaree
twitter: https://twitter.com/adriennemaree

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”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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Alternative Burials w/Katrina Spade

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Katrina Spade, founder & CEO of Recompose, a Public Benefit Corporation based in Seattle & the world’s first human composting company, while they talk about her work with Recompose, the history that led to it, & the option of returning our bodies to the earth via composting.

You can listen to You’re Going to Die: The Podcast
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HERE: https://pod.link/yergoing2die

katrina spade’s
IG: https://www.instagram.com/katrinaspade/
TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me

recompose’s
website: https://recompose.life/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/
FB; https://www.facebook.com/recomposelife/
newsletter: https://recompose.life/#signup

Produced by Nick Jaina
Soundscaping by Nick Jaina
”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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