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6 Mar 2026
10. Season Finale
In this episode, the girls prepare for death by reflecting on everything they’ve learned in season one. Good news: we’re making Season 2. Slightly inconvenient news: you’ll have to wait for it. The solution? We launched a Death Wish Substack! Same vibe, different medium to grapple with all the big, weird, funny questions we have about death. Subscribe at substack.com/@thedeathwishpodcast. Text us to let us know what you think of the episode! Follow us on Instagram and Substack for...
27 Feb 2026
9. Do Not Resuscitate Orders
In this episode, the girls prepare for death by considering Do Not Resuscitate orders. We recommend: Caitlin: the 1964 vintage horror film, The Masque of the Red Death Kaylin: the protest song, Coffin for a Head of State, by Fela Kuti Kris: the November 2025 BBC coverage of the Thai woman who was nearly cremated alive Megan: the Guardian article, Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin for 61 days told in new documentary, about the Irish language film, Buried Alive We refere...
20 Feb 2026
8. Your Dream Funeral
In this episode, the girls prepare for death with some preliminary funeral plans. We recommend: Caitlin: The Golden Girls: S5.E7, “Not Another Monday”, aired Nov 11, 1989 for how it tackles Medical Assistance in Dying Kaylin: the classic, gothic novel, Wuthering Heights, specifically the scene where a grieving Heathcliff exhumes his lover, Cathy’s, corpse Kris: The X-Files; S1.E13 “Beyond the Sea,” and how that episode depicts grief Megan: the 2001 novel, Year of Wonders, by...
13 Feb 2026
7. Mourning Rituals
In this episode, the girls prepare for death by getting into mourning traditions. We recommend: Caitlin: the 2025 book, Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away by Coltan Scrivner, PhD Kaylin: the 2025 FX/Hulu series, Dying for Sex, for its complex depiction of a woman’s final months of life Kris: the 2025 HBO series, The Pitt, for its trauma-informed storytelling about death in an ER Megan: the 2024 spy thriller series, Day of the Jackal, which made her root for an assas...
6 Feb 2026
6. Final Disposition: Part 2
In this episode the girls prepare for death by considering “sustainable” body disposal practices. We recommend: Caitlin: the Apple TV series, Pluribus for depicting body disposal labor Kaylin: the 2019 film, The Lighthouse, and Peacock’s Pokerface season 2 episode 2 for knowing cremated remains are pulverised bones Kris: The Pitt season 2 for continuing to raise DNR awareness, and Netflix’s His and Hers Megan: the Netflix series, Derry Girls for the Irish wake scene We referenced: https://www...
10 Dec 2025
Bonus Episode: Holiday Hiatus Announcement and Culture Recommendations
We're not dead yet! Just taking a break for the holidays. Listen to this bonus episode for media recommendations to fulfill all your wildest death wishes for the holiday season. We recommend: Strange Houses (book by Uketsu, translated from Japanese)Tonight Show clip with Matthew Rhys on Welsh New Year’s Day traditionCannonball with Wesley Morris podcast episode on D’Angelo and the Power of Last Albums28 Years Later (film, directed by Danny BoyleText us to let us know what you think of the epi...
28 Nov 2025
5. Final Disposition: Part 1
In this episode the girls prepare for death by weighing the tradeoffs of caskets v. cremation. We recommend: Caitlin: the original 1922 film, Nosferatu, and the I Think You Should Leave sketch, CornCob TV’s Coffin Flop (season 2, episode 1) Kaylin: the 1992 film, Death Becomes Her, for its look at corpse upkeep Kris: the Apple TV series, Shrinking, for its message on processing grief Megan: that classic comfort watch, Law and Order We referenced: Apawu, M. (2025, September 13). Ghana’s ...
21 Nov 2025
4. Deathbed Rituals
In this episode the girls prepare for death by considering various deathbed rituals. We recommend: Caitlin: the Netflix TV series, Bojack Horseman, and the internet discourse around the death of the United Healthcare CEO Kaylin: the Oct. 1, 2024 episode of the podcast Good on Paper to learn about organ donation Kris: the FX TV series, Say Nothing, about The Troubles in Northern Ireland Megan: the episode Grief is Like a Fingerprint on the podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel We re...
14 Nov 2025
3. Swedish Death Cleaning
In this episode the girls prepare for death by exploring the tradition of Swedish death cleaning. **Listeners have reported a slight audio issue on episode 3 that has given us a death wish. Please accept our many apologies. We’ll do better next time! We recommend Caitlin: the TV series, Chucky (2021-2024) Kaylin: Rachel Bloom’s Netflix special, Death, Let Me Do My Special (2024) Kris: the TV show, Grotesquerie (2024) Megan: the 2003 book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Ro...
7 Nov 2025
2. Medical Assistance in Dying
In this episode the girls prepare for death by taking a look at Medical Aid in Dying and its impact on vulnerable communities. We recommend Caitlin: the Turkish comedy series, Gibi, and the film, Alien: Romulus (2024) Kaylin: the K-drama, Crash Landing on You (2019) Kris: the dead girl murder mystery series, The Perfect Couple (2024), and Marvel series, WandaVision (2021) Megan: the writings of Liz Bruenig on the death penalty at the Atlantic, and the film, Children of Men (2006) We reference...
27 Oct 2025
1. When Are You Dead?
In this episode the girls prepare for death by grappling with what it is medically, and how that has shifted throughout the centuries. We recommend Caitlin: the album Death Consciousness (2008) by Have a Nice Life Kaylin: WikiHow Article Collection on Death Kris: the TV series, Six Feet Under (2001-2005) Megan: the film, The Nun (2018) We referenced Bondeson, J. (2001). Buried alive: The terrifying history of our most primal fear. New York and London: W. W. Norton. Text u...
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