Peaceful Exit

About Peaceful Exit

We live in a culture that avoids death and Peaceful Exit is an invitation to be in candid conversation about it. Writer and host Sarah Cavanaugh believes talking about death will work to dispel our natural fear and build courage in the face of death. She’s talking to authors who have written extensively on the topic to help us normalize death as part of the human experience, no matter who you are, no matter your politics, spiritual faith or socioeconomic status. Peaceful Exit explores how to radically accept our eventual demise, how to talk about it and even plan for it. But it’s not all doom and gloom – there's joy, meaning and connection to be found in exploring the messiness of death, dying and grief.

Publisher

Peaceful Exit

Category

arts · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2023

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 95 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Life Lessons from Alzheimer's to Zoos with Dr. Jackie Ogden

   Behavioral psychologist Dr. Jackie Ogden shares profound life lessons on grief, conservation, and embracing mortality with host Sarah, drawing from her career and personal Alzheimer's journey.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Lightness After Loss with Paisely Rekdal

   Poet Laureate Paisely Rekdal shares with host Sarah insights on navigating grief, finding lightness after loss, and the profound role of poetry in processing death.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ice, Death, and Grief with Twila Moon

   Glaciologist Twila Moon shares with host Sarah insights on experiencing and processing climate grief while witnessing glaciers vanish, finding hope through action.

Inside a recent episode

Life Lessons from Alzheimer's to Zoos with Dr. Jackie Ogden

Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so it was a perfect opportunity. And that's how I ended up making the transition. So you've worked at some of the best known zoos and animal theme parks in the world, including San Diego Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom. What would listeners be most surprised to learn about this kind of work? People really have no understanding about the depth of conservation work that zoos and aquariums are involved with. They've given millions and millions and millions of dollars actually every year to support conservation, and their teams are actively involved in saving species and saving habitat on the ground. […]

Who has been a guest on Peaceful Exit

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jackie Ogden
• Paisley Rekdal
• Twila Moon
• Brittany Cook
• Elaine Kasket

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

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