It's A Death Sentence: An Unexpectedly Funny, Deeply Human Podcast About Death & Life

This episode we welcome Helen Tomblin and Jess Allan from Brum YODO  as we start the wind up to the A matter of life and death festival Birmingham. This festival takes place every year in May during Dying Matters Awareness Week which is celebrated nationally. A fascinating and funny interview with a twist - we loved talking to these ladies. To take part in everything they have to offer g...

The podcast welcomes Nyla this week as she talks openly about the sad loss of her husband after a short lived illness. Nyla has a frank and open conversation about getting use to the new normal, things moving on after death and what happens when we die.

In this episode we look at laughter , the funny parts of dealing with death. We explore how sometimes serious things can be funny, and how people can use laughter to cope with grief. Adult themes and satire from the start, not ment to cause offence.

In this episode we talk to Jo, she tells us about the sad loss of her father, how she copes with grief and what she thinks happens to us when we die, as we continue to explore death and all its mystery.

This episode looks at the sadness we all face when dealing with grief and loss of a loved one, we focus on the pain of life returning to the new normal. Adult themes and bad language throughout, not suitable for younger listeners. Satire from the outset.

In this episode we talk to a young woman about the sad loss of losing her mother to cancer and how she deals with her ongoing grief. Faye talks about her spirituality and coping techniques.

In this episode Carrie and Emma talk about fear around death and dying, how death is portrayed in film and media v's the reality of it. This episode may contain bad language and satire from the outset.

In this episode James talks to its a death sentence about his views on death and what happens to us after  we die. Adult themes, some bad language.

In this episode Carrie and Emma take a deep dive into the physicality of death,  They discuss what happens during a post mortem and go into details around what happens when someone dies unexpectedly. Adult themes and descriptions throughout some may find disturbing from the start, some bad language. Not appropriate for a younger audience.

In this episode we meet our hosts, Carrie and Emma. Carrie interviews Emma about her experience of death, grief and the afterlife and what it means to her specifically. This podcast explores the unanswered questions we are all left with after death and the loss of a loved one, contains adult themes, some bad language and satire from the outset.

In this episode we continue to get to know our hosts, Emma interviews Carrie about life, death and her feelings about working with the deceased. This podcast looks at death and the mystery that surrounds it. Adult themes, some bad language and satire from the outset.