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Revolutionizing Death Care with Joél Simone Maldonado
Joél Simone Maldonado is a licensed funeral director and embalmer, spiritual death care educator and the founder of the Multicultural...
3 days ago

Music and Judaism with Rabbi Neil Blumofe
Rabbi Neil Blumofe is the senior rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, and has been part of that community for 26 years!...
Mar 31


Prayer As a Place of Peace with Pastor Daryl Horton
Daryl Horton is the senior pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. He explains why community is a key tennant of his faith...
Mar 17


Impermanence in Buddhism
Like authors, faith leaders are a great source for language about life and death. Venerable Jue Ji is a Buddhist nun who grew up in...
Jan 13

Peaceful Exit Season 5 Trailer
We live in a culture that avoids talking about death and Peaceful Exit is an invitation to be in candid conversation about it. In season...
Jan 13

The Death of Whales with Michael Moore
Michael J. Moore is a veterinary scientist who spent his entire career studying and advocating for the North Atlantic Right Whale. This...
Jan 13

Reflections - Behind the Scenes with Sarah
As the show begins to switch gears a bit, from talking with authors to talking with artists, theologians, musicians, poets–creatives of...
Jan 13

Curb Appeal: Finding Home After Loss with Rev. Steven Tomlinson
Steven Tomlinson, Episcopal priest, playwright, and former economist, shares his personal journey through grief and healing after the...
Nov 4, 2024

Reflections - Looking Back at Special Moments
As Sarah looks forward to the future of a Peaceful Exit, we take a look back at some memorable moments of the past year with some of her...
Nov 4, 2024

Get Me to 21 with Gabi Lowe
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews Gabi Lowe, author of Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story . Gabi shares...
Nov 4, 2024

The Other Side of Yet with Michelle Hord
Michelle Hord, author of 'The Other Side of Yet,’ recounts the devastating loss of her daughter, Gabrielle, who was murdered by her...
Nov 4, 2024

The Art of Transformation with Alixa Garcia
Sarah talks with multidisciplinary artist Alixa Garcia about Alixa's transformative experiences with art, her powerful personal stories...
Nov 4, 2024

COVID Chaplaincy with Luke Lorentzen and Mati Engel
In this episode, we talk with Luke Lorentzen and Mati Engel about their intimate documentary, 'A Still, Small Voice'. The film features...
Oct 21, 2024

The Girlfriends with Carole Fisher
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews Carole Fisher, who shares her deeply personal journey through...
Oct 7, 2024

The Anthropology of Death with Anita Hannig
In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews an anthropologist who immersed herself in the world of assisted dying...
Sep 23, 2024

The Power of Storytelling with Brittani Ard
Brittani Ard, from "You Probably Think This Story's About You" podcast, shares her raw, unfiltered story of navigating loss and a...
Sep 9, 2024

Grief and Artivism with Kumi Naidoo
Kumi Naidoo is a prominent global activist. He is the former Secretary General of Amnesty International and Executive Director of...
Aug 27, 2024

Briefly Perfectly Human with Alua Arthur
Alua Arthur is an entrepreneur, death doula, and New York Times bestselling author, who recently published her book, 'Briefly Perfectly...
Aug 13, 2024

Grief, Trauma, and Healing with Louisa Zondo
From growing up in Apartheid South Africa to helping write the country's constitution, Louisa Zondo's life story is nothing short of...
Jul 29, 2024

Your Grieving Brain with Mary-Frances O’Connor
Mary-Frances O’Connor is a neuroscientist at the University of Arizona where she studies the impact of grief on the brain. Her work helps...
Jul 15, 2024
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