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You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastLetters From a Friend w/Naomi Shihab Nye & Marion Winik Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with friends and writers Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik as they talk about the promise they made, and kept, with their friend Ann Alejandro, to pull together, from thousands of her pages of writing left in their care, the new book I know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas, an extraordinary collection of writing put together by longtime literary friends in tribute to a third, who died in 2019 at the age of 64. I Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann...2025-01-161h 02You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastSonya Renee Taylor & The Bengsons - LIVE at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley You're Going to Die Presents: Alive Concert & Conversation w/Sonya Renee Taylor & The Bengsons at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, recorded for You're Going to Die: The Podcast on Saturday, August 17th, 2024... Join us for an enlivening episode of holding the light & dark in community, with a live recorded conversation and Q&A with New York Times best-selling author, world-renowned activist/thought leader, and founder of the international movement The Body Is Not An Apology Sonya Renee Taylor & the composing/performing/grief-working, dumb joke-writing, award-winning duo The Bengsons, featuring music from The Bengsons, hosted by You're...2024-08-221h 47You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastMETAL w/Carla HarveyJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author, musician, artist, grief coach and thanatologist Carla Harvey, who has spent over 15 years navigating the death industry and is passionate about bringing awareness to the death positive movement, writing about aging, grief, death and dying in a way that will appeal to a new generation of people with non-traditional lives.   carla's website: https://www.goodgriefla.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/carlaharvey/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina2024-08-011h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastKeep Going w/Amanda Nagai & Chelsea ColemanJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with friends Amanda Nagai and Chelsea Coleman, as they talk about suicide, the impact of a personal loss like this, and their creative expression navigating this kind of death in community. Amanda is a storyteller, ritualist, artist, and designer focused on the transformative power of grief and the need for embodied collective ways to walk paths of mourning and healing together. Chelsea is a singer songwriter, the Creative Director of You’re Going to Die and head of its publishing program. amanda's book: https://www.yg2d.com/publishing we...2024-07-251h 08You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastGrief Camp w/Jesse MossJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Jesse Moss, Director of Marketing at Experience Camps, in charge of developing strategies and content to create a more grief-sensitive culture and advocate for grieving children. Experience Camps is an award-winning national nonprofit that transforms the lives of grieving children through summer camp programs and innovative, year-round initiatives. Through compassion, connection, and play, they allow grieving children to embody a life full of hope and possibility. Experience Camps' website: https://experiencecamps.org/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/experiencecamps/ DONATE: https://give.experiencecamps.org/give/407095/#!/donation/checkout?c...2024-07-181h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastPuzzles w/Amen DunesJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Damon McMahon, an American indie rock musician and the primary member of the musical project Amen Dunes. amen dunes' website: https://bedroomdrum.com/ 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 "Round the World" performed by Amen Dunes, written by Bill Monroe & Damon McMahon, produced by Damon McMahon SUPPORT THE PODCAST & OUR 501(c)3 NONPROFIT BY CONTRIBUTING TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/dona...2024-07-111h 14You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Next Right Thing w/Oliver BurkemanJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done [a collection of his columns for the Guardian newspaper], as they talk about his newest book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, and making the most of our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands, relentless distraction and political insanity [and 'productivity techniques' that mainly just make everyone feel busier]. oliver burkeman's website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ Produc...2024-07-041h 07You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastHappy With Nothing w/GaTaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with GaTa, American rapper, actor, & hypeman, best known for his role as a fictionalized version of himself, Davionate "Dave" Ganter / GaTa, in the FXX TV series Dave. GaTa's ig: https://www.instagram.com/gedgata/ 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 SUPPORT THE PODCAST & OUR 501(c)3 NONPROFIT BY CONTRIBUTING TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate 2024-06-281h 04You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastWhy Wait? w/Ira ByockJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Ira Byock, leading physician, author, and public advocate for improving care for people living with serious medical conditions. He is an emeritus professor of medicine and community & family medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. His books include Dying Well, The Four Things That Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible. ira's website: https://irabyock.org/ 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 2024-06-261h 16You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastWhy Wait? w/Ira ByockJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Ira Byock, leading physician, author, and public advocate for improving care for people living with serious medical conditions. He is an emeritus professor of medicine and community & family medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. His books include Dying Well, The Four Things That Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible. ira's website: https://irabyock.org/ 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 ...2024-06-201h 16You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastBáyò Akómoláfé - LIVE at The Lost Church in San FranciscoYou're Going to Die Presents: Alive Conversation w/Báyò Akómoláfé at The Lost Church in San Francisco, recorded for You're Going to Die: The Podcast on Friday, March 15th, 2024... Join host Ned Buskirk's LIVE conversation with Báyò Akómoláfé, father to Alethea and Kyah, grateful life-partner to Ije, son & brother, widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, and author. báyò’s website: https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bayoakomolafeampersand twitter: https://twitter.com/bayoakomolafe Recorded by Sc...2024-04-1859 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastSit w/Martín PrechtelJoin Ned Buskirk in conversation with Martín Prechtel, artist, writer, musician, storyteller, teacher, and healer, as Prechtel offers his introduction as generous story-telling of ancestral lineage & answers the question: "Why say ‘yes’ to being on a podcast called 'You're Going to Die'?" martín prechtel's website: https://floweringmountain.com/ Please, Come Sit By My Fire - Martín Prechtel’s Audial Lecture Series - Talks from the Flowering Mountain: https://floweringmountain.com/pleasecomesitbymyfire/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcas...2024-04-111h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastLittle by Little w/Jeremiah FraitesJoin Ned Buskirk in conversation with Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder of The Lumineers, American-Italian musician, composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, talking about the loss of his older brother when Jeremiah was just 14 years old. jeremiah fraites's website: https://lnk.bio/jeremiahfraites ig: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahfraites/ the lumineers: https://www.thelumineers.com/ 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 ”Spirals” by Jeremiah Fraites SUPPOR...2024-04-041h 27You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastIt All Matters w/Sonya Renee TaylorJoin 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. 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 SUPPORT THE PODCAST & OUR...2024-03-2856 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastState of the Pod w/Ned Buskirk & Nick JainaJoin 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. BECOME A PATREON MEMBER NOW, FOR AS LITTLE AS $2 A MONTH AND START GETTING EARLY RELEASE EPISODES A WEEK BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE… 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 HE...2024-01-1117 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastComfortable With Death w/Joshua Rose O’HaraJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with lifelong activist, revolutionary, thought leader, & psychic survivor Joshua Rose O’Hara, while they talk about their vastly varying experience with dying loved ones & ceremonies for those dead, their work protecting & expanding reproductive rights in Alaska, & their near death [or just plain dying] with producer Nick Jaina in collision with a pregnant cow. joshua rose o’hara wants you to support prairie creek conservation cemetery: https://www.prairiecreekconservationcemetery.org/ northwest abortion access fund: https://nwaafund.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick...2023-10-051h 22You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastI Want You To Have a Body w/Megan FalleyJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with femme writer, spoken word poet, author, & teaching artist Megan Falley, while they talk about how two decades of hating her body shifted with her partner’s cancer diagnosis, how confronting mortality altered her idea of what beauty is, & how being a steward over her partner’s health lead to a decision to vow some of that same love & devotion to herself. megan falley’s website: https://www.meganfalley.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/meganfalley/ poems that don’t suck online writing course: https://www.meganfal...2023-09-281h 12You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastA Legacy of Care w/Jamie ThrowerJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Death Doula, End of Life Educator & Grief Guide Jamie Thrower, while they talk about parent loss, medical aid in dying, death care/planning/grief experiences & why it’s important to have inclusive support for all of the LGBTQ+ community. jamie thrower’s website: https://jamiethrower.com/ support via venmo: @jamie-thrower grief club ig: https://www.instagram.com/queergriefclub/ zines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/queergriefclub Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song”...2023-09-2153 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastA Vision for the End of Life w/Staci HainesJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Staci K. Haines, a national leader in Somatics & the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatic, Healing and Social Change, while they talk about the shock & ceremony of her mom's diagnosis & dying, their co-creating a Vision for the end of life, & how these personal experiences of loss connect to social justice. This interview originally aired July 22nd, 2021. staci haines’ website: https://www.stacihaines.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/stacikhaines/ books: https://www.stacihaines.com/books Register for The Politics of Trauma: Em...2023-09-1457 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastIs This How I Want To Be? w/Prentis HemphillJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Prentis Hemphill, writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, & therapist, talking about how a simple gaze offered the opportunity for a new legacy of love, getting to the work of grieving the past, & how their being in the world can be traced back to an 11-year-old Prentis who found God in a hiding place. TW: The general act of “suicide” is mentioned, but nothing in detail. prentis’ website: https://prentishemphill.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/prentishemphill Produced by Nick Jaina Sounds...2023-09-071h 20You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Value of Death w/Aditi SethiJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Aditi Sethi, hospice & palliative care physician, end-of-life doula, & musician, talking about her work as Founder & Executive Director of the Center for Conscious Living & Dying, the dying of Ethan Sisser captured in the documentary The Last Ecstatic Days, & how Aditi’s life journey has led to her work & being in the world. aditi’s website: https://www.aditisethimd.com/ Center for Conscious Living & Dying: https://www.ccld.community/ Sign up for the CCLD updates & news: https://www.ccld.community/subscribe Support the CCLD: http...2023-08-311h 09You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastWash It All Away w/Adrienne ShamszadJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad, crying & laughing their way through a conversation about living a life worth dying for, music as a way forward in the darkness of mental health struggles & existential crises, & honoring our ancestral lineage in song. adrienne’s website: https://adrienneshamszad.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/aidishams/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adrienneshamszad facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrienneshamszadmusic/ bandcamp: https://adrienneshamszad.bandcamp.com/ spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aIWNyQhH7GELkGMLDOZ3k Freight & Salvage Show - August 31st, 2023: ht...2023-08-241h 22You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastI’ll Never Be Ready w/Wendy MacNaughtonJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with New York Times best-selling illustrator & graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton, talking about her book “How to Say Goodbye: The Wisdom of Hospice Caregivers,” combining drawings from her artist’s residency inside The Zen Hospice Project Guest House, with words of hospice caregivers she interviewed, including a list of The Five Things to help us say goodbye. wendy’s website: https://www.wendymacnaughton.com/ "The Grown-Ups Table" substack: https://substack.com/@drawtogether book - How to Say Goodbye: https://www.wendymacnaughton.com/illustration/how-to-say-goodbye Produc...2023-08-171h 09You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Work w/BJ Miller & Ladybird MorganJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with return guests & friends BJ Miller & Ladybird Morgan, talking about their work in the world, together with Mettle Health, & Mettle Health’s Annual Convening happening in Nevada City, CA on August, 17th 2023, an event meant for everyone who will be touched by the subject of aging, illness, death, & grief... mettle health annual convening’s website: https://mettlehealth.com/annual-convening-2023 Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina 2023-08-101h 07You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastGoing With Grace w/Alua ArthurJoin host Ned Buskirk, in conversation with Alua Arthur - Death Doula, Ordained Minister, Recovering Lawyer, Perpetual Seeker of Nothing to be Found & Founder of Going with Grace - while they talk about death activism, the touchstone of nihilism, & being in the question marks of dying. This interview originally aired February 4th, 2021. alua arthur’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/going_with_grace/ TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkeuKPZxEhM Going with Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/ Going with Grace End of Life Education and Planning: https://www.go...2023-08-0356 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastTime in a Bottle w/Laura Sullivan CassidyJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Laura Sullivan Cassidy, writer/editor, creative consultant/coach, artist/experience maker, & grief/death/funeral care worker, talking about the personal experience of death when your profession is deathwork, using “Griefmapping” for navigating loss, & our necessary responsibility more than ever for community care with grief/death/dying. laura sullivan cassidy’s substack: https://grieversball.substack.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FR...2023-07-271h 13You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastSlower w/Mara JuneJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Mara June of MOTHERWORT + ROSE, educator, facilitator, community weaver, writer, caregiver, death doula, & community herbalist, talking about the value of approaching death before we’re in the midst of it, their work with our herbal allies, especially MOTHERWORT + ROSE, & how important it is to remember death, like birth, is not meant for any of us to do alone. mara june’s website: https://www.motherwortandrose.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/motherwortandrose/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D P...2023-07-201h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastHow to Trust Grief w/Francis WellerJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with psychotherapist, writer, & soul activist Francis Weller, talking about the saturation of sorrow we’re faced with in these times - the Long Dark - & how we might trust, befriend, & accompany our grief with slow encounters, to return with medicine for our community, as we more wholly & fully re-enter LIFE.   francis weller’s website: https://www.francisweller.net/   Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina   THIS...2023-07-131h 13You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastBuddhism in Prison w/Ven. Robina CourtinJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with the Venerable Robina Courtin, a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition & lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe & Lama Zopa Rinpoche, talking about one of Buddhism’s first truths, death & impermanence, & the life-deepening lessons from our incarcerated community. ven. robina courtin’s website: https://robinacourtin.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/robinacourtin/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE...2023-07-061h 01You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThis Body of Mine Is Here w/Andrea GibsonJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with poet & activist Andrea Gibson, in laughter & tears on the chemo-brain railroad, talking about the record skipping parts of our lives’, the poetry of cancer, chronic disease, & panic attacks, & what it means to consider what’s available when faced with the hardest parts of being mortal. andrea gibson’s website: https://andreagibson.org/ book - “You Better Be Lightening”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ newsletter - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.bulletin.com/subscribe Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina2023-06-291h 19You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastFear of Death Is Our God w/Richie ResedaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with music, film, & content producer Richie Reseda, freed from prison in 2018, talking about how our culture is built around grief / loss / death / dying / mortality & how it serves capitalism more than it serves us, & how abolition is connected to our relationship with grief & dying. richie reseda @ Question Culture: https://www.questionculture.com/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richiereseda/ & JJ’88’s single “Atlantic”: https://linktr.ee/jj_eightyeight Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2...2023-06-221h 23You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastHow We Grieve Is Up To Us w/Claire Bidwell SmithJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with therapist, grief expert, & author Claire Bidwell Smith, talking about those of us who walk with a different awareness in the wake of loss, practicing expansion while living in the midst of the unknown, & using writing as a form of healing. claire bidwell smith’s website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW...2023-06-151h 09You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastIn the Truth w/Abigail BengsonJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Abigail Bengson, one half of the composing / performing / grief-working & dumb joke-writing, award-winning duo The Bengsons, talking about dissolving ravenously into the awe-filled urgent enoughness of loving & grieving LIFE. the bengsons’ website: https://www.bengsons.com/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebengsons ig: https://www.instagram.com/thebengsons/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on I...2023-06-081h 30You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastCentering Our Selves w/Alica ForneretJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Alica Forneret, educator, speaker, & consultant dedicated to creating new spaces for people to explore grief & grieving, talking about her mother’s death & how this loss led to her work with PAUSE, an organization focused on supporting Communities of Color through grief & end of life. alica forneret’s website: https://alicaforneret.co/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/alica.forneret/ PAUSE: https://www.timetopause.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcas...2023-06-0158 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastArt Is a Little Death w/Ani DiFrancoJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, talking about her father’s death, how we can tend to relationships with our dead, “grief as a window” to what’s possible, & the ways we can heal collective grief with restorative justice. To listen to an UNEDITED version of this conversation with Ani DiFranco become a podcast patron now: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D ani difranco’s website: http://anidifranco.com/ memoir: http://anidifranco.com/book Righteous Babe Records: https://www.righteousbabe.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate...2023-05-251h 29You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Forgotten Teachers w/Claudia Biçen & Brian IsettJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with neuroscientist poet Brian Isett & storytelling artist Claudia Biçen, as they talk about their new book The Forgotten Teachers, where ideas from the field of evolutionary biology are fused with poetic prose, brought to life by intricate & dreamlike watercolor illustrations, describing the evolution of life on Earth. the forgotten teachers’ kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theforgottenteachers/the-forgotten-teachers claudia biçen’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/claudiabicen/ website: https://claudiabicen.art/ brian isett’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/brisett_writes/ webs...2023-05-181h 15You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastI’m With You w/caroline lee.Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with death doula & therapist caroline lee., as they talk about the potentially complicated emotional experience of pregnancy, the story that led to caroline’s work in the world, & ABANDONMENT ISSUES! caroline lee’s website: https://www.agencyindying.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/howcarolinecarolines/ death work ig: https://www.instagram.com/death.ed_ venmo: @howcarolinecarolines Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FO...2023-05-111h 06You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastSlow Down the Moments w/Robinson & RoheJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with American songwriters Liam Robinson & Jean Rohe, as they talk about the medicine of music, & the story of life, love, & loss that led to their new album “Into the Night,” out May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records. Robinson & Rohe’s website: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/robinsonandrohe/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinsonandrohe preorder their album INTO THE NIGHT, out on May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/store Produced by Nick Jaina Associ...2023-05-041h 09You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastWhy Be Kind? w/DessaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer, rapper, & writer Dessa, as they talk about what it means to lead a moral life as an atheist, the kindness-potential of mortality, & how the hardest times of our life may inspire a life of generous heartfelt engagement with others. Dessa’s website: https://www.dessawander.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/dessa/ twitter: https://twitter.com/dessadarling facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dessadarling/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”I Ho...2023-04-271h 04You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastBroth From the Bones w/Jenna BowersJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with creative energy healer Jenna Bowers, aka The Way Witch, as they talk about the life-changing deaths of her nephew & father, the ways death can propel life forward, death & ancestor rituals & practices, & her work crossing over our ghosts who need it. Jenna Bowers/The Way Witch’s website: https://www.thewaywitch.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/thewaywitch tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewaywitch Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Dog Beach” from t...2023-04-201h 32You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastTragedy Abounds w/Shanthi SekaranJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with novelist & television writer Shanthi Sekaran, as they talk about her new book Boomi's Boombox, how she went about tackling the issue of grief for a fictional 12-year old, & her secondhand experience of death/grief, mostly in story form, from her own mother. Shanthi Sekaran’s website: https://www.shanthisekaran.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/shanthi.sekaran/ pre-order/order Boomi's Boombox: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/boomis-boombox-shanthi-sekaran ”Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey”: https://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/04/25/imperfect-eulogy-for-elmer-morrissey/ [an excerpt from this piece was included in thi...2023-04-131h 03You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastEcstatic w/Karima WalkerJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with artist & musician Karima Walker, as they talk about the hypnotizing death of her mother, the difficulties/complications of being in a potentially necessary changing relationship with our dead, & making art in the wake of loss. Karima Walker’s website: https://www.karimawalker.com/ bandcamp: https://karimawalker.bandcamp.com/music ig: https://www.instagram.com/karimawalker/ tip karima via venmo: @karima-walker An organization karima really loves is Borderlands Restoration Network: https://www.borderlandsrestoration.org/donate.html Produced by Nick Jaina2023-04-061h 07You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Cosmic Shhh w/Báyò AkómoláféJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Báyò Akómoláfé, father to Alethea & Kyah, grateful life-partner to Ije, son & brother, widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, & author, as they talk about his father’s death when Báyò was 15 years old, what it would take to dissolve the wall that death brought between them, & considering what new “cosmology of death” we all may need for these “modern times.” Báyò Akómoláfé’s website: https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/ ”We Will Dance With Mountains” - September 2023: https://course.bayoakomolafe...2023-03-301h 14You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastShadow Work w/Jess Reis MendivilJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with The Death Empath - Jess Reis Mendivil, an Ancestral Death Doula, Shadow Empath, Grief Guide, & Life Coach, talking about being “in the sad,” the dark, the shadows, efficiently moving through it all by creatively alchemizing Grief, Death, & Loss of Self, & how integrating death & shadow helps garner kinder, softer, humans that are in awe of their own lives. ***EPISODE TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide Ideation*** Jess Reis Mendivil’s website: https://thedeathempath.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/deathempath/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.de...2023-03-231h 10You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastDeath Is the Biggest Deal w/Amanda Yates GarciaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Amanda Yates Garcia, writer, witch, & the Oracle of Los Angeles, talking about the “underworlds” we must endure, what it means to come back from that dark with a burning torch to share with others who need that light, & the story of her becoming a witch [available in her book INITIATED: MEMOIR OF A WITCH]. Amanda Yates Garcia’ website: https://www.oracleoflosangeles.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/oracleofla/ book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-yates-garcia/initiated/9781538763070/ Between the Worlds podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...2023-03-161h 00You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastA Train Going By w/Alexis Pauline GumbsJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, cherished oracle & community accountable Black feminist author & scholar, talking about the life, love, & death of her father, how she stays in relationship with him “by every means” possible, & how important it is to give one another permission to be in conversation with our ancestors. Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ website: https://www.alexispauline.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/alexispauline/ UNDROWNED, DUB, & all her books: https://www.alexispauline.com/books Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard So...2023-03-0958 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastLead With Love w/Barbara BeckerJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Barbara Becker, ordained interfaith minister & author of "Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End in Mind," talking about how sometimes the dying just need you to watch Jeopardy, applying the fruits of our spiritual endeavors to real life, & the powerful presence of skeletons, not in our closets, but our homes. Barbara Becker’s website: https://barbarabecker.com/ book: https://barbarabecker.com/heartwood/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Them...2023-03-0257 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastKeep It Kind w/Sheng WangJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with stand-up comedian Sheng Wang, talking about how growing up Taiwanese American may or may not result in a career in stand-up comedy, the grounding value of visiting cemeteries, & why purchasing clothes at the grocery store is a sign of maturing enlightenment. Sheng Wang’s website: https://www.shengwangtime.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shengwangtime/ twitter: https://twitter.com/shengwangtime Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nic...2023-02-2356 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastIt’s Hard No Matter What w/Hospice Nurse PennyJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Hospice Nurse Penny Smith, a nationally certified hospice & palliative care registered nurse, talking about her recent experience as a bystander to a fatal car accident & what she learns in life&death moments like these to offer others, like the wisdom she offers host Ned about the death of his own mother. Hospice Nurse Penny’s tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hospicenursepenny instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospicenursepenny/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hospicenursepenny Resources American Hospice: https://americanhospice.org/learning-about-hospice/ Five Wi...2023-02-161h 07You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastGrieving a Friendship w/MariNaomiJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with award-winning author & illustrator MariNaomi, talking about their new & ninth book, I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME, a collage-comics graphic memoir about a friendship-gone-wrong & the unreliable nature of memory. MariNaomi’s website: https://marinaomi.com/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marinaomi Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”The Flowers Above You Are Blooming This Time of Year” by Lake Mary ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on I...2023-02-091h 02You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastBorn for This w/Mangda SengvanhphengJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Mangda Sengvanhpheng, artist & the founder of BACII - a digital space that focuses on loss & grief while providing services & offerings that renew our engagement to life, meeting one another from the stories of their mothers’ deaths & where those losses place them, with mutual understanding, working in the context of death & dying. ALL THINGS MANGDA SENGVANHPHENG Bacii: https://bacii.co/ Bacii on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bacii/ Consider enrolling in YU:EXIST at https://bacii.co/yuexist SUPPORT Mangda’s work & being in the world via2023-02-0251 minYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastBreathe w/Stelth Ulvang & Dorota SzutaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dorota Szuta & Stelth Ulvang, the songsmiths of desert grunge trio Heavy Gus, as they talk about the story of the early years of their coming together, peppered with much grief & loss, but also with the life, love, & music that emerged from their deepening relationship. ALL THINGS DOROTA & STELTH & HEAVY GUS Heavy Gus: https://www.heavygus.com/ Heavy Gus IG: https://www.instagram.com/heavygus/ Heavy Gus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heavygus4432 Stelth on IG: https://www.instagram.com/stelthulvang/ Dorota on IG: https://www...2023-01-261h 09You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastA Form of Healing w/Lisa WellsJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author Lisa Wells, as they talk about the kind of love that sits at a deathbed [for a fellow human or a dying planet], our culture's relationship to life/death/the planet, & her book Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World. ALL THINGS LISA WELLS Get Lisa’s book Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World: https://www.lisawellswriter.com/believers Get her book of poetry The Fix: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781609385477 Read “To Be a Field of Poppies: The Eleg...2023-01-191h 00You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastDeath Is the Problem Solver w/Sophie StrandJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Sophie Strand, writer & “neo-troubadour animist w/a propensity to spin yarns that inevitably turn into love stories,” as they talk about her new book The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine, THE ANIMATE EVERYTHING, & slowing down to “turn to each other, arms open, ears pricked, & ask with complete rapt attention: ‘What troubles you?’” ALL THINGS SOPHIE STRAND Get Sophie’s book The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Flowering-Wand/Sophie-Strand/9781644115961 Sophie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/cosmogyny/ Sophie’s Webby: https://sophiestrand.com...2023-01-121h 10You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastWe Act Like Nobody Dies w/Thao NguyenJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with veteran artist, songwriter, touring musician, & producer Thao Nguyen, as they talk about the death of her grandmother, the influence of familial Buddhism on her relationship to mortality, & creating bridges of vulnerability to transmit love, as an artist & a human being. All Things Thao… IG: https://www.instagram.com/thaogetstaydown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thaogetstaydown Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andnowthao/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thaomusic Webby: https://thaothaothao.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Ni...2023-01-051h 06You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastDo You Want to Be Home? w/Hospice Nurse JulieJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden, BSN, RN, ICU & Hospice/Palliative Nurse, as they talk about her personal journey to work with the dying, knowing our options for the end of life before we need them, & how hospice is more about how we live at the end of life than how we die. Hospice Nurse Julie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hospicenursejulie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospicenursejulie/ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hospicenursejulie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Hospice-nurse-julie/100077937666311/ Get...2022-11-241h 26You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastYoga Death w/Susan MarrufoJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Susan Marrufo, co-founder of Samarasa Center, yoga teacher, & meditation teacher, as they talk intimately, from personal experience, about ego death, taking responsibility for our minds’ projection of reality, a reality formed by our past, & sometimes our trauma, all as a doorway into Susan’s work with Samarasa Center & Yoga, + Death™️. Check out the Samarasa Center: https://www.samarasacenter.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samarasacenter/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/samarasacenter On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samarasacenter/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick...2022-10-271h 29You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastThe Call of Duty w/Alec With PenJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with cartoonist & comedian Alec MacDonald, aka Alec With Pen, as they talk about how our guilty entertainment pleasures offer us needed relief from the intensity of EVERYTHING/LIFE, the accessible, effective, creative catharsis of drawing, & the deep significance of our pets’ lives & deaths. Check out Alec With Pen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alecwithpen/ And You’re Going to Die on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Alec at Night” by Alec MacDonald, scored by Nick Jaina2022-10-131h 01You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastGrief is Universal w/AmarAtma KhalsaJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with AmarAtma Khalsa, a Grief Coach, w/a Grief Recovery Specialist advanced certification, & a Board Certified Chaplain, w/a dual Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Divinity, meeting at the threshold of vulnerability to talk about how to face/embrace/release our intense & uncomfortable emotions, reclaiming humanness out of our dark nights of the soul, & how to use our body to access parts of ourselves, our lives, our emotional landscape, to find healing & peace. Check out AmarAtma here: https://amaratmacoaching.com/ AmarAtma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amaratmacoaching/ 2022-09-291h 27You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastAn Elaborate Hoax w/Eef BarzelayJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Eef Barzelay, singer/songwriter behind the band Clem Snide, as they talk about their moms’ deaths, who our dead are after they’ve died, & what their “great act of death” offers us, the living they leave behind. Check out Eef Barzelay & Clem Snide: https://www.clemsni.de/ Eef’s Bandcamp: https://eefbarzelay-clemsnide.bandcamp.com/ A Life In Song with Clem Snide podcast: https://linktr.ee/alifeinsong Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Page 150 of Spektrum” scored, written, & read by Nick Jaina Get a copy of...2022-09-161h 08You’re Going to Die: The PodcastYou’re Going to Die: The PodcastSee Past the Burning House w/Reverend Bodhi BeJoin host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Reverend Bodhi Be, ordained minister, funeral director, end-of-life/bereavement counselor, & casket maker, as they talk about bringing love to the work of dying, completing a life to leave in peace, & running The Death Store on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Read “Facing Death, A Conversation with Reverend Bodhi Be”: https://www.powells.com/book/facing-death-9781953508256 The Death Store: https://www.doorwayintolight.org/the-death-store.html Check out Founder Bodhi Be’s Doorway Into Light: https://www.doorwayintolight.org/ - join their e-newsletter, donate to their work, or attend our death...2022-09-011h 15KINK.fmKINK.fmVortex PDX Song of the Week - Nick JainaVortex PDX Song of the Week - Nick Jaina by Alpha Media USA2021-04-2203 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersEditing Starts Sooner Than You ThinkWriting is mostly editing, but editing doesn't need to be dry and lifeless. It's actually where a lot of sparks and innovations can occur. You just have to be willing to break apart what you think is precious.Write to peptalkforwriters@gmail.comVisit www.nickjaina.com2021-04-0517 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersHow to Write a PrayerI didn't grow up praying, but I've found it to be a great way to reconnect to what I'm grateful about, and ease some of my fears and worries.Music by Nick JainaWorkshops, books, and albums at www.nickjaina.com2021-03-2912 minListen and Learn on the Go With Our Captivating Free AudiobookListen and Learn on the Go With Our Captivating Free AudiobookHitomi Audiobook by Nick JainaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 511867 Title: Hitomi Author: Nick Jaina Narrator: Nick Jaina Format: Unabridged Length: 06:54:55 Language: English Release date: 03-23-21 Publisher: Authors Republic Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Ian moved to New York to write a novel. But a series of unfortunate losseshis car, his housemate, possibly his best friend Roberthave led him to join a band of musicians and tour across the country. As he charts the states of ambiguous grief for his friend, he is falling in equally ambiguous love with Hitomi, who may or may not still be...2021-03-236h 54Pep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersYou Can Write About the Good TimesIt's okay to write about the good times. I give you permission. You will write plenty about the bad times. But give the good times a try today.Music by Nick JainaWorkshops, books, albums at www.nickjaina.com2021-03-2209 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersThrowing A Bomb In ThereHere's a fun way to approach tension in your writing. Start with the MOST tension you can imagine and then ground that tension at an appropriate lever for your characters and your world. I'll explain.Email peptalkforwriters@gmail.comMy new album CREDO is available for pre-sale now.Books, music, workshops at www.nickjaina.com2021-03-1522 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersHow Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?How can we make connections between disparate things? That skill is really important in writing and it's actually something we can work on and improve. Let's try a fun exercise, based on a non-sequitur from the Mad Hatter.Email peptalkforwriters@gmail.comMy new album CREDO goes on pre-sale on March 12, 2021Books, music, workshops at www.nickjaina.com2021-03-0814 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersCan We Remove Judgment From Our Writing?I want my writing to be strong and multi-dimensional. I want it to face difficult truths. Can I do all that and also remove judgment from my writing? Why should I try to do that? Let's explore.For my writing workshops, my books, and my music, go to:www.nickjaina.comMy new album CREDO goes on pre-sale on March 12, 2021The music in this episode is by Nick Jaina2021-03-0116 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersReading and Watching Like a WriterWe can learn something from every TV show and film we watch, and every book we read. Some quality that our writing doesn't have, that we can perhaps carry over to our work. It just takes switching on a part of our brain to consider what is drawing us in to a particular work, and try to dissect the mechanics of how the writer has done this.Write to Nick at peptalkforwriters@gmail.comMore about Nick Jaina and his books and workshops at www.nickjaina.comMusic by Holland Andrews www.hollandandrews...2021-02-2215 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersWhat Do I Really Want to Say?So many times with writing, we got lost in language and cleverness and wanting to sound smart. How can we get back to the point? Often I give myself a simple prompt to re-set myself.Write to Nick at peptalkforwriters@gmail.comMore about Nick Jaina's book Hitomi, his workshops and his music at www.nickjaina.comMusic by Nick Jaina2021-02-1512 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersBefore and AfterContainers can help us to focus our writing. When I was faced with the big expanse of writing a novel, the first step was to start dividing things in half. Even though I didn't know what journey the characters would go on, I at least knew there would be a before and an after, and I could start filling those containers.Write to Nick at peptalkforwriters@gmail.comLearn more about Nick Jaina, the books he writes, and the workshops he teaches at www.nickjaina.comMusic in this episode by Dustin Hamman...2021-02-0821 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersEveryone Thinks They're Bad At Writing DialogueWhat if we think of dialogue not as something we add to our story, but as a tool of divination, a way that we learn to understand ourselves and our characters? Writing is a relationship, and we need to prove ourselves reliable and serious by showing up regularly and listening. Writing can be about quieting our world so that we can receive ideas from wherever ideas come from.Learn about Nick's books and classes at www.nickjaina.comMusic in this episode by Nick Jaina2021-02-0113 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersLet's Start With Your Current Emotional StateOne asset we always have when we sit down to write is our current emotional state. Whatever it is—even if it feels annoying or negative—it has power, and we can potentially use that power to generate some writing.Good luck.Learn about Nick's books and classes at www.nickjaina.comMusic in this episode by Nick Jaina2021-01-2514 minPep Talk for WritersPep Talk for WritersSomething Too Small to MentionHow do you write on those days when you don't feel like writing? Here is a way to start. Just write about something that is too small to mention. Shrink the frame of engagement to something so tiny that there is no pressure in getting in right. Let go of any other obligations you feel with writing, and just tell us about this small thing.Good luck.Learn about Nick's books and classes at www.nickjaina.comMusic in this episode by Nick Jaina2021-01-1815 minThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn Mechagon, Azshara, N'Zoth, and CrossroadsNick and Katie are back and finally have a chance to sit down and talk about all the great comics and cinematics that Blizzard has put out as part of patch 8.2! First, they get into the Mechagon comic that features the story of Kervo, a dying gnome looking for his lost homeland and a cure. He finds it, but at great cost. Nick and Katie discuss how terrifying gnomes can be (and not just the gnome rogues!) and consider what the greater implications of King Mechagon's plans could be for the rest of Azeroth. Robot Tauren, anyone? Then...2019-07-161h 16The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreWhat if Gul'dan was Lich King? (Part 2)Nick and Katie are back to continue their discussion of what would happen if Gul’dan was shoved into the Helm of Domination and turned into the Lich King. They already decided that he would choose Illidan as his champion and the duo would betray Archimonde by summoning him at the Well of Eternity so he could immediately get blown up by wisps. Now they look at what is going on in the Eastern Kingdoms with Arthas. Arthas would still be viewed by Kil’jaeden as a vulnerable target and would still be chosen to be the Legion’s cham...2019-07-0356 minThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreMailbag: Vol'jin, Baine, and Bolvar's ShampooKatie and Nick are back to answer some of your questions about what's going on in WoW! First, Katie talks about leveling her Zandalari Paladin, while Nick finally did the Jaina fight on LFR. They talk about the recent Vol'jin quest to chat with Bwonsamdi, Bolvar, and Eyir. They try to speculate who brought Vol'jin back, and Nick throws out a theory where the Lightforged Garrosh referenced in the Mag'har scenario is behind it all. @RyanKohler10 asks about the Horde reaction to Baine's arrest. Nick and Katie review the events leading up to that and talk...2019-03-261h 22The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreBest Wishes for 2019 (Part 1)Happy New Year! Now that 2019 is upon us, Nick and Katie continue the annual tradition of sharing their wishes for many Warcraft characters in the coming year. First, Katie talks about getting exalted with the Voldunai thanks to fan mail from Elendir! Nick mentions the emissaries he's still working on. For Anduin, Katie mentions that Anduin has been rounded out, and wishes that he would push back against many of the people who try to strongarm him into action. Nick mentions that he's stood up to Genn at times, and wants him to stay on the path that...2019-01-031h 10The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn Jaina, Legion, and War of the Thorns.This one is all over the place. Jason (Emery) joins us ostensibly to look back at Legion lore, and instead we react to what's been going on with Jaina and the controversy over the Horde's actions in Ashenvale and Darkshore. We start with Jason talking a little about his problems playing his monk and how mythic raiding is a struggle in the new patch. We discuss how Hati was just gone for Beast Master Hunters, although he will allegedly return at some point, and this leads to a discussion of the attitude of various sentient weapons and mounts. We then...2018-07-311h 24The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreReunion & The SpeakerNick and Katie are back to talk about Warcraft lore, with two new pre-Battle for Azeroth comics ot dive into! But first Katie talks about how her quest to get mounts has been going. She also discusses the new mount coming in BfA for getting 100 exalted reputations and her disappointment with it. Nick, meanwhile, has been playing through the mage class hall and talks about getting the frost weapon by ambushing a demon and the fire weapon by assaulting Ice Crown Citadel. Next, the pair discuss the Jaina Proudmoore-focused comic, Reunion. They talk about how it shows Jaina...2018-06-061h 00The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreAlisaunder's Mailbag (feat. Alisaunder)Alisaunder from the Hunting Party Podcast is back to go over several of the emails she has sent in over the last few weeks that Nick and Katie never quite got around to answering. First, Alisaunder talks about helping her friends level up and the benefits to world quests. The topic inevitably turns to mounts. and items that should be converted to mounts. Katie meanwhile has been busy running her 23 characters through the Headless Horseman daily in her quest for the mount and also get the full horse costume that was added this year. Speaking of Hallow's End, Nick mentions...2017-10-241h 20The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn Blizzard Cinematics and Who is Kel'ThuzadThis week we take a bit of a detour from World of Warcraft as we react to the cinematics Blizzard shared at Gamescom. First, Katie talks about farming for transmog and running the Trial of Style, which she and Nick enjoyed. Nick mentions his progress getting his artifact weapons, and they discuss how aspects of the artifacts such as the warlock skull or druid appearances will carry on if the weapons will only be used for transmog after Legion. Then, the duo discuss the Blizzard cinematics. The Overwatch Mei cinematic "Rise and Shine" brought a heavy dose of...2017-08-291h 09WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeWoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePatch 7.3 Q&A, the WoW Token, and Jaina Key ArtNick, Rei, and Eric are back to talk about all things WoW this week. First, Rei and Eric have been running their alts through Nighthold and even playing with some listeners! (Thanks, FireandIceGodz!) Nick is excited because he got his warlock mount and his warlock hidden destruction appearance, and he's making progress on the hidden appearances for his other specs, when he isn't passing out while running timewalking dungeons. Ion Hazzikostas and Josh (Lore) Allen did a patch 7.3 dev q&a this week. Nick mentions that these usually happen about two weeks before the patch goes live, and...2017-08-0859 minThe Outside WorldThe Outside WorldTONIGHT at Midnight: Nick Jaina returns to host The Outside World!Nick Jaina has been busy doing a different kind of tour. Instead of bringing his band around the country, he's been touring bookstores behind his new award-winning book "GET IT WHILE YOU CAN". Wonder what he's gonna do on the air tonight?2016-09-0900 minNick Jaina & Tatiana RyckmanJoin us for another edition of Writing on the Air where we speak with author-musician-world traveler Nick Jaina and writer Tatiana Ryckman.2015-05-2700 minRenderedRenderedDetour with Nick JainaMusician and writer Nick Jaina on what it takes to live a life committed to creative pursuits + why we're changing the name of this show.2015-02-0623 minOPB\'s State of WonderOPB's State of WonderJan. 31, 2015: Rainn Wilson and Backstrom, PNCA, Nick Jaina, Thara Memory, Nancy Ives1:18 - We tour PNCA’s new home in the old federal post office building downtown and sit down with President Tom Manley to discuss the college’s modern metamorphosis. These digs will make you want to go back to school!12:56 - Actor Rainn Wilson and producer Hart Hanson talk about the new Fox TV series "Backstrom:" set in Portland, shot in Vancouver B.C. (Wait, wha—?)24:11 - Cellist-in-residence Nancy Ives shares music that will lift you up on gloomy days—or help you embrace the gloom.30:06 - We revisit artist John Simpkins in his psychedelic monastic retreat in south...2015-01-3051 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 010 - The InternetA discussion with a poet in Prospect Park2014-05-2821 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 009 - RelationshipsA conversation with a campus minister in Lexington, Virginia2014-05-2042 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 008 - New OrleansThis week's episode features a conversation with a musician in New Orleans. It features Luke Allen, with music by David Williams and the Satellite Ensemble.2014-05-0600 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 007 - Skip JamesThis week’s conversation is with a blues singer in Mississippi.It features music from the Satellite Ensemble and a conversation between Phil Spiro and Skip James.2014-04-2900 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 006 - MacbethThis week’s conversation is with a man who played Macbeth in a Civil War era fort in San Francisco.It features music from the Satellite Ensembleand a conversation with Chris Cromwell2014-04-1823 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 004 - Evolutionary PsychologyThis week’s conversation is with a man in Utah thinking about evolutionary psychology.It features music from the Satellite Ensemble and a conversation with David Williams  2014-04-1525 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 003 - The History of RhythmThis week’s conversation is with a man visiting New Orleans to study the history of rhythm.Featuring music from the Satellite Ensemble and a conversation with Matt Berger.2014-04-0221 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 002 - SailingThis week’s conversation is with a Colorado man who is sailing a boat to French Polynesia and Tahiti.Featuring music from Stelth Ulvang, David Williams, and Atahualpa Yapanqui, and a conversation with Daniel Cooper.2014-04-0134 minThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaThe Story of Your Life Podcast - Nick JainaEpisode 001 - CoincidencesThis week’s conversations are with a French woman living in Bogota Colombia, a musician from Nashville, Tennessee, a welder and a mother of two in Denver, Colorado, and a musician on tour in Perth, Australia the most isolated city in the world.Featuring music from me, Richie Greene, Dustin Hamman, and Stelth Ulvangand conversations with Alexandra Duchene, Bonnie Cherie, Gill Landry, and Stelth Ulvang2014-04-0131 minOPB\'s State of WonderOPB's State of WonderState of Wonder 100713 PILOT 1/3 Jaina, Ponteri, BiespielWe're on a field trip to Powell's City of Books this week! Nick Jaina, Jay Ponteri, and more. Our guest curator this week i poet and Attic Institute founder David Biespiel.2013-10-0517 minOPB\'s State of WonderOPB's State of WonderSoW Nick Jaina - Extended clipOne of our favorite guys. Nick Jaina on what he's reading and writing. Listen for him on this week's pilot.2013-10-0404 minThe Penny Jam - Portland Music EverywhereThe Penny Jam - Portland Music EverywhereEpisode 30 (Video) - Nick Jaina at Portland Incubator ExperimentIn episode 30 of our ongoing music video series we captured Nick Jaina's "Sebastopol," the first song on his recently released album "A Bird in the Opera House." It's filmed on the corner of NW 12th and Davis in a unique office space called "Portland Incubator Experiment," home to about a dozen tech entrepreneurs including our friends at Mugasha, who helped arrange the filming.2010-03-1704 min