Welcome to the home of The Art of Dying Well podcast. Our podcast aims to make death and dying something we can talk about openly without discomfort or fear. Presented by James Abbott, our award-winning show features James in conversation with a guest on a key topic related to the Art of Dying Well, taking in everything from being at the bedside of a dying loved one, to receiving a terminal diagnosis. Coping with grief, bereavement, death, dying, and much more are all under discussion.
19th April 2025
How can you explain the merits of palliative care when in some countries, the sheer mention of the D-word is so taboo it can be interpreted as wishing ill on the very person you want to help? For this podcast, we speak to Professor Su Lin Yeo about the art of communicating well.
24th January 2025
Understanding the shock, pain, and anxiety that comes after a terminal diagnosis is often best articulated through first-person stories. For the first Art of Dying Well podcast of 2025, we’re speaking to Matt Parkes about how he cared for his dad, Jeff, at the end of his life.
25th November 2024
Ebullient art historian Lynne Hanley, former Sotheby’s auctioneer and Catholic priest Father Patrick van der Vorst, and the ever-wise Baroness Sheila Hollins explore how art and culture has helped societies as they grapple with questions of death and the afterlife.
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