Death With Dignity Podcast
The Death With Dignity Podcast is the story of a 33 year old male with terminal cancer. Join us as we navigate and explore the End of Life Option Act, signed into California law on June 9th, 2016. We will examine the physical, social-emotional, and spiritual elements correlated to the Death With Dignity process; including guests of various backgrounds from the medical, theological, and political realms. Learn more about the podcast & follow our story - www.deathwithdignitypodcast.com https://twitter.com/DWDPodcast2021
Episodes
24 episodes
Episode 24 with Jess Pezley
Jess Pezley, senior staff attorney at Compassion and Choices, explores the current legal landscape surrounding medical aid in dying legislation in California and across the United States, addressing challenges, misconceptions, and its connectio...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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Episode 23 with Serene Meshel-Dillman
We are back with an unreleased gem from the podcast archives. Join us as Serene Meshel-Dillman, director of the upcoming docu-series "Take Me Out Feet First" about Medical Aid in Dying, discusses the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:22:15
Episode 22 with Suzy and Steve Flack
Andrew's parents join the Death with Dignity Podcast. Steve and Suzy Flack open a window into what it was like the day Andrew ingested the medical aid in dying medication, what the last 8 months have been like, the California/Chicago memorials,...
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Episode 22
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1:10:45
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Episode 21 - The Final Transmission
Andrew’s final transmission. It consists of three separate recordings he recorded on three different days. Andrew is joined by Suzy and Hasban to talk about his condition, how he's thinking about end-of-life options, psychedelics, ...
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Episode 21
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1:13:52
Episode 20 with Ginger Fairchild
Show notes:Recorded on Aug, 17 2022.This is one of the two episodes that were released after Andrew’s passing. We originally planned on releasing this episode before his passing and the final transmission (e...
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Episode 20
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1:58:20
Episode 19 with Joanne Tubbs Kelly
Author Joanne Tubbs Kelly joins us to discuss her book titled, “Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die with Dignity” (
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Episode 19
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1:07:01
Episode 18 with Hospice Nurse Penny
Nurse Penny has been comforting and supporting people during their end-of-life experiences for many years. She also has a substantial social media following on TikTok and
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Episode 18
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57:31
Episode 17 with Rev. Kathleen Hatlevig & Allison Kestenbaum
Spiritual care is an integral component of the healing process, and in this episode, Allison Kestenbaum and Rev. Katie Whipple-Hatelvig join us from the UCSD Chaplain and Spiritual Care Services. These two individuals provide compassion a...
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Episode 17
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1:22:35
Episode 16 with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
TW // Eating DisordersDr. Jennifer Gaudiani is an internist, who specializes in eating disorders. She is from Northern California, but moved to Boston for School. Once she finished her schooling, she moved to Colorado. Dr. Gaudiani now ...
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Episode 16
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1:40:30
Episode 15 with Death Doula Meagan Williams
Meagan Williams resides in Oregon and has a deep history of supporting others and empowering her community. A retired transition teacher, Meagan now works with Compassion and Choices, an advocacy organization working towards the goal of g...
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Episode 15
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1:21:17
Episode 14 with Dr. Chandana Banerjee
Dr. Chandana Banerjee is a medical doctor who works at City of Hope, located in Los Angeles, California. She has expertise in pediatrics, palliative care, end of life care, and hospice care. Describing End of Life care as an...
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Episode 14
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1:00:03
Episode 13 with Danna Nelson
We were excited to sit down and interview Danna Nelson, a young woman living in Minnesota with a rare cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma; an aggressive cancer which forms in the soft tissues. Danna was diagnosed while living in Finland at the...
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Episode 13
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1:26:51
Episode 12 with Erika Gergerich
Friends, in today’s episode, Erika Gergerich joins us from Arkansas to share her stories as a stage IV breast cancer patient, a professor at the University level, and a single mother! She has a teenage daughter and a 4 year old son;...
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Episode 12
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1:12:54
Episode 11 with Allyne Hammer
We are joined by Allyne Hammer, a resident of California who was diagnosed with lymphoma, and a brain tumor, over 12 years ago! Since the diagnosis, she had tried the standard treatment of care, only to experience the rarest and most harr...
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Episode 11
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1:09:32
Episode 10 with Dr. Roger Kligler
A long-time advocate for medical aid in dying, Roger Kligler is a retired physician in Falmouth, MA, living with prostate cancer. In this episode, Roger shares his journey with cancer and advocacy experiences, and gives us a glimpse into ...
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Episode 10
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1:02:19
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Episode 9 with Kim Callinan
Kim Callinan is the CEO of Compassion & Choices. With an annual budget of approximately $20 million dollars, she leads the largest national consumer advocacy organization dedicated exclusively to improving care and expanding options at life...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:02:02
Episode 8 with Dan Diaz
Brittany Maynard was perhaps the greatest advocate for Medical Aid in Dying in the state of California. Diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013, Brittany was forced to leave her home state of California in a move to Oregon so she could take ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:35:20
Episode 7 with Dr. Fred Millard
The team traveled to Moore's Cancer Center at UCSD to record this special episode. Dr. Millard was a great source of information for all things cancer and you can learn more about him below.Learn more about the podcast & follo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:10:44
Episode 6 with Dr. Lynette Cederquist
Lynette Cederquist, MD, is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist who helps relieve suffering in people with life-limiting and advanced illnesses. Dr. Cederquist is also the head of the Aid in Dying program at the University of California...
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Episode 6
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56:07
Episode 5 with Dr. Tom Cummings
Dr. Tom Cummings is the medical director of Interim Hospice of San Diego. A graduate of Stanford followed by University of California, San Diego, Medical School, Dr. Cummings has been an advocate for providing quality care for patients gr...
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Episode 5
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1:02:17
Episode 4 with Monika Lingle
Monika Lingle helps us understand the end-of-life process through her experience as a licensed clinical social worker. Monika's specialties include: Oncology, California End of Life Option Act, Grief Counseling, Pediatrics, Maternal-Child...
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Episode 4
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43:25
Episode 3 with State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman
California State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman joins the podcast to discuss her role as a legislator advocating for the End of Life Option Act, passed into California law on June 9th, 2016. Senator Eggman was instrumental in the passage...
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Episode 3
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46:11