Grave Concerns

Preparing people for their inevitable end. What to think about if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a life limiting illness.

Cathy Wurzer, with the End in Mind Project, talks with experts so you can have some peace of mind about an end-of-life journey.

Contributors

Host

Cathy Wurzer

Cathy Wurzer is a broadcast journalist and founder of the End in Mind Project.

Cathy, who is a member of the Minnesota Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame, has been the long-time host of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio‘s statewide network of stations.

As a multiple Emmy Award winner, Cathy is also the co-host of Almanac, the longest running public affairs television show of its kind in the country from Twin Cities PBS.

Oh, about End in Mind? Don't let the name freak you out! While we want to change the culture's narrative around death and dying, we're also all about living as fully as possible until you die!

https://cathywurzer.com/

Guests

Guest

Dr. Deanna Thompson

Deanna Thompson is an author, speaker, and noted theologian. She was the Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community and Martin E. Marty Regents Chair of Religion and the Academy at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Thompson’s writing and speaking covers on topics ranging from Martin Luther and feminism, Scriptural interpretation (Deuteronomy in particular), cancer and faith, and being the church in the digital age.

When she’s not writing, speaking, or teaching, Thompson can be found hiking in a national park with her husband and two children.

https://deannaathompson.com/