Dead Serious #005 (MP3 – 10.3MB – 29min)
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Episode 5 of Dead Serious contains an edited version of an interview I did on national radio in Australia with Mr Peter Thomas. Part 2 of this interview will be incorporated in next weeks show. Peter is an interesting man, a broadcaster, documentary and film maker, [...]

Dead Serious #004 (MP3 – 13.1MB – 37min)
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Dead Serious…..”Everybody Hurts, …….sometimes”
This week’s episode of Dead Serious looks how a significant death can impact on our lives. How do we feel when we know someone we love is not going to ‘get better’. How do we talk about an imminent death in our families? Is [...]

Dead Serious #003 (MP3 – 12.8MB – 36min)
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“Jelly Bean’s Secret“, my childrens book that follows the story of a family, a death, relationships, grief and the importance of remembering is read live in this the third episode of Dead Serious.
It may sound a bit like nepotism, however a number of listeners requested I read [...]

Dead Serious #002 (MP3 – 13.6MB – 38min)
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Talking to Kids about death…..the ultimate taboo???
Talk to my kids about death? No way!
Thats the response of most people, wether the kids are their own, their grandchildren, their brothers and sisters or kids who they work with. Most adults avoid the “death conversations” with their peers, so [...]

Dead Serious asks the question:
“Why can’t we discuss death and the aftermath of death, like we talk about sex?? This program aims to encourage death discussions in our every day lives: at home, at work, at the ‘pub’ over dinner.
This is the question posed by the host of Dead Serious, Molly Carlile.
Molly has [...]

Dead Serious #001 (MP3 - 12MB - 34min 49sec)
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What is Death?
The first Dead Serious program introduces the host Molly Carlile and explores what we understand “death” to be.
Molly explains some of the historical influences that have caused dying people to become isolated from their communities. Molly suggests that the ‘medicalisation’ of [...]