In 1978, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed just 33 days after he was elected. The... more

We've all been to a funeral where we've looked around and thought: "[The deceased] would have hated this." So what... more

When someone dies, they always leave things behind, and their loved ones are left to clean up. But sometimes, cleaning... more

For years, we’ve been sold on just two ways to deal with a dead body — you either get cremated... more

It feels normal to try to preserve someone we've lost. But what does that do for us — and our... more

After someone we love dies, it’s hard to get them off our minds — especially if we didn’t get the... more

Greg Heller sets out to discover what actually makes an obit feel like a satisfying account of a person's life.... more

Close to Death is a podcast that profiles people who spend every day working with the dead and dying. Sound... more