Death & Dying in the Digital Age.
The conversation we've all been avoiding. I have them every day. Made clear, human, and surprisingly hopeful. Hosted by Niki Weiss, the world's leading Digital Thanatologist.
The one conversation none of us want to have, we are having.
Our whole lives are digital now. The accounts, the photos, the passwords, the identities. But almost no one has a plan for what happens to any of it. Death & Dying in the Digital Age takes that uncomfortable subject and makes it clear, practical, and even a little hopeful.
Each week, Niki sits down with the experts, founders, and families rethinking how we plan, grieve, and remember, from estate law and AI to grief, caregiving, and the future of memory itself.
Expert guests
Estate attorneys, technologists, founders, and thanatology voices.
Practical takeaways
Every episode ends with steps you can actually act on.
Honest & warm
A heavy topic handled with candor, care, and the odd laugh.
New every week
Up to four fresh episodes a month, wherever you listen.
▶Podcast EpisodesHow the Loss of a Parent Sparked a Death Tech Revolution | Rachel Edwardsnn n What happens when a high-performing JP Morgan finance executive and fashion entrepreneur faces the messy, unplanned death of…
▶Podcast EpisodesHow a Virtual Autopsy Solves a Case in 20 Minutes | Virtual Autopsy PT 2 | Dr Hemanth Naiknn What happens when the “sci-fi fiction” of yesterday becomes the medical reality of today? In this Part 2 of…
▶Podcast EpisodesThe Tech That’s Revolutionizing the Death Space | Virtual Autopsy PT 1 | Ash Govindnn What happens when the ancient practice of the scalpel meets the future of digital imaging? In this part 1…
▶Podcast EpisodesCybersecurity Expert thoughts on Digital Legacy Planning | Joshua Marpetnn What happens to your “Digital Afterlife” when you are the only one who knows the master password to your…
▶Podcast EpisodesWhy Talking About Death Actually Makes Life “Shinier” | Peri Riglernn n Can the principles of brand strategy and human connection solve the “death grip” of fear that prevents us…
▶Podcast EpisodesDeconstructing Grief: How Neurodivergent Minds Process Death | Ryan Bellnn What happens when different “brain wiring” meets the universal experience of death? In this fascinating episode of The Digital…
▶Podcast EpisodesA 3rd Generation Funeral Director Explains Why We Plan Death Wrong | Michelle Carternn What happens when a third-generation funeral director realizes that the traditional industry is failing families during their most vulnerable…
▶Podcast EpisodesLesson-Planning Your Final Wishes: Educational Design for the Digital Afterlife | Paula Soitonn What happens when a 30-year veteran educator turns her lens toward the most difficult lesson of all: death and…
▶Podcast EpisodesA Palliative Doctor Explains What Hospice Actually Is | Dr. Andy Arwarinn What happens when the “medicalized” view of death prevents us from accessing the very benefits we’ve earned? In this…Subscribe wherever you listen.
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