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”A podcast about death? That‘s kinda morbid.” - You, probably. But it doesn‘t have to be. Join Maria Vassiliou & Ammo Somal as they breathe life into the conversation around death, grief, & bereavement.
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Dead Mom Club & Early Childhood Loss ft Miranda Malone (opens the original)
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This episode is a special one... Maria has spent years in the death and grief space, but rarely has she had the chance to sit down with someone who understands her specific experience. She's rarely met someone else whose mom also died when she was very young. Today's guest is Miranda Malone, and she is, unfortunately, also part of the very unique Dead Mom Club that Maria is in. Miranda is a grief therapist and the creator of The Dead Mom Club. It's a community you never wanted to join but are so
My Greek Moms Recipes – Gus Constantellis (opens the original)
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In this episode, Maria sits down with Gus Constantellis to talk about losing his mom Julia, how her cooking and larger-than-life personality inspired his viral content, and how grief became the unexpected push behind putting together this cookbook.
The Death of Play – Let the Kids Be Cringe (opens the original)
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Let the Kids Be Cringe: Toy Story, Play, and the Loss of Make-Believe It's 2010. Maria is on her first date with her high school crush. They're in a movie theatre watching Toy Story 3. And they're both staring at the ceiling, trying desperately not to cry. Sixteen years later, there's a new Toy Story in theatres and Maria spent a whole weekend rewatching every film in the franchise to get ready for it. In this episode, Maria draws on her essay from Musings of Mortals to explore what Toy Story 5
Where Are All the Disney Moms? (opens the original)
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Exploring the death and grief woven into the Disney films we grew up watching, and how they shape children’s understanding of loss.
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