Death, Sex & Money's Listener Picks

“I recommend Cariad Lloyd’s incredible Griefcast. Cariad lost her father in her mid-teens very soon after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She’s now using this experience to talk to other comedians about their experiences with death and grief. The show really hits home both in its frank discussion of what comes before death and dealing with the emotions th

“My podcast episode recommendation is ‘His My Arms,’ episode 30 of The Lapse. Will Lautzenheiser lost his arms and legs to flesh-eating disease and received arm transplants a few years ago. His whole story is incredible, but the reverence with which he speaks about his donor’s arms brought out the ugly sobs in me. Just a beautiful tribute to the most amazing

“Marc Maron’s WTF podcast in particular has always comforted me, because it’s people talking about the arc of their lives in the course of an hour. The Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Demetri Martin episodes all immediately come to mind when I think about it. I think those conversations helped me during my breakup because it was sobering to hear someone older than

“One of the biggest surprises for me in new and favorite podcasts has been Stranglers by Earwolf. It’s about the Boston Stranglers. Yes, plural. It looks at the crimes that unfolded in the early 1960s, the possible suspects, and the difficulties of investigating a sensationalized series of murders. The production values are top-notch and there are still new stories and

“I have listened to the On Being podcast with Marie Howe probably five times since I first heard it. This is extremely rare for me. Marie speaks poetry in every line. I love how she talks about mothering, parenting, and the wisdom of her young child. The episode is called “The Poetry of Ordinary Time” and it serves as a reminder to me to appreciate the beauty of t