You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

You’re Going to Die
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A creatively conscious mortality podcast for a 501(3) nonprofit bringing diverse communities creatively into the conversation of death and dying, inspiring life by unabashedly sourcing our shared mortality. For more info on You’re Going to Die check out www.yg2d.com.

  1. Dale Borglum - Invoke That Which You Trust

    4D AGO

    Dale Borglum - Invoke That Which You Trust

    Host Ned Buskirk speaks with Dale Borglum, founder and director of the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He is the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project, the co-author of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook [with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman and Dwarka Bonner], and has taught meditation since 1974. Dale lectures and gives workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with life-threatening illness, and on caregiving as spiritual practice. dale borglum’s website: https://livingdying.org events: https://livingdying.org/the-journey-of-awakening-conscious-living-conscious-dying/ IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 24m
  2. Daren Thomas Magee [of Real Fun, Wow!] - Spheres

    JAN 30

    Daren Thomas Magee [of Real Fun, Wow!] - Spheres

    Host Ned Buskirk speaks with the founder of Real Fun, Wow!, Daren Thomas Magee. An artist and writer best known for blending blunt honesty with compassion, his work centers on responsibility, creativity, and the quiet urgency of being alive, exploring how we navigate fear, meaning, and modern life without numbing out or looking away. daren thomas magee’s website: https://realfunwow.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfunwow/ real talk 1:1 sessions: https://realfunwow.com/products/real-talk-session Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 23m
  3. Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer - The One Life We Can Save

    JAN 16

    Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer - The One Life We Can Save

    Host Ned Buskirk speaks with poet, teacher, speaker, and writing facilitator Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, Washington Post’s Book Club, and Carnegie Hall stage. Her newest book: The Unfolding. Newest album: Risking Love. One-word mantra: Adjust. rosemerry wahtola trommer’s website: https://www.wordwoman.com/ blog: https://ahundredfallingveils.com/ daily poetry on Ritual: https://www.ritual.io/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 38m
  4. Dan Deacon - If You’re Not Born You’re Dead

    12/18/2025

    Dan Deacon - If You’re Not Born You’re Dead

    In this week's episode of You're Going to Die: The Podcast, host Ned Buskirk "cry battles" and speaks with critically-acclaimed experimental underground electronic musician turned in-demand film and television composer Dan Deacon. Get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. dan deacon’s website: https://dandeacon.com/ "When I Was Done Dying" | Off The Air | Adult Swim: https://youtu.be/TuJqUvBj4rE?si=JZ_p5-AyBmKMmsNY Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "When I Was Done Dying" by Dan Deacon SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT'S 2026 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 30m
  5. Pádraig Ó Tuama - How to Be Alone

    12/04/2025

    Pádraig Ó Tuama - How to Be Alone

    In this week's episode of You're Going to Die: The Podcast, host Ned Buskirk speaks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama, host of 'Poetry Unbound' from On Being studios and the Poet in Residence with the Conflict and Cooperation Centre at Columbia University in New York City. In the last few years he's moved to New York, but tries to return to Belfast where he worked in Conflict Resolution for twenty years. 2025 saw the release of two books: 'Kitchen Hymns' - a collection of his own poetry; and a second Poetry Unbound anthology. Get episodes a week before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. pádraig ó tuama’s website: https://www.padraigotuama.com/ Kitchen Hymns: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/kitchen-hymns-by-padraig-o-tuama/ other books: https://buythebook.online/padraig-o-tuama "Poetry Unbound" podcast: https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/ Pádraig recommends supporting In-Na-Po - Indigenous Nations Poets: https://www.indigenousnationspoets.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT'S 2026 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 15m
  6. Megan Falley - Earthside Responsibility

    11/20/2025

    Megan Falley - Earthside Responsibility

    In the wake of Andrea Gibson's death on July 14th, 2025, Ned Buskirk speaks with their partner Megan Falley, about grieving their death, still finding moments to walk with lightness, the final moments of Andrea's life, and how Andrea, wherever they are, is supporting Megan even still... ‎Watch Come See Me in the Good Light on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/umc.cmc.27uh51l7oh3ghql2gxb6xvb1s megan falley’s website: https://www.meganfalley.com newsletter, continued for Andrea Gibson - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.substack.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit “Love Letter from the After Life” by Andrea Gibson "Hold Down the Fort" by Chris Pureka/Andrea Gibson ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT'S 2026 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 17m
  7. Andrea Gibson on You're Going to Die: The Podcast [rerelease from January 2022]

    11/13/2025

    Andrea Gibson on You're Going to Die: The Podcast [rerelease from January 2022]

    In honor of Andrea Gibson, for their life and death on July 14th, 2025, we're resharing host Ned Buskirk's conversation them from January of 2022, including a new intro with host Ned Buskirk, producer Nick Jaina, and associate producer Jordan Edelheit, scored with more music from Nick Jaina, holding their laughter and tears on the chemo-brain railroad, talking about the record skipping parts of our lives’, the poetry of cancer, chronic disease, and panic attacks, and what it means to consider what’s available when faced with the hardest parts of being mortal. andrea gibson’s website: https://andreagibson.org/ book - “You Better Be Lightening”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ newsletter, now continued by their wife, Megan Falley - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.substack.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit “Time Piece” by Andrea Gibson/Scoreda by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED or SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 And get episodes before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 14m
  8. Honoring Joanna Macy w/Lydia Violet Harutoonian

    11/06/2025

    Honoring Joanna Macy w/Lydia Violet Harutoonian

    In the wake of Joanna Macy's death and with You're Going to Die's upcoming San Francisco event - A Wild Love for the World: An Evening Honoring Joanna Macy - host Ned Buskirk speaks with Lydia Violet Harutoonian, a scholar in Joanna Macy's work and a collaborator of Macy's for over 16 years. An Iranian-Armenian-American facilitator, public speaker, and musician, Lydia is devoted to inner and outer ecological renewal and cultural healing, facilitating group work across many communities, weaving together systems of thinking, deep ecology, and emotional resilience in the face of global crisis. She is the founder of the School for The Great Turning, a learning community where activism and spiritual practice meet. With training in community organizing and trauma-informed facilitation, she offers grounded emotional support to individuals and communities navigating burnout, grief, and the psychological weight of living in socio-ecological crises. GET TICKETS NOW for You're Going to Die Presents... A Wild Love for the World: An Evening Honoring Joanna Macy at Swedish American Hall on November 16th in San Francisco: https://www.yg2d.com/all-events/yg2d-joanna-macy-11/16/25 Lydia Violet Harutoonian’s website: https://lydiafiddle.com/ School for The Great Turning: https://schoolforthegreatturning.com/ 8-Week Study of The Essential Joanna Macy: https://programs.schoolforthegreatturning.com/the-essential-joanna-macy-course Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Thanks to Lydia Violet Harutoonian for Joanna Macy's "Trust Yourself" & "It's the Sweetest Thing" recordings. EMAIL US AT connect@yg2d.com IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED or SUPPORT OUR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT or CONTRIBUTE HERE TODAY: https://gofund.me/cec96a108 And get episodes before everyone else by becoming a patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the views of YG2D.

    1h 9m
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A creatively conscious mortality podcast for a 501(3) nonprofit bringing diverse communities creatively into the conversation of death and dying, inspiring life by unabashedly sourcing our shared mortality. For more info on You’re Going to Die check out www.yg2d.com.

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    You’re Going to Die
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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