27 episodes

Stories are often told from beginning to end. There’s an exposition to get you listening, a rise in plot to keep you interested. A spark, then a twist before it ends. But then there are stories that are told a little differently. They are less predictable and much more catastrophic. These are the stories that start with an ending and birth a new existence. These are the stories of grief. Join Sarah Bolstad and her guests as they explore life after loss.

I Speak Dead People Sarah Bolstad

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 34 Ratings

Stories are often told from beginning to end. There’s an exposition to get you listening, a rise in plot to keep you interested. A spark, then a twist before it ends. But then there are stories that are told a little differently. They are less predictable and much more catastrophic. These are the stories that start with an ending and birth a new existence. These are the stories of grief. Join Sarah Bolstad and her guests as they explore life after loss.

    Stan & Sharon Ozark

    Stan & Sharon Ozark

    Get to know Stan Ozark, community pillar and man behind the voice of KLTZ/KLAN radio station in Glasgow, MT for over 30 years. We reminisce about growing up in small towns, navigating career paths, and battling grief in young adulthood. After losing his mother, Sharon, to cancer in 1994, his story reminds us that time does heal wounds, even when it feels impossible. 

    Music by Clark Moorman - She's At It Again, Spotify, YouTube, Patreon 

    Art by Jacob Alan Dix, @jvk3

    Hosted/Edited/Produced: Sarah Grobel Bolstad

    In Memory of Sharon Ozark ~ 3/9/1940 - 12/16/1994 ~

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    Independent Thought: Podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. @IndependentThought on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, Missoula, MT

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    • 1 hr 34 min
    Kade Anderson

    Kade Anderson

    Gear up for some gender, identity, and grief convos with Kade. Kade shares the trials and triumphs of growing up trans in rural Montana. It's a special episode without rules and politics, just space for learning and respecting his human experience.  

    Sponsorship: Thistle & Thread Boutique, Glasgow, MT, Promo Code: ISDP for 10% off at checkout  

    Music: Clark Moorman- She's At It Again, Spotify, YouTube, Patreon, Bozeman, MT  

    Hosted, Produced, Edited: Sarah Grobel Bolstad  

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    • 2 hr 4 min
    SWAP CAST: "Music & Grief" w/ Larkin Matoon & Callie Rose Morris

    SWAP CAST: "Music & Grief" w/ Larkin Matoon & Callie Rose Morris

    Join Sarah for a special, collaberative episode with musician and host of A Rhythm Runs Through It, Callie Rose Morris, and Larkin Matoon, the host of Death Is Coming. Callie opens up about the loss of her MT music legend father, Gary Wayne Morris, and her professional goals for other grieving and traumatized musicians. Then Sarah gets a taste of her own medicine when Larkin asks her about wills, wishes, and lessons she hopes to leave for others.

    Music for ISDP: Clark Moorman- She's At It Again, Bozeman, MT, Spotify, Patreon, YouTube

    Episode Recorded by Attack & Release Sound & Studio, Matt Olson, Missoula, MT

    Edited by Sarah Grobel Bolstad

    A Rhythm Runs Through It, Missoula, MT, Spotify, Apple, & Amazon

    Death is Coming, Missoula, MT, podcast release Winter 2021 

    Gary Wayne Morris on YouTube

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    • 50 min
    Jessa & Moriah Lydon

    Jessa & Moriah Lydon

    It feels like a slumber party here at ISDP with long-time friend, roller derby teammate, and new mom, Jessa. Jessa was 13 years old when her sister, Moriah, died from an unknown heart defect at cross country practice the day after the September 11th attacks. Jessa and Sarah tear it up and forgive themselves for their underdeveloped coping strategies from such tragic times. 

    Sponsorship: Thistle & Thread Boutique, Glasgow, MT, Promo Code: ISDP for 10% off at checkout 

    In Memory of Moriah Lydon, "Saving Lives"

    Music: Clark Moorman- She's At It Again, Spotify, YouTube, Patreon

    Hosted and Produced: Sarah Grobel Bolstad

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    • 1 hr 43 min
    Britney & John Thompson

    Britney & John Thompson

    Although grief is extremely individualistic, it’s compounded with internal and external expectations of how a person should behave when it happens to them. In Britney’s case, her father’s death felt confusing and repetitive after he’d left her life when she was a child; long before his passing in 2015. The rigid boundary that Britney had created from him dissolved in a simple phone call from an estranged aunt, forcing her to relive his loss all over again. Britney's story is proof that grief cannot be undervalued or disenfranchised. 

    Sponsorship: Thistle & Thread Boutique, Glasgow, MT. Promo Code: ISDP for 10% off. thistleandthreadboutique.com 

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    Hosted/Produced/Edited: Sarah Grobel Bolstad 

    Music: She’s At It Again by Clark Moorman, Bozeman, MT, on Spotify, iTunes, Patreon

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Derek & Larry Baumgartner

    Derek & Larry Baumgartner

    Season 4 returns with special pal, Derek, who was only a freshman in high school when his dad was killed in a horrible accident in the backyard of his family's home. It's a tale of boy to manhood and living up to the standard of his father's legacy. 
    Sponsorship: Thistle & Thread Boutique, Glasgow, MT. Promo Code: ISDP for 10% off. thistleandthreadboutique.com
    Full Bushel Farm, Bitterroot Valley, Montana, Flowers + Food + Self-Care, fullbushelfarm.com
    Cat’s Corner Studio, MT Fine Artist, Cathryn McIntyre (Reitler), Glasgow, MT, Downtown Mural Project Submissions
    Support. Contact. Shop. ispeakdeadpeople.com
    Hosted/Produced/Edited: Sarah Grobel Bolstad
    Music: She’s At It Again by Clark Moorman, Bozeman, MT, on Spotify, iTunes, Patreon
    In Memory of Larry Baumgartner

    • 1 hr 51 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Valley County Mom ,

Someone has to do it

These topics are so easy to look away from and I am so glad that you are making people see them and acknowledge that these things can and do happen. No one is untouchable in death

the real toady ,

The Art of Storytelling

Sarah was definitely born to tell stories. She’s amazing at keeping you informed and engaged the entire way through the episode. I wasn’t sure at first if I’d like this podcast, but it’s everything I didn’t know I needed. Subscribed ✅

- Independent Thought podcast

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I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING

Bring tissues.

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