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When people die, whether they're famous celebrities or our everyday neighbors, we tell their stories. In this podcast, the award-winning obituary reporters from Legacy.com explore the fascinating ways we pay tribute to those we've lost. You'll discover incredible lives, unearth secret histories -- and find out whether deaths really do come in threes...

  1. 09/30/2021

    Mourning After the Pandemic

    Throughout much of 2020, social distancing restrictions meant that thousands upon thousands of American families were unable to hold funeral services for loved ones who died. What did that do to our lives? And how do we move forward from that grief? In the final episode of Season 1, Linnea and Stephen look at how people in 2021 are honoring their losses with all different sorts of memorial practices.

    27 min

  2. 09/21/2021

    Surprisingly Funny Obituaries

    More and more often, families are including humor in their loved ones' obituaries: funny memories, inside jokes, and absurd tall tales. Does laughter make death easier to bear? In this episode, Linnea and Stephen share some of the funniest tributes they've come across, and break down the four different types of humor that keep creeping into people's obituaries.

    32 min

  3. 09/14/2021

    The 10 Most Talked-About Obituaries in August

    Out of the people whose deaths made headlines over the past month, whose obituary guest books received the biggest outpouring of condolences? And what sorts of thoughts did people have to share about them?  In this episode, Linnea takes us through the ten obituaries from August 2021 whose Legacy.com guest books filled up with memories and messages from the largest number of well-wishers.

    38 min

  4. 09/07/2021

    9/11: 20 Years of Grief and Healing

    It was the most profound event of mass grief America had seen in generations. 20 years later, the legacy of Sept. 11 is still reverberating through the world. In this episode, we discuss what it took to establish online tributes to all 3,000 who died, and we look at the incredible memories and messages people have shared over the years.

    37 min

  5. 08/31/2021

    How We Talk About Women When They Die

    50 percent of the people who die are women -- so why do men account for 75 percent of obituary news headlines? Legacy correspondent Jessica Campbell joins Linnea and Stephen to unearth some recent women's life stories that deserve to be remembered for all time.

    32 min

  6. 08/24/2021

    How She Wrote an Unforgettable Obituary

    This year's National Newspaper Association award for best obituary went to Rachel Wagoner for her moving tribute to a much-loved Ohio dairy farmer. We talk with Rachel about how she captured an everyday life story in a memorable piece of writing—and how grieving families everywhere might do the same.

    33 min

  7. 08/18/2021

    10 WWII Heroes Who Died in 2021

    Sixteen million Americans served in World War II—and in 2021, only two percent of them are still with us. Linnea and Stephen explore the memories of ten wartime heroes who have died recently, including the legendary fighter pilot Chuck Yeager; Dorothy Cole, the oldest living Marine; Joe Vandever, one of the brilliant Navajo code talkers, and the real woman whose life inspired the iconic figure of Rosie the Riveter.

    31 min

  8. 08/11/2021

    Seven Obituaries People Loved in July

    When some obituaries are published, they receive not just dozens, but hundreds -- or even thousands -- of condolences. In this episode, Linnea takes us through the seven obituaries from July 2021 whose Legacy.com guest books filled up with memories and messages from the largest number of well-wishers.

    29 min
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When people die, whether they're famous celebrities or our everyday neighbors, we tell their stories. In this podcast, the award-winning obituary reporters from Legacy.com explore the fascinating ways we pay tribute to those we've lost. You'll discover incredible lives, unearth secret histories -- and find out whether deaths really do come in threes...

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