S01E08: Death and All His Friends

Update on 8/31/2020

Things changed since this recording. If you care to know, Gabe's back at school with students starting Sept. 3.

Recorded on 08/18/2020

A storyteller, a genius, and a buffoon consider the one thing everybody who has ever lived or will ever live will face one day: Death

Nkenge organizes a frank and thoughtful discussion on the nature of grief, grieving, and death. Gabe and Nick talk about their experiences with grief and loss; there is a surprising amount of levity for such a topic. Don't skip this one, folks. It's magic.

Mini-Topics:

• Nick: Which email Nick gives you says a lot about your relationship with him.
• Gabe: Jefferson County is full of Rat Lickers.
• Nkenge: What to do then about the scourge of spam texts? What do they want from us?

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