With the wonderful Dr. Renske Visser I co-host The Death Studies Podcast.
What is The Death Studies Podcast?
The Death Studies Podcast is a platform for the diversity of voices in, around and contributing to the academic field of Death Studies.
The Death Studies Podcast features emerging as well as established researchers, independent scholars and practitioners sharing their ideas, research and experience. Contributions from all disciplines, from different countries, cultures and contexts, as well as from diverse and diverging perspectives, are all welcome.
As theories and ideas around death and dying are always changing, this podcast aims to serve as a starting point to ongoing dialogue between the range of people involved in researching dying, death and the dead.
We aim to support the development of the death studies community and individual researchers, as well as the dissemination of research in an accessible format.
What are we most proud of?
We are delighted that…
- guests from our podcast have gone on to give talks and develop their research and networks as a result of their appearances on the show
- we have been featured on the BBC (Podcast Radio Hour, BBC Radio 4 Extra, 18 March 2022)
- we have won research funding from the University of Bath’s Centre for Death and Society
- we have been invited to attend and take part in a wide range of conferences
- we have delivered successful academic podcasting workshops supporting others to podcast their research
- we continue to develop and grow
Where can I listen?
You can listen wherever you prefer to find your podcasts, or on Spotify via your browser. You can find all episodes and links to each individual one on our dedicated episodes page.
Want to support us?
You can donate at our Ko-Fi page where we also sell sweaters, badges and postcards.
Are you citing us?
Each episode has its own individual reference and DOI, which can be found on our episodes page or in the shownotes wherever you listen. You can cite us in your reading lists and in your research. If you’re citing the whole podcast please reference as:
Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. (2021). The Death Studies Podcast. The Death Studies Podcast. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00014322
What people are saying about the The Death Studies Podcast…
“WONDERFUL PODCAST WITH FANTASTIC HOSTS GETTING TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE DEATH STUDIES COMMUNITY” — Apple Podcast Review
“IT’S REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR AN ACADEMIC APPROACH TO SOMETHING THAT IS VERY EMOTIONAL“ — Laura Grimshaw and Salena Godden discussing The Death Studies Podcast on Podcast Radio Hour, BBC Radio 4 Extra, 18 March 2022
“I JUST WANTED TO SAY [YOUR PODCAST] IS BRILLIANT – THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS” — Michelle Edmondson, MSc Organisational Psychology Student and The Death Studies Podcast Fan!
“AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A (LARGELY) ACADEMIC PODCAST SHOULD SOUND LIKE. THE HOSTS & GUESTS ARE JUST SO ENGAGING. GREAT QUESTIONS. FABULOUS ANSWERS. EDUCATIONAL WITHOUT MAKING ANSWERS OVERLY LONG OR COMPLICATED. BRILLIANT” — Dr. Christopher Hood, Reader in Japanese Studies, Cardiff University
“VERY GOOD FORMAT, AN EXCELLENT PAIR OF PRESENTERS WHO BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER NICELY” — Professor Tony Walter, Professor of Death Studies in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, The University of Bath
“FASCINATING, INFORMATIVE AND MOVING – BETH AND RENSKE ARE WONDERFUL HOSTS AND HAVE A FANTASTIC RANGE OF GUESTS WHO BRING SO MANY INTERESTING PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH STUDIES. I’VE LAUGHED, CRIED AND LEARNED SO MUCH!” — Apple Podcast Review