Apr 11, 2026
We’re scared to say the D word! But why is talking
about death such a taboo? Dr. Hannah Gould, a cultural
anthropologist at the University of Melbourne, joins me to discuss
the topic in the wake of the release of her new book ‘How To Die in
the 21st Century’.
The discussion dives in to the modern experience of dying, from the
pressures of having a ‘good death’ to the reality of overly
medicalised, ‘prolonged dwindling’. Hannah unpacks how death isn’t
just biological but also cultural and legal, raising the question:
When does death officially occur?
The conversation is an invitation to rethink death – not as
something to fear, but as something we can approach with openness,
intention, and maybe even a sense of celebration
