646: The Secret of My Death
Summary
This episode explores the "forensics of the dead" through three stories about people trying to understand a death. Nadia Bowers shares her memoir *Dear Dealer*, recounting her grief and anger toward the drug dealer who killed her sister, Sasha. Dave Marr recounts waking from a coma to read the eulogies friends posted on his Facebook page, revealing a disconnect between his self-image and how others remembered him. The final story follows a man who attends a funeral for a stranger and attempts to piece together the deceased's life from limited clues.
Topics discussed
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Childhood Story: The Brick and the Teeter-Totter
Show Introduction and Theme
Act 1: Nadia Bowers' Letter to Her Sister's Dealer
Book Promotion: Dear Dealer
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Act 2: The Living Dave Marr and Facebook Eulogies
Podcast Promotion: This Is Your Afterlife
Act 3: Funeral for a Stranger
Production Credits
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