DEAD Talks

By David Ferrugio

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Episodes: 227


 Apr 23, 2023

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DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio normalizes the conversation around death. Each new guest shares their experience with death in a way that shatters the ”don’t talk about it” taboo. It’s the one thing we all share in common, so let’s talk about.

Episode Date
The Real Joe Exotic: Grief, Loss & Surviving Prison (#227)
Sep 17, 2025
Signs From the Afterlife: Messages From My Dead Mom (#226)
Sep 15, 2025
Blind on 9/11: Mike Hingson’s Story of Survival (#225)
Sep 08, 2025
What Judaism Really Says About Death, Heaven & Reincarnation with Rabbi Manis Friedman (#224)
Sep 01, 2025
Ricki Lake on Love, Loss & Finding Joy Again (#223)
Aug 25, 2025
The Near-Death Experience That Changed Everything About Fear & Living with Anita Moorjani (#222)
Aug 18, 2025
Parkland School Shooting: A Mother’s Story of Loss and Grief (#221)
Aug 11, 2025
What the Bible Really Says About Death, Heaven & the Afterlife (#220)
Aug 04, 2025
3 Years After Her Husband’s Death, Whitney Lyn Allen Shares What Really Helps (#219)
Jul 28, 2025
Gary Sinise on losing his son and his grief journey (#218)
Jul 21, 2025
Surviving Against All Odds: Tom Nash on Life, Loss & Resilience (#217)
Jul 14, 2025
Keri Hilson on Grief, Losing Her Father & Signs From the Afterlife (#216)
Jul 07, 2025
Grief, Healing & the Power of Perspective (#215)
Jun 30, 2025
What He Saw on the Other Side Changed Everything (#214)
Jun 23, 2025
9/11 South Tower Survivor: Brian Clark’s Incredible Escape (#213)
Jun 16, 2025
Near-Death on Ayahuasca & the Lessons of Buddhism | Jaymee Carpenter (#212)
Jun 09, 2025
What Death Taught Me About Life & Love with ALOK (#211)
Jun 02, 2025
She Was Told She Had 6 Months to Live at 13 | Grace Wethor’s Story (#210)
May 26, 2025
Kevin Hines: Survived Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge (#209)
May 19, 2025
Grieving a Pet: Rainbow Bridge Raina on Love, Euthanasia & Healing (#208)
May 12, 2025
Widowed Fatherhood: CJ Infantino on Grief, Anger & Raising Kids Alone (#207)
May 05, 2025
Comedian Trae Crowder: Humor, Grief & Searching for the Afterlife (#206)
Apr 28, 2025
Dr. Jessica Zucker on Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss & Breaking the Silence (#205)
Apr 21, 2025
A 10-Year-Old’s Brilliant Perspective on Life, Death & the Afterlife | Sean the Science Kid (#204)
Apr 14, 2025
Fallon Farinacci: Surviving the Night Her Family Was Held Hostage & Murdered (#203)
Apr 07, 2025
The Pain of Watching a Parent Die: Grief, Anticipation & Life After Loss (#202)
Mar 31, 2025
Dan Soder on Grieving a Complicated Father & Finding Healing (#201)
Mar 24, 2025
Robert Edward Grant on Free Will, Fate & the Mysteries of the Universe (#200)
Mar 17, 2025
His Astonishing Near-Death Experience After a Train Accident | David Ditchfield (#199)
Mar 10, 2025
He Lost His Brother Before a UFC Fight | Cody Stamann on Grief & Resilience (#198)
Mar 03, 2025
The Right to Die: Ethics of Euthanasia & Mental Health (#197)
Feb 24, 2025
The Science of Grief: How the Brain & Body Process Loss (#196)
Feb 17, 2025
Living After Loss: Finding Life Again After Losing Your Greatest Love (#195)
Feb 10, 2025
Comedian Ari Shaffir on Religion, Death & What Comes After (#194)
Feb 03, 2025
From Grief to Mediumship: Connecting With the Other Side (#193)
Jan 27, 2025
LAPD Detective on Death, Missing Persons & the Cases That Haunt Him (#192)
Jan 20, 2025
JFK, Pablo Escobar & The Mafia: Gianni Russo’s Untold Stories (#191)
Jan 13, 2025
Kat Timpf on Grief, Motherhood & Breaking the Silence Around Death (#190)
Jan 06, 2025
The Death of Christina Grimmie: A Brother’s Story of Grief & Resilience with Marcus Grimmie (#189)
Dec 30, 2024
Grief During the Holidays: Finding Hope & Comfort (#188)
Dec 23, 2024
Hospice Nurse on Deathbed Visions, Afterlife & Her Book Influencing Death with Nurse Penny (#187)
Dec 16, 2024
Medium Matt Fraser on Afterlife, Spirit Guides & Messages from the Other Side (#186)
Dec 09, 2024
How Psychedelics Help the Dying: Death Doula Mary Telliano (#185)
Dec 02, 2024
Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider on Cancer, Grief & Fixing End-of-Life Care (#184)
Nov 25, 2024
What Happens to Souls When We Die? Reincarnation, Afterlife & Soul Contracts | Malaurie Hotier (#183)
Nov 18, 2024
She Chose to Live After Suicide & Loss | Gabriella Lester (#182)
Nov 11, 2024
She Saw Death Before It Happened: A Psychic Medium’s Story (#181)
Nov 04, 2024
Freed from Prison After 19 Years: A Story of Redemption (#180)
Oct 28, 2024
How Can Science Explore Death? The “Third State” & Life Beyond (#179)
Oct 21, 2024
Near-Death Experience: Spiritual Guides, Life Choices & Transformation (#178)
Oct 14, 2024
OCD, Death & Other Stuff | Rachel Bonnetta (#177)
Oct 07, 2024
Tony Hawk on Death, Loss & Living Fully (#176)
Sep 30, 2024
Life Lessons from a 103-Year-Old Physician | Dr. Gladys McGarey (#175)
Sep 23, 2024
Three Psychic Sisters Reveal Life, Death & the Afterlife (#174)
Sep 16, 2024
My Family’s 9/11 Story: Grief, Healing & Resilience (#173)
Sep 09, 2024
How a Navy SEAL Mentality Can Get You Through Anything | Brandon Webb (#172)
Sep 02, 2024
Grief Taught Me Everything (#171)
Aug 26, 2024
Ancient Civilizations, History and Afterlife Theories with Billy Carson (#170)
Aug 19, 2024
3 Lucid Dreams in a Coma Took Her to the Afterlife (#169)
Aug 12, 2024
The Power of Words: How to Silence Negativity & Heal (#168)
Aug 05, 2024
Remembering Hollywood Actor Johnny Wactor’s Tragic Death (#167)
Jul 29, 2024
Rodney Norman on Grief, Comedy, and Finding Joy in Loss (#166)
Jul 22, 2024
Coping With a Sibling’s Suicide and Hidden Mental Health Struggles (#165)
Jul 15, 2024
How to Face Mortality and the Meaning of Death (#164)
Jul 08, 2024
Speaking with a Dying Man Weeks Before His Death (#163)
Jul 01, 2024
She Died, Saw the Afterlife, and Came Back With a Purpose (#162)
Jun 24, 2024
Inside the Mind of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy (#161)
Jun 17, 2024
Hospice Nurse Julie on Demystifying Death and Living Fully (#160)
Jun 10, 2024
Inside NYC Death Investigations with Barbara Butcher (#159)
Jun 03, 2024
She Died, Saw the Afterlife, and Came Back Healed (#158)
May 27, 2024
Healing After Divorce: Relationship Grief and Growth (#157)
May 20, 2024
Losing a Son to Drunk Driving: A Father and Brother’s Story (#156)
May 13, 2024
Navigating Grief: A Son’s Story of Losing His Mother (#155)
May 06, 2024
Estate Planning Before You Die: Wills, Trusts & Probate (#154)
Apr 29, 2024
How to Live and Die: Lessons from a 27-Year Battle with Cancer (#153)
Apr 22, 2024
How Do You Survive Child Loss? A Mother’s Story of Grief & Healing (#152)
Apr 15, 2024
Losing Both Children to a Drunk Driver: A Father’s Story of Grief & Healing (#151)
Apr 08, 2024
Grief, Humor, and Moving Forward (But Never On) with Nora McInerny (#150)
Apr 01, 2024
Hollywood Actor David Dastmalchian on Grief, Addiction & Mental Health (#149)
Mar 25, 2024
Practical Steps for Navigating Grief & Loss with Claire Bidwell Smith (#148)
Mar 18, 2024
Speaking with a Real Psychic Medium About Life After Death (#147)
Mar 11, 2024
GaTa on Grief, Resilience & Finding Light After Loss (#146)
Mar 03, 2024
The Sixth Stage of Grief: Finding Meaning with David Kessler (#145)
Feb 25, 2024
A Comedian Faces Grief: Losing a Father & Finding Humor (#144)
Feb 19, 2024
Surviving an Iowa Tornado: A Mother’s Story of Loss & Resilience (#143)
Feb 12, 2024
Are Near-Death Experiences Real? Dr. Jeffrey Long Explains (#142)
Feb 05, 2024
Healing Trauma, Grief, and Addiction with Mental Health Expert Ryan Soave (#141)
Jan 29, 2024
Inside the Mind of Mafia Underboss & Hitman Sammy “The Bull” Gravano (#140)
Jan 22, 2024
139 - His near-death experience at 14 years old | Philip Siracusa
Jan 14, 2024
Grief and Mental Health Breakdown: How Loss Impacts the Mind (#138)
Jan 07, 2024
Living With Grief While Investigating Her Father’s Killer (#137)
Jan 01, 2024
AJ Tracey on the Grenfell Tower Fire, Grief & Resilience (#136)
Dec 26, 2023
Teen Near-Death Experience: Cardiac Arrest at 16 (#135)
Dec 17, 2023
Lost Her Father at 19 and Fiancé in 2022 – A Journey Through Two Griefs (#134)
Dec 11, 2023
Finding Purpose After Grief and Loss (#133)
Dec 06, 2023
After Death: What Happens When We Die? (#132)
Nov 29, 2023
Self-Taught Grief: Healing Childhood Trauma (#131)
Nov 22, 2023
Grief Is Complicated: Why We Need Better Support Systems (#130)
Nov 15, 2023
90 Minutes in Heaven: A Near-Death Experience Story (#129)
Nov 08, 2023
Free Solo Climber Scaling Skyscrapers Without Ropes (#128)
Nov 01, 2023
How to Heal Grief by Feeling It (#127)
Oct 25, 2023
Grieving at 16: Losing a Best Friend (#126)
Oct 18, 2023
What Thousands of Deaths Teach Us About Life (#125)
Oct 12, 2023
Finding Healing in Community: The New Normal (#124)
Oct 04, 2023
Living 100 Years of Wisdom, Death & Longevity With Uncle Jack (#123)
Sep 27, 2023
Living by Paradox: Grief, Death & Inspiration With Sah D’Simone (#122)
Sep 20, 2023
Losing Her Father, Healing, and Finding Perspective With Gabby Reece (#121)
Sep 13, 2023
Inside the Minds of Hospice Nurses: Death, Dying & Stories With Nurse Julie & Nurse Penny (#120)
Sep 06, 2023
Bryan Callen on Comedy, Spirituality & Facing Life’s Struggles (#119)
Aug 30, 2023
Death Is a Catalyst: Grief, Creativity & Healing | Blake Kasemeier (#118)
Aug 23, 2023
The Emotional Tides of Grief, Hallucinations & Healing | Yasmine Aker (#117)
Aug 16, 2023
Abandonment, Forgiveness & Grief: Losing a Father | Jessica Singleton (#116)
Aug 09, 2023
How Humor, Grief & Loss Collide | Comedian Nick Simmons (#115)
Aug 02, 2023
Dear Parents: Disability, Grief & Advocacy | Natalie Weaver (#114)
Jul 26, 2023
Grief Just Happens: Loss, Comedy & Healing | Laura Shepard (#113)
Jul 19, 2023
Surviving a Plane Crash While Pregnant: Spirituality, Loss & Grief | Marci Burton (#112)
Jul 07, 2023
Three Siblings, One Loss: Talking Grief, Family & 9/11 | DEAD Talks (#111)
Jun 30, 2023
Grieving 9/11 With My Mother: Love, Loss & Strength | DEAD Talks (#110)
Jun 23, 2023
End-of-Life Encounters in Hospice: Love, Loss & The In-Between | Nurse Hadley (#109)
Jun 16, 2023
Craig Shoemaker: Using Laughter to Heal Grief & Trauma (#108)
Jun 02, 2023
How to Deal With Grief: Anxiety, Guilt & Healing | What’s Your Grief (#107)
May 26, 2023
Dr. Eben Alexander: Proof of Heaven & Near-Death Experiences (#106)
May 19, 2023
Good Mourning Podcast on Grief, Loss & Healing | Sally Douglas & Imogen Carn (#105)
May 12, 2023
Social Death vs. Biological Death: Identity, Legacy & Grief | Conscious Lee (#104)
May 05, 2023
Inner Work, Healing Trauma & Living With Intention | Cameron Rosin (#103)
Apr 28, 2023
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Life, Death & 9/11 | DEAD Talks (#102)
Apr 21, 2023
Fatal Crash Killed 5 in His Family: Mason Sawyer’s Story of Grief & Survival (#101)
Apr 14, 2023
The Dead Dad Club: Losing a Father Young & Finding Identity | Max Berlin (#100)
Apr 07, 2023
Losing a Parent Young: Childhood Grief & Healing | Alysen James (#99)
Mar 31, 2023
Different Types of Grief: Human Loss & Pet Loss | Caitlin O’Connor (#98)
Mar 24, 2023
97 - What comes from surviving Grief | Rowlan
Mar 17, 2023
Losing a Sister: How Grief Changes Everything | Christal Luster (#96)
Mar 10, 2023
Eddie Gallagher: War, Death, and Life as a Navy SEAL (#95)
Mar 03, 2023
Widowhood, Grief & Choosing Joy After Loss | Whitney Lyn (#94)
Feb 24, 2023
Humor, Grief & Alzheimer’s | Jessimae Peluso (#93)
Feb 17, 2023
She Died & Came Back: Near-Death Experience | Amber Cavanagh (#92)
Feb 10, 2023
Paranormal Experiences, Grief & Cambodian Beliefs | Debbie Sath (#91)
Feb 03, 2023
She Saw Heaven and Hell: A Near-Death Experience with Kathy McDaniel (#90)
Jan 27, 2023
Overcoming Loss, Addiction, and Finding Purpose | Gary Gold (#89)
Jan 20, 2023
Moving Forward After Grief and Loss | Christina Flach (#88)
Jan 13, 2023
Facing Grief for the First Time | Hospice Nurse Julie (#87)
Jan 06, 2023
Simple Truths for Healing, Self-Compassion & Grief | Humble The Poet (#86)
Dec 30, 2022
Discussing Death, Protest & Human Rights in Iran | Elica Le Bon (#85)
Dec 23, 2022
Brendan Schaub on Life, Death, and Opening Up About Loss (#84)
Dec 16, 2022
The Gift of a Final Goodbye: Kevin Crowe on Give A Mile & End-of-Life Love (#83)
Dec 09, 2022
Fresh Grief: Nicole Adamo on Losing Her Grandfather & Coping With Death (#82)
Dec 02, 2022
Brandon Schram: Turning Grief Into Strength, Motivation & Resilience (#81)
Nov 25, 2022
Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider: Rethinking the End of Life, Healthcare & Legacy (#80)
Nov 18, 2022
79 - Timely Forgiveness | Mona Shaikh
Nov 11, 2022
78 - The end of life for his parents | Roger Perry
Nov 04, 2022
77 - Financially prepare for death | Jeremy Schneider
Oct 28, 2022
76 - The Fortune of Misfortune | Rodney Norman
Oct 21, 2022
75 - Losing a dear friend | Justin Martindale
Oct 14, 2022
74 - Losing a mother young | Airick G
Oct 07, 2022
73 - Loss To Brain Cancer | Dayna Kathan
Sep 30, 2022
72 - Almost dying 3 times | ARIA
Sep 23, 2022
71 - Pregnancy Loss & Motherhood | Julie Barzman
Sep 16, 2022
70 - My father died on 9/11 | David Ferrugio
Sep 09, 2022
69 - Grief is no joke | Vernita Bostick
Sep 02, 2022
68 - Messages from the other side | Tay
Aug 26, 2022
67 - One night it all changed | Tayo Fetti
Aug 12, 2022
66 - Proof of mysticism | Tara Brandel
Aug 05, 2022
65 - Turning grief to joy | Bryan Martin
Jul 29, 2022
64 - A bout with Sepsis | Christina Flach
Jul 22, 2022
63 - Biology of death | Bruce H. Lipton, PhD
Jul 15, 2022
62 - Visions of the dead | Fanto
Jul 08, 2022
61 - Learning from death | Hospice Nurse Julie
Jul 01, 2022
60 - What really matters | BJ Miller
Jun 24, 2022
59 - Educating to normalize death | Hospice Nurse Penny
Jun 17, 2022
58 - The Grief Gang | Amber Jeffrey
Jun 10, 2022
57 - School shootings & Choosing Love | Scarlett Lewis
Jun 03, 2022
56 - Chapter 2 of life | Lil Xan & Durag Dev
May 27, 2022
55 - Losing both parents | Bobby Boyd
May 21, 2022
A lot of loss all at once | Julia Fisher
May 13, 2022
Sports Psychologist Helping Mental Heath | Paige E. Roberts LICSQ PhD
May 06, 2022
She went in peace and he witnessed it | Jorge Perez
Apr 29, 2022
What God Told Her, Part 2 of her Near-Death Experience | Penny Wittbrodt
Apr 23, 2022
What God Told Her, Part 1 of her Near-Death Experience | Penny Wittbrodt
Apr 16, 2022
Killing The Princess Inside | Megan Pormer
Apr 08, 2022
Losing his father at 12 | Mark Lemon
Apr 01, 2022
One Day It All Ends | Michael Galante
Mar 25, 2022
His Wife’s Fight With Breast Cancer | Angelo Merendino
Mar 19, 2022
Grief through family abandonment | Van Thu Nguyen
Mar 11, 2022
He Lost His Only Child | Phil Cohen
Mar 04, 2022
How To Pivot Your Life | Sarah Kalmeta
Feb 25, 2022
A War Veteran in Iraq | Noah Galloway
Feb 19, 2022
How’s your mental health? | Eric B Zink
Feb 11, 2022
Ministry with death | Dr. Hubert Cunningham
Feb 02, 2022
Funerals: A different way to do them | Elizabeth Meyer Karansky
Jan 12, 2022
She was pregnant and killed by a drunk | James Alvarez
Jan 03, 2022
How death relates to eating disorders | Jacqueyln LaRusso, LPC
Dec 15, 2021
How to embrace grief and death | Marifel
Dec 06, 2021
The Days Before He Died | Vance Lichtenberger
Nov 18, 2021
Talking to a medium | Tara Brandel
Nov 10, 2021
Hospice: Life and Death | Nurse Hadley
Nov 03, 2021
Grief Advice From a Grief Expert | Claire Bidwell Smith
Oct 20, 2021
Suicidal Thoughts | Jeff Landreville
Oct 13, 2021
A Children’s Book About Death | Patrice Karst
Jul 21, 2021
”It’s Me God” Candace Cheatwood
Jun 04, 2021
Bridging Heaven & Earth | Eileen Daley
Apr 08, 2021
Generational Trauma | Jake Malott
Feb 24, 2021
Finding Prupose | Erika Tran
Feb 09, 2021
Widowed Twice | Norman Buckley
Dec 16, 2020
Not having a brother anymore | Dan Hahn
Dec 04, 2020
A Whole Lot Of Trauma | Garrett Schecher
Nov 11, 2020
Death Doula | Jessie Kavanaugh
Aug 18, 2020
Growing up fast because of Death
Aug 06, 2020
Life is a preparation for death | Jorge Perez
Jul 30, 2020
A Murder-Sucide | Cassie Scerbo
Jun 24, 2020
Life continues when it ends | Aaron Colbert
Jun 17, 2020
Black Death with former NFL player | Zac Diles
Jun 10, 2020
Beating cancer and death | Nathan Bishop
May 27, 2020
An unsolved double murder | Sania
May 20, 2020
How violent deaths saved her life | Maylenn Mosti
May 13, 2020
”She should have died” in her Near-Death Experience | Cassandra Bauer
May 06, 2020
Does everything happen for a reason? | Brett Collins
Apr 29, 2020
Sobering up with grief | Earl White
Apr 22, 2020
Accepting death at 17 | Spencer Sundlie
Apr 15, 2020
Check on your friends before it’s too late | Laura Samuels
Apr 08, 2020
Death isn’t a bad thing | Margot Miller
Apr 01, 2020
Comedian lost his mother to Lymphoma | Gary Leli
Mar 25, 2020
Music Producer Passed In The Studio | Kinfolk Jon & Ben Great
Mar 18, 2020
A Connection To Suicide | Meg Mele
Mar 12, 2020
Learning how to grieve his father | Kornel Galambos
Mar 04, 2020
Spirit Energy & Suicide | Erika Kita
Feb 26, 2020
His wife is dying | Lionel Arthur
Feb 19, 2020
Grief and Loss From A Plane Crash| Guillermo Heuze
Feb 12, 2020