Hi, I'm Kristen. I've never lost a close loved one, and that terrifies me. Join me as I tackle the universal experience of death with humor, honesty, and sincere introspection. Through personal stories, interviews, and my journey to becoming a death doula, I'll explore how we mourn and how to prepare for life's final chapter. This podcast is for anyone curious about life, loss, and finding laughter along the way.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHi, I'm Kristen. I've never lost a close loved one, and that terrifies me. Join me as I tackle the universal experience of death with humor, honesty, and sincere introspection. Through personal stories, interviews, and my journey to becoming a death doula, I'll explore how we mourn and how to prepare for life's final chapter.
Death Virgin is hosted by Kristen. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "It's Father's Day, one month after Dad's death" (23 June 2026, 16 minutes), "Dispatches from Temple Heights: Time of Death - It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" (26 May 2026, 9 minutes), and "Dispatches from Temple Heights: A Pinterest Board for Viking Funerals" (25 May 2026, 23 minutes).
Death Virgin publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for Death Virgin is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Death Virgin requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Death Virgin's contact route on record: public web form.
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Kristen hosts Death Virgin, a society show with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #19
What begins as an ordinary Sunday in Maine turns into an unexpected journey through grief, spirituality, memory, and ritual. A spontaneous visit to a medium at the Temple Heights solstice fair leads to questions about...
Episode #17
In this final living chapter of Dispatches from Temple Heights , Kristen records in real time as her father dies at home overlooking the Atlantic. What unfolds is not a dramatic television death, but something quieter...
Episode #16
A few quiet days at Temple Heights. Ryan arrives to spend time with his father and grandfather — a delayed 21st birthday and 50th birthday celebration no one imagined would happen under these circumstances. There are...
Episode #15
Dispatches from Temple Heights continues with a wandering walk down to the beach on one impossibly beautiful Maine afternoon. Kristen reflects on first love, old cottages, lobster shacks, disappearing landmarks, family...
Episode #14
Seth turns fifty in the middle of hospice care, and somehow the day becomes both heartbreaking and strangely joyful. In this installment of Dispatches from Temple Heights , Kristen recounts a sleepless night, hospice...
Episode #13
In the third installment of Dispatches from Temple Heights , the vigil continues. Kristen and her brother Seth make it through another night beside their father’s bed, surviving on raisin toast, gallows humor, ice...
Episode #12
In the second installment of Dispatches from Temple Heights , Kristen’s father finally comes home from the hospital to die overlooking the ocean in Belfast, Maine. What follows is a surreal and deeply human twelve hours...
Episode #11
Dispatches from Temple Heights: Notes From My Father's Dying The first episode of a new mini-series within Death Virgin . Kristen records from her childhood home on the coast of Maine as her father lies dying on hospice...
Episode #10
In this episode of Death Virgin , Kristen gets a new hip — and loses a bone. What begins as a routine surgery (everyone says it’s routine) becomes something stranger: a meditation on ownership, body parts, family...
Episode #9
In this episode of Death Virgin , Kristen starts the year by reading a full, unruly, prickly, and deeply human obituary—one that refuses to smooth the edges of a life well lived. The obituary of Doris McClintock...
Episode #8
Kristen welcomes her first guest, Thao, for an honest conversation about friendship, grief, and the journey through loss. Together, they reflect on their shared history, the evolution of their friendship, and Thao’s...
Episode #7
Where were you when? When Kennedy was shot? When The Challenger exploded? When 14 people were killed in the Swiss parliament? On September 11, 2001? In this episode, Kristen talks about her own second-hand...
Episode #6
For the Death Virgin's first mini episode, you'll hear her tribute to the late Robert Redford. How, when she lived in Utah as a teenager, she met him and was even kissed by him. Rounded out with stories of the...
Episode #5
Kristen delves into the concept of closeness and its subjective nature, pondering what it means to be close to someone and how it affects grief. Kristen mentions feedback from listeners questioning her claim and shares...
Episode #4
In this episode of 'Death Virgin,' Kristen delves into the history of how different cultures have approached death and mourning. She begins with the Black Death in the 14th century, describing its devastating impact and...
Episode #3
Kristen, the host of the 'Death Virgin' podcast, discusses her journey of exploring death as someone who has never experienced the loss of a close loved one. She reflects on her childhood memories, societal taboos...
Episode #1
In the Maiden episode of the podcast 'Death Virgin,' Kristen Vermilyea, a 56-year-old American woman living in Zurich, Switzerland, introduces her journey into understanding mourning and death. Kristen explains how she...
Episode #2
In episode two of 'Death Virgin,' Kristen Vermilyea delves into the intersection of death and social media, particularly focusing on Facebook. She discusses her views on mourning culture online, sharing...
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