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Real conversations about death, dying, grief, life, and everything in between. Hosted by Catherine Ashton, founder of Australian social enterprise Critical Info, Don’t Be Caught Dead explores the conversations most of us avoid until we have no choice. After surviving a serious car accident in 2019 and losing a close friend suddenly in 2023, Catherine discovered how difficult it can be to know what to do when life changes without warning. Each episode brings honest, often deeply personal conversations with people who have experienced grief, sudden illness, caring and loss, alongside people with expertise and lived experience across aged care, palliative care, end-of-life care, estate planning, funeral planning, memorialisation, rituals, grief, bereavement and the many practical and deeply human decisions that arise when life changes. It’s about being better prepared for the moments that can change everything.
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Signup to Generate a PitchReal conversations about death, dying, grief, life, and everything in between. Hosted by Catherine Ashton, founder of Australian social enterprise Critical Info, Don’t Be Caught Dead explores the conversations most of us avoid until we have no choice.
Recent episodes include "What Happens to Your Body After You Die? The Law with Dr Kate Falconer" (21 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Planning Ahead With Pride: LGBTQ+ Communities, Chosen Family and the End of Life with Zoe Hinton" (14 October 2026, 48 minutes), and "What Poison, Cemeteries and Ancient History Can Teach Us About Death with Rae" (7 October 2026, 63 minutes).
Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 141 episodes.
Booking probability for Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared's contact route on record: verified email.
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Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared is a society show with 141 episodes published.
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Episode #120
What if the wishes you express about your funeral and what happens to your body after death aren’t legally binding? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Kate Falconer, a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law and Radical...
Episode #119
What happens at the end of life when the systems we rely on don't recognise who we are, or who we love? In this episode, I'm joined by Zoe Hinton, ACON's Community Health Promotion Officer for End of Life and Palliative...
Episode #118
What can a cemetery teach us about the people who came before us — and what can the history of poison and medicine tell us about the way we understand death today? In this episode, I'm joined by Rae, who is completing a...
Episode #117
What if the phone in your pocket is one of the most meaningful grief objects you own? In this episode, I'm joined by Distinguished Professor Larissa Hjorth, a digital ethnographer and socially engaged artist at RMIT...
Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared
Losing a child, a parent, a distant cousin: the data says your grief isn't the same, and neither is what helps. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr Candice Mace, a clinical psychologist, research supervisor and...
Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared
What if you spent your whole childhood feeling something you couldn’t name, only to discover the answer on your mother’s deathbed? In this episode, I sit down with Nikki Domeney, a Project Coordinator at Social Engine...
Episode #114
Did you know that around sixty percent of burial disputes that end up in Australian courts involve an Aboriginal person, and that appointing an executor can be the one thing that prevents it? In this episode, I'm...
Episode #113
In this episode, I'm joined by Ben Kelly, CEO of the Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association (ACCA), the peak body representing the cemetery and crematoria sector across Australia and New Zealand. Ben takes...
Episode #111
“What’s your pain scale?” “A nine.” “Okay, miss.” “No. Mister.” In this episode, I’m speaking with Thy O’Donell, a PhD researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra. Thy’s research explores end-of-life...
Episode #110
What do crime scene cleaners, morgue transporters and gravediggers know about death that the rest of us don't? In this episode, I'm joined by Tim Booth, a paramedic of more than nine years and the bestselling author of...
Episode #109
What happens when the document meant to protect your wishes is filed away where nobody can find it, or worse, ignored altogether when it matters most? In this episode, I'm joined by Distinguished Professor Ben White...
Episode #108
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) What if the choice to die could also be the choice to save someone else's life? In this episode, I'm joined by Jess Amsden, a senior nurse who holds a new and unique role...
Episode #307
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) What if the last thing you'd ever want for someone you love is a viewing at a funeral home? In this episode, I sit down with Bonita Ralph, a death educator, family support...
Episode #106
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) We talk a lot on this show about preparing for our own death. But what about preparing for the death of a pet, or making sure our pet is looked after if something happens...
Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) What if the future of end-of-life care doesn't lie in hospitals, but within our communities? In this episode, I sit down with Professor Samar Aoun AM, internationally...
Episode #104
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) Six babies are stillborn in Australia every day. Two babies die within their first 28 days of life, and a miscarriage occurs every three and a half minutes. Yet despite how...
Episode #103
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) When I first discovered Tinky’s tiny installations hidden throughout Melbourne’s laneways, I was instantly captivated. What looked like a whimsical miniature scene often...
Episode #102
<p>We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-)</p><p>When we talk about death, we often focus on what happens after someone dies. But what if we also talked about how we support the people left behind?</p><p>In this...
Episode #101
<p>We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-)</p><p>What would you do if you were given a second chance at life? And then a third?</p><p>For documentary photographer Andrew Chapman, surviving two life-saving...
Episode #100
<p>We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-)</p><p>Jean Kittson has spent a lifetime making Australians laugh, but behind the humour is a deeply personal and confronting exploration of death, dying, grief, and the...
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