Dance Past Sunset Podcast

Brant Huddleston•www.dancepastsunset.com

Dance Past Sunset helps people in the second half of life discover innovative ways to enjoy peak life experiences. Each show features a guest qualified to discuss some aspect of how to thrive as an older adult, including practical tips on freewheeling travel, living on less, caregiving elder parents, and how to plan in advance for end-of-life with dignity and joy. Join Brant (b. 1956) as he interviews an eclectic crowd of folks, from artists to authors, from entrepreneurs to engineers, from witches to wanderers, ruminating on the splendorous journey through modern aging, past death, and into the afterlife.

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Episodes

"Lessons from the Dying" with Dr. Karen Wyatt, MD, Part 1 of 2

You know those experiences you have that just make you happy remembering them, like a great birthday party or a fabulous meal with friends...when your heart, soul and body get that deeply satisfied, good feeling? Well that’s how I would describe my time with Dr. Karen Wyatt, MD...hospice caregiver and a diamond mine of wisdom on how to live abundantly. Author of “What Really Matters: 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories of the Dying,” Karen is a family physician who invested her 25 year medical...

Jul 12, 2014•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10

"A Skull a Day Keeps the Doctor Away" with Noah Scalin

Punk Professor. Space pirate. Design rebel. Noah Scalin is not your ordinary guy ~ he might not even sleep! He teaches design at the Virginia Commonwealth University, runs a socially conscious design firm called Another Limited Rebellion, and has just launched a kickstarter campaign for a new book of skulls that you’ll want to hear all about. We had so much to talk about that this show is just part one of a two part interview. Noah’s work can be seen in many publications including USA Today, Wir...

Jun 20, 2014•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9

"Going Out Green" with Jeff Jorgenson, Funeral Director, Environmentalist

You care about the earth in life ~ but what about in death? Will your final act be kind to the planet and to those you leave behind? Learn what a truly green funeral is, what is myth and what is truth, the trends and the obstacles in this interview with Jeff Jorgenson of Elemental NW ~ Seattle's first and only all green funeral home. In one of those unexpected twists of fate that life tosses our way, Jeff found himself with a newly minted degree in aeronautics, plus a Master of Science in Manage...

Jun 17, 2014•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8

"Let's Have Dinner and Talk About Death" with Michael Hebb on a casual way to foster proactive conversations about death...over a bottle of wine

On a train between Seattle and Portland, along the beautiful Puget Sound, University of Washington Teaching Fellow Michael Hebb had one of those serendipitous conversations that changed everything. In the salon car, Michael struck up a conversation with two strangers, both of whom were MDs, and learned two devastating facts: The vast majority of American bankruptcies are related to end of life issues 75% of Americans want to die at home, yet only 25% actually do. This provoked Michael’s question...

May 31, 2014•49 min•Season 1Ep. 7

"I'm Sorry to Hear" with Rachel Zeldin on advanced planning

Rachel Zeldin of Funerals 360 (formerly I’m Sorry to Hear) talks about the importance of of providing equal access to information on funeral planning and encouraging the sharing of one’s personal funeral planning experiences. Oh, and she also a secret the funeral industry does not want you to know that could save you thousands of dollars . A Philadelphia native, Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business & Economics from Drexel University. Following five years working global...

May 27, 2014•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6

"It's a Good Day to Die" with Marc Okrand, alien linguist

A rollicking interview with Marc Okrand, a University trained linguist who produced the Vulcan and Klingon languages heard in the Star Trek movies. You may think Marc is suffering from a bad case of post nasal drip, but seriously, he’s produced a legitimate language that introduces us to the Klingon death culture and that’s even been used in Shakespeare. Marc and I do some role paying and trade off speaking Klingon death proverbs. It's a good day to die!

May 27, 2014•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5

"Don't Bury Yourself Under Ugly" with Greg Lundgren of Lundgren Monuments,

They’re green! They’re blue! They’re bubbly and luminescent and glowing and so totally cool you’ll surely want to know more about what artist Greg Lundgren does in the cemetery with massive slabs of glass. You’ve never seen anything like it! Greg is an artistic visionary for how to bring beauty and art back to memorials, so that they are...memorable and not so. Hear Greg discuss what can be done about blasé grey monoliths, and opportunities for artists and branded fashion designers in death serv...

May 27, 2014•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4

"The Freedom to Die" with Melissa Barber, Death With Dignity National Center

The Death with Dignity National Center works to bring the freedom of choice to every state in the US. What freedom would that be? The freedom to die at a time of your choosing..providing, that is, that you pass some very carefully thought out safeguards and conditions. Melissa Barber, who at the time of this recording was with the Center, walks us through the delicate subject with sensitivity and grace. Together we learn a lot about the freedom to choose, along with the origins of a Molly Bolly!...

May 27, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 3

"Bang! Bang! You're Dead!" with Trent Nicholas, film historian

Trent Nicholas teaches film history for the Virginia Commonwealth University art history department, and he holds a master’s degree in cinema studies from New York University. I met Trent at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts where he is a media programs coordinator in the art and education division. We talked about how death is portrayed on the silver screen, covering everything from Mae West to Clint Eastwood to Quinton Tarrantino, with a little side discussion on the infamous Willhelm scream....

May 27, 2014•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2

"How Death Makes Life Possible" with Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., President Emeritus of the Institute for Noetic Sciences

This very first episode of the Dance to Death Afterlife provides a brief introduction to our mission and purpose followed by an epic interview with Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., social anthropologist, film maker, a leader in consciousness studies, Pres. Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Inst. of Noetic Sciences, and pumpkin goddess. Learn about the stunning and life-changing experience former astronaut Edgar Mitchell had upon his return to earth from space, and the work Marilyn is doing with Deepak Ch...

May 27, 2014•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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