Episode 17: Rachel
This episode’s guest is Rachel Matlow, a producer, audio content creator, and writer based in Canada. They created one of my favorite audio pieces ever, “Dead Mom Talking,” which won the Third Coast International Audio Festival Best New Artist award in 2016. I discovered the piece in 2021 and haven’t stopped thinking and telling people about it since. As Rachel’s mother was dying, Rachel recorded the two of them as they binge-watched TV, traded dark humor, and talked. That way, months after their mom’s death, Rachel could sneak in one more conversation with the person they needed to hear from the most.
In this episode, we talk about loving our mothers despite their decisions around medical care, how it’s important to get your end of life AND after death party plans in order. We chat about Rachel’s memoir Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters, our mother’s ashes, and you will get to hear the ultimate “exit interview” in the form of their mother’s final words of wisdom, humor, and musings about their extraordinary child.
Go buy Rachel’s memoir Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters, and check out the full CBC Radio “The Sunday Edition” feature here.
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