In the wake of Andrea Gibson's death on July 14th, 2025, Ned Buskirk speaks with their partner Megan Falley, about grieving their death, still finding moments to walk with lightness, the final moments of Andrea's life, and how Andrea, wherever they are, is supporting Megan even still...

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megan falley’s website: https://www.meganfalley.com newsletter, continued for Andrea Gibson - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.substack.com/

Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit “Love Letter from the After Life” by Andrea Gibson "Hold Down the Fort" by Chris Pureka/Andrea Gibson ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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In honor of Andrea Gibson, for their life and death on July 14th, 2025, we're resharing host Ned Buskirk's conversation them from January of 2022, including a new intro with host Ned Buskirk, producer Nick Jaina, and associate producer Jordan Edelheit, scored with more music from Nick Jaina, holding their laughter and tears on the chemo-brain railroad, talking about the record skipping parts of our lives’, the poetry of cancer, chronic disease, and panic attacks, and what it means to consider what’s available when faced with the hardest parts of being mortal.

andrea gibson’s website: https://andreagibson.org/ book - “You Better Be Lightening”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ newsletter, now continued by their wife, Megan Falley - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.substack.com/

Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit “Time Piece” by Andrea Gibson/Scoreda by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina

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In the wake of Joanna Macy's death and with You're Going to Die's upcoming San Francisco event - A Wild Love for the World: An Evening Honoring Joanna Macy - host Ned Buskirk speaks with Lydia Violet Harutoonian, a scholar in Joanna Macy's work and a collaborator of Macy's for over 16 years.

An Iranian-Armenian-American facilitator, public speaker, and musician, Lydia is devoted to inner and outer ecological renewal and cultural healing, facilitating group work across many communities, weaving together systems of thinking, deep ecology, and emotional resilience in the face of global crisis.

She is the founder of the School for The Great Turning, a learning community where activism and spiritual practice meet. With training in community organizing and trauma-informed facilitation, she offers grounded emotional support to individuals and communities navigating burnout, grief, and the psychological weight of living in socio-ecological crises.

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Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina Thanks to Lydia Violet Harutoonian for Joanna Macy's "Trust Yourself" & "It's the Sweetest Thing" recordings.

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