Episode 32

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2nd Mar 2021

Posthumously Uncomfortable with Sarah Welch-Larson

Sarah Welch-Larson just published Becoming Alien—her book about the concept of evil in the Alien films—and she comes to This Is Your Afterlife to talk about having a low-key funeral, her infinitely relivable memory on the White Cliffs of Dover, and the tragedy that rearranged her life without her realizing it.

Content warning: There's a reference to a school shooting in this episode.

Check out Sarah's full episode at patreon.com/davemaher. It includes more intro and her "Kill 1 Thing" segment, where we discuss our mutual hatred for ranked year-end lists.

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Get Sarah's book: Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

Sarah's website (with her blog and links to other writing): dodgyboffin.com

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This Is Your Afterlife
Comedian Dave Maher interviews artists and activists about death, their lives, and the afterlife.
What happens when we die? What if this is the afterlife? Comedian, coma survivor, and former Pitchfork writer Dave Maher ("This American Life") asks artists, entertainers, and activists for definite answers to these unanswerable questions.
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