Death: A Funny Business
Becky Briggs and Natasha Spencer-Levy are on a mission to make death a less taboo topic, tackling it with humour, openness, and real talk. Having lost their parents young, they dive into everything from broken-heart syndrome and family issues to ghost stories and conspiracy theories, exploring death’s spiritual, cultural, and strange sides. With raw, often hilarious conversations, they’re showing that death can, surprisingly, be ‘a funny business.’
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Episodes
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Near-death Experiences, Living Funerals & Burnout
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with intensive care doctor Dr Matt Morgan about his new book 'A Second Act' which tells the story of ten patients he's encountered who were brought back to life from the brink of death. They also discussed how his job has changed his perspective on mortality and his decision to have a living funeral.
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End-of-life Doulas, The Joy of Memories & A Tough Week
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with author and end-of-life doula Anna Lyons who discussed how she helps dying people prepare for their passing. Also on the show was Beth French, founder of Lets Talk About Loss which organises meet ups for young people who are bereaved. The girls also opened up about struggling a lot this week and missing their parents.
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Assisted Dying, A Lot of Anger & "The Curse"
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with Nathan Stilwell, campaign manager for My Death, My Decision about all things assisted dying. Nathan explained the urgent need for assisted dying reform in the UK as well as sharing some heart-warming stories from patients he's met across the world. The girls also discussed "the curse" of being scared to love again after losing someone you're close to.
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Terminal Illness, Difficult Conversations & Taylor Swift
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with content creator Abi Feltham who opened up about her terminal cancer diagnosis and revealed her mindset and goals after being given 15 years left to live. Also on the show was Michael Hebb, founder of Death over Dinner, who is encouraging people to host dinner parties with their loved ones to discuss the taboo topic of death.
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Breathwork, Disassociating & Your Mum Jokes
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with content creator Matt Phipps about his decision to post about his grief online after losing his mother to cancer. Matt opened up about using humour as a coping mechanism and how the experience has shaped him. The girls also compared how they spent their festive periods and Becky discussed her venture into breathwork exercises.
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Inappropriate Funeral Songs, Ash Jewellery & Grieving at Christmas
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
In the final episode of 2024, Becky and Tasha discuss the struggle of celebrating Christmas after losing a family member. They were joined in the studio by James Watts, founder of Ashes into Glass, to discuss how he turns loved ones' ashes into jewellery. The girls also give their verdicts on the most inappropriate funeral songs!
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Mental Transformations, Dating a Widow & What's Wrong with Tinder
Wednesday, 8 January 2025
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha chatted with Nicky Wake, founder of Chapter 2 Dating, who developed the dating app exclusively for widows after her husband passed in 2020 and she realised how awful the dating scene is for people who had lost their partners. Also on the show was funeral director Joseph Evans who discussed how he handles the emotional element of his job. The girls also discussed Becky's transformation after her retreat in Morocco last week!
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Living with HIV, Rugby Ball Urns & Sad Movies
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
This week on the show, Becky and Natasha speak to award-winning human rights activist Dan Glass about the stigma and close ties HIV has with death. They also spoke to woodturner Matt Underwood about how he decided to create a special urn after his father died.
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Grief-Tech, Closure & Victorian Ghosts
Monday, 2 December 2024
This week on the show, Becky and Natasha speak to musician Brocarde who made headlines after revealing she married (and then later divorced) a Victorian ghost! They also spoke to Justin Harrison, founder of You Only Virtual about how we can use AI to speak to loved ones who have passed away.
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Halloween, Day of the Dead & Psychic Mediums
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
This week on the show, it's a Halloween special! Becky and Natasha speak to psychic medium Danielle Close about how she's trying to break the stigma around what she does and revealed she even predicted the lottery numbers at 5 years old! They also spoke to Paola Feregrino, cultural ambassador for Mexico, about the Day of the Dead festival and what we can learn from how they grieve.
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Gravedigging, Grieving a Breakup & The Power of Music
Monday, 18 November 2024
This week on the show, Becky and Natasha speak to award-winning grave digger Maria Brancati about what it really takes to be a female gravedigger in a male-dominated industry. They also spoke to musician Jarki Monno about his experience losing his dad at age 6 and using this tragedy to fuel his creativity. The girls also delved into romantic grief with the help of breakup coach Sara Davison!
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Cremation Ash Tattoos, Fairies & Squirrel Reincarnation
Friday, 15 November 2024
This week on the show, Becky and Natasha speak to tattoo pioneer Paul Cutler who has developed the art of using ashes from loved one's cremations to remain with you forever via tattoo. Also on the show was comedian and performer Florence Lace-Evans who chatted all about her new show 'Yes We're Related' which combines, grief, sister relationships and strangely squirrels!
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Movember, Taxidermy & Grieving an Egg
Monday, 11 November 2024
This week on the show, Becky and Natasha speak to award-winning taxidermist Elle Kaye to find out what really goes into her unusual craft. Also on the show was Movember ambassador Fraser MacDonald-Lister who opened up about losing his father at age 16 and the spiral of depression that followed. In honour of Mental Health Awareness week, he also spoke about what he is doing to create a space for discussions around mental health.
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Grief, Dead Parents & The Social Life of an Embalmer
Friday, 8 November 2024
Welcome to the first episode of Death: A Funny Business! This week, Becky and Natasha delve into the life of 23 year old embalmer Izzy Walton to discover what drew her to such an unusual career path. Also on the show was author Lotte Bowser who discussed her brand new book 'Bitter Sweet', based on her experience of losing her boyfriend. The girls also delve into their own stories of losing a parent.
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