<![CDATA[Death Club]]>
deathclubpod.substack.com]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/podcastSubstackThu, 28 May 2026 03:03:04 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7489398.rssDeath ClubDeath Club is a podcast hosted by Kaitlin Gleason and Izzy Kross, with interviews and irreverent discussions about grief, loss, aging, mortality, dying, and death. Join the club!episodicDeath Clubdeathclubpod@substack.comNo<![CDATA[The Home is a Literal Metaphor]]>Sometimes stepping aside for other people’s grief is something that can be so beautiful. Kaitlin and Izzy are on opposite ends of their respective Hero’s Journey ™ du jour and are passing the proverbial baton. We’re touching on the grief of moving homes, how every ending is a beginning, and the feral psychosis that befalls everyone before graduation.

Remember you are dust!

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/the-home-is-a-literal-metaphorsubstack:post:199113800Wed, 27 May 2026 11:44:00 GMTIzzy KrossNo2839<![CDATA[In The Trenches Residency]]>Buckle up death divas, the girls are going through it this week!!! Everyone’s on their periods, Izzy is podcasting horizontally, Kait straight up cries on air. If you’re going through a hard time, listen and know that we are too! Bear with us and enjoy us at our most vulnerable… and remember you are dust!!!

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/in-the-trenches-residencysubstack:post:197450099Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3240<![CDATA[This Itch Shall Pass]]>This Itch Shall Pass

Umm…imagine taking your OWN advice for once? Sometimes in life you find yourself positively gagged and then immediately clocked. Honestly, the only thing to do when that happens is to rattle off Buddhist coffee table book platitudes and keep it pushing. That’s the kind of high-brow insights you can expect here in Death Club.

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/this-itch-shall-passsubstack:post:195722477Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3916<![CDATA[Making Art From Grief with Katherine Clary]]>Welcome back, grief heads! This week, we’re joined by filmmaker Katherine Clary to talk to us about her beautiful film, A Desert is an Ocean. We discuss the experience of making art out of our trauma, why we need a death-themed film festival, and how Katherine’s dad threw a Pema Chodron book straight into the trash.

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/making-art-from-grief-with-katherinesubstack:post:194277570Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:07:17 GMTDeath ClubNo5207<![CDATA[Turning Towards Death with Emily Yacina]]>This week we’re joined by talented musician, death doula, and Death Cafe host Emily Yacina. We’re talking about the difference between being afraid of loss vs the fear of death itself and how the shadows can show you the light. We are once again asking you to turn toward death and allow it to transform you, diva.

Remember you are dust!

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/turning-towards-death-with-emilysubstack:post:191922242Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:34:16 GMTIzzy Kross, Kaitlin Eleanor Gleason, and Death ClubNo4391<![CDATA[What Needs To Die For a New Future to be Born?]]>Welcome back, beautiful grief heads! This week, Izzy and Kaitlin are back on the horn to talk about the things we need to collectively let die in order to birth a new future. We also talk about Izzy’s acupuncture training, letting our personas fall away and Kaitlin’s beef with rock climbers.



Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/what-needs-to-die-for-a-new-futuresubstack:post:191410070Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:10:10 GMTDeath ClubNo4080<![CDATA[Congenital Knowings]]>Ok Death Club, we’re back on the horn. Today, the chicas are b*tching about AI, amazon, spotify, and other man-made horrors. We’re also expounding on a slayful book by the name of Die Wise by Stephen Jenkinson and finding ways to enjoy our one god-given life before we shuffle off this mortal coil. Read it and weep, babes 😘

P.S. Izzy is manifesting a new mic for 2026, please continue to bear with us at this time!



Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/congenital-knowingssubstack:post:184500278Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:54:55 GMTDeath ClubNo5436<![CDATA[Holiday Book Club]]>Listen, it's the end of the year, and we're all fried. But, lord knows, we will show up and yap. We're here to discuss our favorite (and least favorite) recently-read books, Kaitlin's embrace of Twin Peaks, Holiday Horrors ™ , and mutual aid.


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Izzy's Good Reads

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/holiday-book-club-c37be5c3da1-13dd-4c6a-bf7f-0da1162a61d4Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:33:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3783<![CDATA[Sobriety, Gun Violence, and Grief with Timmy Tootle]]>**Trigger Warning** This episode contains sensitive topics such as gun violence and drug use. Please practice discretion when listening to this episode. 


Here is our very humble attempt to discuss some very complex issues: losing friends to gun violence, getting sober after growing up with substance abuse as the norm, institutional disenfranchisement, and the horrific downstream effects of the US gov’s domestic and foreign policy. We’re sitting down with comedian Timmy Tootle, who kindly opened up to help us try and tackle the intricacies of grief around these topics, while still finding ways to laugh through the tears. 


You can find Timmy Tootle's comedy on his instagram.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/sobriety-gun-violence-and-grief-with-2adb32b707a-c679-41d5-8948-692d09c18d3dWed, 19 Nov 2025 12:32:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3381<![CDATA[Talking to the Dead with Liza Fenster]]>Welcome back to our beloved grief heads! This week, we're joined by the fabulous Liza Fenster, a medium, tarot reader, teacher and energy healer based in NYC (you can find her website here!). We're talking about how to stay yapping with your departed loved ones, why all our homies hate Neil DeGrasse Tyson and so so so much more.


Happy Birthday Izzy :~)

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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/talking-to-the-dead-with-liza-fenster-65ac5328160-3179-496f-9ee9-8d736c16c756Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3694<![CDATA[Death Club: Halloween Edition]]>Calling all ghouls and gays 🗣️ this is not a drill. It’s almost Halloween, so you know what that means - we’ve got our witch hats on and our cauldrons out and we’re ready to spill. We’re talking Samhain (the Original Halloween ™ ), Día De Muertos, colonization horrors, and the ancient circles that unite us all.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/death-club-halloween-edition-a2b6fc2649a-a8c3-4f61-a3dc-843f9372113cWed, 29 Oct 2025 16:08:57 GMTDeath ClubNo3391<![CDATA[Clair-everything with Crystal Fawn]]>Buckle up everyone, it’s time for some autumnal esotericism. Not only are we listening to the knowings, but we're also perceiving and sensing the unseeable forces that surround us. Tune in for a very on-brand convo with our dear friend Crystal Fawn, a second generation psychic and light worker here to share very important intel for the spiritually curious. Topics include soul mates, time travel movies, and how the Other Side is not unlike the DMV.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/two-white-ladies-yapping-and-saying-62aca2e94c9-f60f-4710-99b8-760aead95d0cWed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo4182<![CDATA[Death Clubhouse 03: Thinning the Veil with Rio Viera-Newton]]>Buckle up, it’s officially spooky season, and we’re so excited to share this yap sesh with our dear friend, talented esthetician and writer, and overall whimsical diva, Rio Viera-Newton. Let’s just say, Rio was raised by a witch and it shows. Tune in as we discuss her mother’s magical roots, their Brazilian psychic advisor, and how Rio was able to expel an entity that attached to her in an English cemetery.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/death-clubhouse-03-thinning-the-veil-6398bcc8896-c7f3-4d77-bbd3-d75bd47148beFri, 19 Sep 2025 22:23:50 GMTDeath ClubNo137<![CDATA[Grieving in Community with Raya Marie Hazell]]>Today, we're sitting down with multidisciplinary artist and grief facilitator, Raya Marie Hazell, whose practice stems from a strong belief in the transformative power of collective mourning. Join us as we discuss how mortality can add texture to life, the absurdity of our contemporary moment, and finding joy and inspiration in the cathartic experience of grief and loss. 


To learn more about Raya, click here. Raya is also a contributor to the beautiful Grief Studies Zine. You can pre-order a copy here.


Links for topics discussed in the episode:

  1. Fariha's Grief Studies class. 
  2. The 6 stages that structure the class and the book are sourced from  6 stages of dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler and the processes of decolonization by Poka Laenui.
  3. Folks can order a Grief Studies book here. 
  4. An essay for Kernel Mag where Raya expands her thesis on the politics of grief and the potential of worldbuilding in its liminality. 
  5. A grief ritual offering of Raya archived online for folks who want to practice a grief ritual (with an invitation to gather your friends to do it with you)




Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/grieving-in-community-with-raya-marie-d04e5309fad-387c-4b9e-9df0-78b8f37ad3ecWed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3624<![CDATA[Psychoanalysis, Grief, and of course, Freud with Michael McClenahan]]>This week, we're joined by Michael McClenahan, bestie of the pod and psychoanalytic therapist. We talk about the complexities of losing a sibling, how analysis can lead to breakthroughs in grief, and of course, Freud. 


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/psychoanalysis-grief-and-of-course-c59e5ca43cb-4304-4565-80d4-a1def18a325fWed, 03 Sep 2025 12:44:49 GMTDeath ClubNo4695<![CDATA[Death Clubhouse 02: Besties Yapping ft. Michael McClenahan]]>This week, we're joined IN PERSON by our wonderful friend Michael McClenahan. We talk about -- you guessed it -- Michael's birth chart, the medical industry for some reason, woo woo s**t, and just have a great time all together and share some candid moments that didn't make the cut for next week's main feed ep. Come hang with us on the Patreon here and remember you are dust xoxo



Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/death-clubhouse-02-besties-yapping-cc0f64f65a7-3089-4033-aa4b-4d88671578f3Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:01 GMTDeath ClubNo184<![CDATA[Sacred Fractures with Scarlett Yaryan]]>This week, we have a very special conversation with Scarlett Yaryan, an actress, artist, and creator of Sacred Fractures, a guidance practice and Substack for those navigating loss and grief. We talk about grieving after miscarriages, losing your soul pets, and turning to myth and creative practices to make meaning in the wake of death.


You can find more information about Scarlett on her website and her Substack.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/sacred-fractures-with-scarlett-yaryan-ec7763daa21-dfd1-401b-98fa-15dd8b65c076Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:51:54 GMTDeath ClubNo5814<![CDATA[Death Clubhouse 01: Letting Go of Cringe]]>Welcome, Real Grief Heads, to the Death Clubhouse! In the Clubhouse, we'll discuss personal topics, share our opinions, explore politics and culture through the lens of grief, and conduct close readings of texts for paid subscribers. This week, we discuss fun beverages, letting go of "cringe," and conduct a close reading of "We Must Refuse a Forced Grieving" by P.E. Moskowitz.


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Remember you are dust

xoxo



Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/death-clubhouse-01-letting-go-of-57b096d5b54-d1ad-4b7b-ae92-9770fb85a448Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo231<![CDATA[Grief and Therapy with Julia McAnuff]]>Hello gorgeous grief heads! This week we are joined by bestie of the pod Julia McAnuff, LMFT, who talks to us about grief through the lens of therapy, how to support children who are grieving and how to silence our inner critics.


You can learn more about Julia and her therapy practice here!


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/grief-and-therapy-with-julia-mcanuff-3426356e209-e14f-4f62-ba27-26a2d2ca2de8Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3874<![CDATA[Lifetime Astrology with A. T. Mann]]>Welcome back, bereaved baddies! Today, we’re getting a little esoteric with it. A. T. Mann is a renowned astrologer whose practice focuses on tracing one’s lifetime through the birth chart from conception to old age. This is a conversation for all of our listeners, whether you’re astrologically curious or an advanced birth chart reader. Tad’s insights will be illuminating no matter where you are on your astrology (or grief) journey. 


You can find more information on Tad’s astrology practice in his book A New Vision Of Astrology. You can also read more generally about Tad’s life journey in this recent article. 


If you would like to book a reading with Tad, you can e-mail him at atmann4@gmail.com.


If you would like to book a reading with Izzy, you can do so here and learn more here. 


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/how-to-cope-5467f52750b-784f-48c7-a455-948cb9d99771Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo4327<![CDATA[Dreams with Gabe Adels]]>Welcome back, real grief heads! We’re back for a very special third installment of the newly minted Death Club podcast. Today, we have our very first guest on to discuss the inexplicable dreams that occur before and after the loss of a loved one. Our near and dear friend Gabe Adels is a writer, musician, and social worker from Philly. You can find his work, including his amazing book Gabe Tour, here.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/dreams-with-gabe-adels-b7cfef8aeb5-5d16-4634-af63-a58670b4eca0Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:15:39 GMTDeath ClubNo4536<![CDATA[The Michael Jordification of Death]]>Hey, real grief heads! In our second episode, Izzy and Kaitlin dive into the discourse around “mastering your grief,” the absurd capitalist pressure to “move on” and get back to work, and the cultural expectation that we all win 3 NBA championships for our dead loved ones, a la Michael Jordan.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/the-michael-jordification-of-death-a2b04efc244-bbbd-45f8-91db-7a7844ad2272Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo3722<![CDATA[Welcome to Death Club]]>Welcome, Real Grief Heads! This is our podcast called Death Club, where, much like our grief group we host (also called Death Club), we will be discussing all things related to death, grief, aging, dying, and the relentless march of time in a fun and irreverent space open to all. In our inaugural episode, our hosts Izzy and Kaitlin introduce themselves and discuss their own experiences with death and grief.


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Get full access to Death Club at deathclubpod.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://deathclubpod.substack.com/p/welcome-to-death-club-25e8c9c726a-ad89-4a58-bf53-5a19dc4690deWed, 25 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMTDeath ClubNo4810