When We Die Talks is a podcast built around a single question: What do you think happens when we die?
Each week, host Zach Ancell speaks with an anonymous caller. Some conversations are tender, some are raw, and some take surprising turns. What they all share is an honesty about mortality. About what we hope for, what we fear, and what we’ve seen in our own lives.
This project was born from Zach’s own fears around death and his lifelong struggle with death anxiety. He created the podcast not to offer neat answers, but to open space: to reflect, to feel less alone, and maybe to see life a little differently than before.
If you’d like to take part, there are two ways to join the conversation. You can apply to be an anonymous caller and share your story in a full episode, or you can leave a message on the voicemail line at 971-328-0864 to have your beliefs featured in future episodes.
By crowdsourcing ideas and experiences around death, When We Die Talks hopes to remind us all that while the end may be uncertain, the time we have right now is worth living fully.
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Zach Ancell
I’ve spent most of my life dealing with some level of death anxiety. At times leading to panic, dread, and a constant search for meaning. In recent years, I decided to stop running from those fears and instead confront them head-on. That decision led me to create When We Die Talks.
Through these conversations, I’m exploring my own beliefs while holding space for others to share theirs. My hope is that by talking openly about death, we can loosen some of the fear around it and deepen our appreciation for the lives we’re living.
