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Trailer: Season 2

What’s happening in Season 2? A mortician will detail their work, a paramedic will take us inside their world, a forensic pathologist will walk us through… but wait! Here’s a taste of… The Aviatrix!

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Episode 10: The Sheikh

Maulana Sheikh Sayed Imraan shares, with great humility and compassion, a detailed account of what happens when someone from the Islamic faith dies.

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Episode 9: The Biker

Lloyd Castle is an ex-traffic cop of twenty years experience, and now teaches motorcycle safety. He shares his insight into what goes on in the mind of a road user with great compassion.

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Episode 8: The Sangoma

Lindy Dlamini is an African traditional healer who discusses the importance of ancestors for our healing.

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Episode 7: The Tombstone Maker

Ivor Gardiner is a 2nd-generation tombstone maker, someone who understands the importance of grief and how to honour lives that have been lived and lost.

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Episode 6: The Funeral Consultant

Mark Wortman is a pair of steady hands, a calm presence who understands what happens for loved ones in the context of death and loss.

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Episode 5: The Community Leader

Spiwo Xapile is a priest and community leader who has presided over many funerals, and speaks frankly and openly about death in a local context.

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Episode 4: The Tibetan Buddhist

A tale of growing up with death all around, growing wise in a violent society, and growing spiritual to make sense of it all.

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