At the intersection of a profoundly rich Judaic spirituality and a childhood proclivity to see things others don't, Belinda Silbert is unique - a woman rabbi, a trained classical musician, a mother and someone who ventures beyond the veil.

Life is an expensive business, sometimes it feels like it costs money just to breathe. And when that breath stops… What happens then? As responsibilities and priorities shift in the approach to death, or in its wake, so we change too. Here’s how you can do it better.

Dr. Kathryn Smith trained as a fine artist and won all the accolades. The world was at her feet. But a persistent fascination with forensic identification, fostered in childhood, meant that she was to make a new path, one that allowed her to walk into different worlds…

Adriaan Bester wants to be aquamated when he dies. What does he mean? As the person who helped bring this technology to South Africa, he happens to have an insiders view of everything it entails.

Nomakhaya Solombela is the CEO of Independent Crematoria of South Africa. She delves into the fears, superstitions and misconceptions about a vital practice that remains taboo for many.

What is a soul’s journey after it leaves a body? Dr Lokesh Maharajh, Head of the Priests Council at the Hindu Maha Sabha, shares the intel.

“Not everyone can do this work,” says Dr Linda Liebenberg, consultant state pathologist at Tygerberg Mortuary in Cape Town. “It chooses you, not the other way around.” And then of course, there’s the fourteen years of training…

Simon Lupini looks like an ordinary bloke, and is. Except he does something not many people know how to do.

The Undertaker is a candid interview with a man who teaches us that respecting the dead means respecting the living.

Hold onto your hats, and enjoy the ride!

We’re on the same road dear friend, the road to the grave. What are the final stops you’ll make on the way? Sr. Margot van der Wielen shares her perspective…

It’s not as if you were planning to go in an ambulance that day, right? You’re not wearing your best underwear, and didn’t pack a snack.

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

A tea-lover, photographer and traveler who learnt how to support people whose foundations are shifting.

Susan Brice is the down-to-earth Manager of Cemeteries in the City of Cape Town.