What monsters do and the undead do, because of that human corporeality, is they force us to kind of have those conversationsDr. Emily Zarka, Monster expert

Death — we all have to face it, but nobody wants to talk about it. Anthony Levin and Nadine J. Cohen are back to explore the unexpected, the eerie, and the deeply human sides of life’s final chapter. Grave Matters is the SBS podcast about death, dying, and the people helping us better understand what happens at the end of the road.
Dr Emily Zarka
Vampires have always been maybe not sexy, but sexual because that's the other thing that we can't really ignore when it's a type of vampire that's using their teeth like a phallic object to penetrate human flesh.
Anthony Levin
Is it possible to cure death?
Nadine J. Cohen
How can grief affect your sex life?
Anthony Levin
And what exactly happens to bodies donated to science?
Nadine J. Cohen
Welcome to Grave Matters, a lively look at death. I'm Nadine J. Cohen.
Anthony Levin
And I'm Anthony Levin.
Anthony Levin
Last season, we explored death, grief, and funerals from different angles. This time, we're upping the ante.
Nadine J. Cohen
Oh, I love upping antes.
Anthony Levin
Well, then hold onto your coffin, little lady. Throughout the season, you'll meet 10 people working with death in unique and extraordinary ways.
Nadine J. Cohen
From cleaning crime scenes,
Gabrielle Simpson
This horrendous trail of blood, like, excessive amount of blood, blood all over the handrails.
Anthony Levin
And fighting AI death machines.
Dr Toby Walsh
We don't know whether the machines will ever be conscious.
Nadine J. Cohen
To hunting serial killers.
Alex Campbell
We don't focus on the killer. We focus on the victims.
Anthony Levin
And prepping for the zombie apocalypse.
Dr Emily Zarka
I have Taco Bell hot sauce, because God knows what you're gonna be eating, and if you can put some seasoning on it, maybe that's gonna help.
Anthony Levin
Plus, we finally break Nadine.
Nadine J. Cohen
Look, he may have caused me to make a wrong turn on my way here, because I was so angry at him for what he was saying.
Nadine J. Cohen
Join us as we ask the hard questions and try to make sense of life's only certainty.
Anthony Levin
Listen to Grave Matters on the SBS audio app website or wherever you get your podcasts.



