488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?

In this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt speaks with the palliative physician B.J. Miller about modern medicine’s goal of “protecting a pulse at all costs.” Is there a better, even beautiful way to think about death and dying?

Episode 488 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?" was published on December 30, 2021 and runs 53 minutes.

December 30, 2021 ·53m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

In this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt speaks with the palliative physician B.J. Miller about modern medicine’s goal of “protecting a pulse at all costs.” Is there a better, even beautiful way to think about death and dying?

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