Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/7-questions-about-death It affects us all and is a reality for everyone we know. Yet, many of us never talk about it, even with those closest to us. This show’s aim is to help make death a more natural topic of conversation. Every week, people from diverse backgrounds and with varied beliefs answer 7 questions about death. These intimate conversations run the gamut from funny to heart-breaking. Some may inspire you. All are thought-provoking. This podcast is hosted and produced by Beth Janzen and airs weekly on Wednesdays on CJSR, a volunteer community radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. © 2025 CJSR 88.5 FM 99622bfa-f4bd-5435-ba20-c5ec323ec302 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:35:38 -0600 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:01:11 -0700 https://7questionsaboutdeath.com https://img.transistor.fm/iOIvsMVEaXfQ3XXYxqAE_PcR8fPYQtZtCHxyRFTGHWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2OTg1LzE3MDAx/NzQ5MjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://7questionsaboutdeath.com episodic CJSR 88.5 FM It affects us all and is a reality for everyone we know. Yet, many of us never talk about it, even with those closest to us. This show’s aim is to help make death a more natural topic of conversation. Every week, people from diverse backgrounds and with varied beliefs answer 7 questions about death. These intimate conversations run the gamut from funny to heart-breaking. Some may inspire you. All are thought-provoking. This podcast is hosted and produced by Beth Janzen and airs weekly on Wednesdays on CJSR, a volunteer community radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It affects us all and is a reality for everyone we know. death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism CJSR 88.5 FM No No 24 24 Episode 24: End of the Line full 8cd231a6-5b1f-44c7-8409-7498df5688bd https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/24 This is the final show in the 7 Questions About Death Series. It contains clips from all 20 guests. They are: Christina, Leona, Susan, Julie, Malcolm, Nafisat, Dana, Jeremy, Steve, Pamela, Vicki, Brittany, Dawn, Charles, Ben, Jesse, Karen, Elaine, Piyush, and Ruth.

]]> This is the final show in the 7 Questions About Death Series. It contains clips from all 20 guests. They are: Christina, Leona, Susan, Julie, Malcolm, Nafisat, Dana, Jeremy, Steve, Pamela, Vicki, Brittany, Dawn, Charles, Ben, Jesse, Karen, Elaine, Piyush, and Ruth.

]]> Wed, 08 May 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1682 This is the final show in the 7 Questions About Death Series. It contains clips from all 20 guests. They are: Christina, Leona, Susan, Julie, Malcolm, Nafisat, Dana, Jeremy, Steve, Pamela, Vicki, Brittany, Dawn, Charles, Ben, Jesse, Karen, Elaine, Piyush, and Ruth.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 23 23 Episode 23: Sorrow and Love full 4917b949-f4e7-480b-984b-c9801fe9e2a2 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/23 The guest for this episode is Ruth. Ruth lives in Edmonton.

]]> The guest for this episode is Ruth. Ruth lives in Edmonton.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1663 The guest for this episode is Ruth. Ruth lives in Edmonton.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 22 22 Episode 22: Fighting and Embracing Tradition full b45fb145-8fab-4b27-890e-4c6a6f5e376d https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/22 The guest for this episode is Piyush. Piyush hosts a music show on CJSR. 

]]> The guest for this episode is Piyush. Piyush hosts a music show on CJSR. 

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1689 The guest for this episode is Piyush. Piyush hosts a music show on CJSR. 

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 21 21 Episode 21: Let the Mystery Be full 75aac0db-0ee1-49dd-beb5-7c9d535d689e https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/21 In this episode, Elaine, a great grandmother, is the guest.

]]> In this episode, Elaine, a great grandmother, is the guest.

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1609 In this episode, Elaine, a great grandmother, is the guest.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 20 20 Episode 20: Recent Outakes Collection full ba6080a4-6b86-4c5e-bdd2-7506545a627c https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/20 This episode is a collection of outakes from recent episodes. The guests are: Vicki, Pamela, Ben, Karen, Steve, and Brittany. 

]]> This episode is a collection of outakes from recent episodes. The guests are: Vicki, Pamela, Ben, Karen, Steve, and Brittany. 

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1501 This episode is a collection of outakes from recent episodes. The guests are: Vicki, Pamela, Ben, Karen, Steve, and Brittany. 

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 19 19 Episode 19: Messages From the Other Side full 4b1327c2-fa58-4769-86d0-938b083eb27e https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/19 In this episode, the guest is Karen. Karen lives on the East coast of Canada, in the countryside.

]]> In this episode, the guest is Karen. Karen lives on the East coast of Canada, in the countryside.

]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1615 In this episode, the guest is Karen. Karen lives on the East coast of Canada, in the countryside.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 18 18 Episode 18: More Raspberries and Cheese full fcc1de8b-e6de-44c7-86f0-a99dcb7379e6 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/18 The guest for this episode is Jesse. Jessie is a lifelong student. He lives in Edmonton.

]]> The guest for this episode is Jesse. Jessie is a lifelong student. He lives in Edmonton.

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1575 The guest for this episode is Jesse. Jessie is a lifelong student. He lives in Edmonton.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 17 17 Episode 17: Norse Pagan Guy, Part 2 full 628737f9-6224-456d-a33a-d9cdedd52c34 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/17 This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1474 This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 16 16 Episode 16: Norse Pagan Guy, Part 1 full 07873c1d-8042-4242-8d15-77f512e7ba1f https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/16 This is part 1 of 2. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> This is part 1 of 2. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:30:00 -0600 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1461 This is part 1 of 2. The guest is Ben, a retired musician.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 15 15 Episode 15: Don't Worry About It full 85f91efa-3621-46a8-8b25-e052ec41d2b2 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/15 In this episode, the guest is Charles, a power engineer.

]]> In this episode, the guest is Charles, a power engineer.

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:30:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1569 In this episode, the guest is Charles, a power engineer.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 14 14 Episode 14: Christmas Present full 1dd496f1-08ff-4e30-81de-8e5505f16d1b https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/14 This episode's guest is Dawn. She works in a cafe.

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]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:30:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1592 This episode's guest is Dawn. She works in a cafe.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 13 13 Episode 13: Change Is a Practice Run full 082468bb-0203-4bf6-8a8b-9b486b5ea0cc https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/13 The guest for this episode is Brittany. She wears many hats.

]]> The guest for this episode is Brittany. She wears many hats.

]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:30:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1727 The guest for this episode is Brittany. She wears many hats.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 12 12 Episode 12: No Bad Day full 319bb240-e83e-4f7b-84bf-3fcdc7b4d805 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/12 The guest on this episode is Vicki. Vicki is a nurse.

]]> The guest on this episode is Vicki. Vicki is a nurse.

]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:30:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1698 The guest on this episode is Vicki. Vicki is a nurse.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 11 11 Episode 11: Day of the Dead full a4cd5c35-b1ec-428c-ab96-110c77f0d112 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/11 The guest for this episode is Pamela. Pamela researches death.

]]> The guest for this episode is Pamela. Pamela researches death.

]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:31:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1672 The guest for this episode is Pamela. Pamela researches death.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 10 10 Episode 10: 9 Guests full 9aaec2ad-ff0c-44bc-bae5-a01b8683a292 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/10 This show features clips from the first 9 episodes, giving a sense of the variety as well as similarities between people's thoughts on the 7 Questions.

]]> This show features clips from the first 9 episodes, giving a sense of the variety as well as similarities between people's thoughts on the 7 Questions.

]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:31:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1741 This show features clips from the first 9 episodes, giving a sense of the variety as well as similarities between people's thoughts on the 7 Questions.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 9 9 Episode 9: No Map full 96feb092-7723-487a-a28f-6c44c96219a7 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/9 The guest in Episode 9 is Steve, a writer who lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

]]> The guest in Episode 9 is Steve, a writer who lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:31:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1617 The guest in Episode 9 is Steve, a writer who lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 8 8 Episode 8: NDE and The Bardo full d05d1a61-ad9f-4db1-b7df-730473a32705 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/8 The guest for Episode 8 is Jeremy. He lives in Edmonton. Because this is a shorter interview, there is also some extra material about NDE and The Bardo, topics discussed in the interview with Jeremy.

]]> The guest for Episode 8 is Jeremy. He lives in Edmonton. Because this is a shorter interview, there is also some extra material about NDE and The Bardo, topics discussed in the interview with Jeremy.

]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:35:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1545 The guest for Episode 8 is Jeremy. He lives in Edmonton. Because this is a shorter interview, there is also some extra material about NDE and The Bardo, topics discussed in the interview with Jeremy.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 7 7 Episode 7: Inside Our Grandmothers full 82fa4b7f-5be3-49c5-ad1a-a91b8526c0cd https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/7 The guest for this episode is Dana. She teaches English literature in Edmonton.

]]> The guest for this episode is Dana. She teaches English literature in Edmonton.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:35:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1646 The guest for this episode is Dana. She teaches English literature in Edmonton.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 6 6 Episode 6: A New Life full 73ae0e34-ee83-49ef-9b9d-d45b77dfd6d6 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/6 In this episode, the guest is Nafisat.

]]> In this episode, the guest is Nafisat.

]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:35:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1437 In this episode, the guest is Nafisat.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 5 5 Episode 5: What Is This Red? full 0f4305fb-bec5-49cc-8b84-f602a9733a30 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/5 This episode's guest is Malcolm, a philosopher.

]]> This episode's guest is Malcolm, a philosopher.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:35:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1589 This episode's guest is Malcolm, a philosopher.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 4 4 Episode 04: Three Deaths full 8426181b-b368-494b-9c72-d5314a37d31e https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/4 The guest for this episode is Julie.

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]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:33:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1468 The guest for this episode is Julie.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 3 3 Episode 03: Service on Earth full 2d0189bd-7512-49a4-a1c0-2f62e57d457f https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/3 The guest for Episode 3 is Susan, a cancer survivor.

]]> The guest for Episode 3 is Susan, a cancer survivor.

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:36:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1741 The guest for Episode 3 is Susan, a cancer survivor.

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 2 2 Episode 02: The Solace of Cemeteries full 22e7509e-0104-40ad-bdb4-72a8a23a0f76 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/2 The guest for Episode 2 is Leona. 

]]> The guest for Episode 2 is Leona. 

]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:44:45 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1578 The guest for Episode 2 is Leona. 

]]> death, conversation, afterlife, spirit communication, faith, atheism No 1 1 Episode 01: True Blue full 5c6679f2-314e-4404-9a79-74907e0b9d30 https://7questionsaboutdeath.transistor.fm/1 Christina, a psychologist, answers 7 questions about death

]]> Christina, a psychologist, answers 7 questions about death

]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:00:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 1741 Christina, a psychologist, answers 7 questions about death

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