Media and Talks

 "Death and the Desire for a Hollywood Ending" - TEDxMalibu, December 8, 2013

“Death Goes Modern: Is Its Rise to Cultural Stardom Bringing Death Out of the Shadows?” by Colleen Ferguson - Seven Ponds, January 9, 2022

https://blog.sevenponds.com/something-special/death-goes-modern

  • "John McCain is Dying And It Matters" by Ellen McGirt - raceAhead in Fortune, May 14, 2018

http://fortune.com/2018/05/14/john-mccain-dying-matters/  

  • "You Need a Will Even if You're Young and Healthy" by Knvul Sheikh - Tonic/Vice, April 3, 2018

https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/paxkk8/you-need-a-will-even-if-youre-young-and-healthy

 

  • "Death Doulas Are Helping Us Rethink The Way We Die" - Bios Urn, September 27, 2017

https://urnabios.com/death-doulas-midwives-helping-us-rethink-way-we-die/

 

  • "The Death Cafe Movement: Exploring the Horizons of Mortality" by Jack Fong, July 31, 2017 - Interviewed for this college and university textbook

https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319542553#aboutBook

 

  • "Love from the Other Side" - A talk at "One Love Experience Festival" in Ojai, CA, October 8, 2016

 

  • "Bringing Death to Life"- USC School of Cinematic Arts documentary by Hillary Tzeng and Kylie Morgan, May 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/ZpAkh6Bjj44 

 

  • "The Death Cafe: Step Right In" by Matt Perry - California Health Report, March 28, 2016

http://www.calhealthreport.org/2016/03/28/the-death-cafe-step-right-in/

 

  • "On Death and Life" - Radio Headspace #56 with Georgie Okell, March 18, 2016

https://www.headspace.com/blog/2016/03/18/radio-headspace-56-on-death-and-life/

 

  • "Life at the Death Cafe" - Stuff of Life Podcast, February 24, 2016

http://podcasts.howstuffworks.com/hsw/podcasts/stuff-of-life/2016-02-24-stuff-of-life-death-cafe.mp3

 

  • "What It's Like to Be a Death Midwife" by Sophie Saint Thomas - Mic.com, January 19, 2016

http://mic.com/articles/132963/what-it-s-like-to-be-a-death-midwife#.Iv6jCVFwL

 

  • "'Death doulas' are helping Americans savor the last days of their lives" by Bess Lovejoy - Quartz, August 14, 2015

http://qz.com/479221/death-doulas-are-helping-americans-savor-the-remaining-days-of-their-lives/

 

  • "Film Review: Thank You For Playing" - Pallimed Blog, July 21, 2015

http://www.pallimed.org/2015/07/film-review-thank-you-for-playing.html

 

  • "Death Cafe helps Angelenos talk about a taboo subject" - Interview with Stephanie O"Neill, KPCC Southern California Public Radio, Los Angeles, CA, June 25, 2015

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/06/25/52660/death-cafe-helps-angelenos-talk-about-a-taboo-subj/

 

  • "Death: The Universal Connector with Betsy Trapasso"- Interview with Brit-El Mabourakh, Gothropology, KPCRadio.com, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA, March 25, 2015

http://kpcradio.com/gothropology-03-25-15-death-the-universal-connector-with-betsy-trapasso/

 

  • "A Conversation with Betsy Trapasso" by Karin Gutman Orloski - Spirit of Story, March 2015

https://www.spiritofstory.com/blog/interview-betsy-trapasso

 

  • "Death With Dignity: Living Funerals, Death Midwives and Conscious Dying" by Matt Perry - California Health Report, February 17, 2015

 

  • "Death Runs in My Family" - A talk at "Death Salon" in San Francisco, CA, October 11, 2014

 

  • "Death Cafe" - A talk at "Synchronicity Symposium" in Joshua Tree, CA, September 14, 2014

 

  • "So Called Death Cafes Help the Grieving Talk Openly About Taboo Topic" - Interview with Lu Parker, KTLA 5 TV, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2014

http://ktla.com/2014/05/21/so-called-death-cafes-help-the-grieving-talk-openly-about-taboo-topic/

 

  • "All About Death Cafe" - Interview with Karen Wyatt, M.D., End-of-Life University Online Seminar Series, March 13, 2014

 

  • Harvesting Happiness Online Radio Show - Interview with Lisa Cypers Kamen, March 5, 2014

 

  • "What is an End of Life Advocate? An Interview with Betsy Trapasso" by Kimberly Lane - SevenPonds, February 8, 2014

http://blog.sevenponds.com/professional-advice/what-is-an-end-of-life-advocate-an-interview-with-betsy-trapasso

 

  • "Smierc W Kawiarni" by Jerzy Ziemacki - Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw, Poland, November 30, 2013

 

  • "A Different Kind of Dinner Party: Why Families Are Talking About Death Over Supper" by Carolyn O'Hara - Forbes.com, November 26, 2013

       http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/11/26/a-different-kind-of-dinner-party-why-families-are-talking-about-death-over-supper/

 

  • "Death Cafe and End of Life" - A talk at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree, CA, October 25, 2013

 

  • "Talking About Talking About Death" by Dianne Gray - USA Today, September 28, 2013

           

  • "Death Cafe events: Tackling a taboo topic over tea" by Matt Kwong - MSN.com, June 18, 2013

 

  • "The Role of the Social Worker in Hospice" - A talk at "Preparing for the Big Departure" in Topanga, CA, June 12, 2013

 

  • Harvesting Happiness Online Radio Show - Interview with Lisa Cypers Kamen, June 12, 2013

 

  • Sunday Mainichi Japanese News Magazine - Interview with Sachiko Hijikata, June 2, 2013

 

  • Radio Nova Finland - Interview with Tomi Hinkkanen, May 16, 2013

 

  • "Passing Thoughts at L.A.'s first Death Cafe" by Nita Lelyveld - Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2013

           http://www.latimes.com/la-me-beat-death-cafe-20130415-dto-htmlstory.html

 

  • "Betsy Trapasso learned L.A. through its dying" - Los Angeles Times City Beat, April 15, 2013

  • "Betsy Trapasso on L.A.'s first Death Cafe" - Los Angeles Times City Beat, April 15, 2013

  • "The Death Stare" performed at "Death Across the Generations - An Evening of True Stories" - Spark Off Rose, Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 2012