Publish This When I’m Dead
From Obsessed With Death by Obsessed with Death Network
February 15, 2026 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 96
About this episode
Anders Nilsen discusses how death and loss have influenced his life and artistic work.
In this episode, acclaimed cartoonist and author Anders Nilsen joins to talk about how death and loss have shaped both his life and creative work. He reflects on losing his fiancée, Cheryl Weaver, to cancer and how that experience led to his books Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow and The End. Anders shares how grief evolved from something deeply personal to a universal artistic theme, how his views on death and the afterlife have shifted over 20 years, and the power of art and music in healing. Learn more about Anders and his work here .
People in this episode
Guest: Anders Nilsen
Topics covered
- grief
- death
- art
- loss
- healing
- creative process
Keywords
- death
- grief
- art
- loss
- healing
- Anders Nilsen
- Cheryl Weaver
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow, The End
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