As We Lay Dying ft. Sarah Jaffe [PREVIEW]

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April 7, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 456

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Sarah Jaffe about her book on grief and political change, and critiques of technology's approach to mourning.

This is a preview of a bonus episode! Check out the rest, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus episodes, here! We’re joined by writer and journalist Sarah Jaffe, to talk about her new book , Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. Sarah talks about the personal events that shaped the ideas for her book, and why she believes that meaningful political change must understand and cherish death and grieving rituals. She talks about why technology companies dismiss the idea of grieving rituals, viewing them as practical problems requiring AI-based solutions, and the impacts this has on human societies and their ability to imagine better futures. We also talk about the emerging economy of gambling apps and ‘predictive markets’, in particular, the way it uses death as a phenomenon to be monetised and profited from, rather than a sacred moment that tells us what it means to be human. Purchase and requests copies of Sarah’s book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-jaffe/from-the-ashes/9781541703490/ Follow Sarah’s work here: https://sarahljaffe.com/podcasts/ -------PALESTINE AID LINKS -You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians and other charities using the links…

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Jaffe

Topics covered

grief
political change
technology and society
gambling apps
death rituals

Keywords

grief
political change
death rituals
technology
gambling apps
Sarah Jaffe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medical Aid for Palestinians, Save the Children, Palestinian Communist Youth Union, Hachette Book Group

Books & works: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire