About this episode
Katie Engelhart discusses her book on the right to die and the complex issues surrounding death and empathy.
Season 5, Episode 6: Katie Engelhart’s Dispatches on the Right to Die I’ve never been so uncomfortable reading a book about death or having a discussion. Katie Englehart’s book The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die is a master work of journalism about people who say they are not suicidal and believe they have a right to die because of age or sickness. The issues raised in this book get to the heart of big questions like what real empathy looks like and how we think about the sanctity of life, capitalism and a host of other foundational ideas. It opens a pandora’s box of indictments only the brave may want to look at. I can’t stop thinking about this book or this discussion. Guest Website: KatieEngelhart.com Download our app, as featured in 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine and The New York Times, at WeCroak.com Support WeCroak on Patreon New: Ask Death Advice Column Sounds by James Mercer
People in this episode
Host: WeCroak
Guest: Katie Engelhart
Topics covered
- right to die
- death
- empathy
- sanctity of life
- journalism
- capitalism
Keywords
- right to die
- death
- empathy
- journalism
- sanctity of life
- capitalism
- Katie Engelhart
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KatieEngelhart.com, WeCroak.com, Patreon, 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine, The New York Times
Books & works: The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die
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