The Adventures of Memento Mori

The Adventures of Memento Mori: A Seeker's Guide for Learning to Live by Remembering to Die, is a podcast that explores the cosmos of death and how it shapes life. Part existential scavenger hunt, part philosophical chinwag, and part spiritual quest this off-beat and heartfelt the show follows host, D.S. Moss, as he attempts to reconcile his own impermanence in order to become a better human while there's still time.

Trailer - The Adventures of Memento Mori 06/21/2021

Trailer - The Adventures of Memento Mori This is a podcast about death (But it's really about the meaning of life). The Adventures of Memento Mori: A Skeptic's Guide for Learning to Live by Remembering to Die is a podcast exploring the science, mysticism, culture, and mystery of death. Satirical and philosophical, the show follows host, nontheist Chaplain D.S. Moss, as he attempts to reconcile his own impermanence and live a more meaningful life. Problem is, life keeps getting in the way. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/19547588

2.20 Remember To Die 02/17/2021

2.20 Remember To Die In the podcast finale, D.S. Moss travels to the Catskills of New York, Chicago, Harvard, and Hawaii following a calling six years in the making - becoming a nontheist chaplain. Is the understanding that we’re not entitled to tomorrow enough to truly put his money where he mic is and take a leap of faith? And is it possible to be both rational and spiritual at the same time? /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/17985464

2:19 Death Over Dinner 12/02/2020

2:19 Death Over Dinner D.S. Moss combines three of his most favorite things: people, parties, and conversations about death in the penultimate episode of Season 2 /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/17033966

2.18 Medical Aid in Dying 10/30/2020

2.18 Medical Aid in Dying As part of the ReImagine virtual festival celebrating Life, Loss, and Love, and in collaboration with Keeper Memorials, Death Doula LA, and Compassion and Choices, The Adventures of Memento Mori hosted a conversation about Medical Aid In Dying. Joining me were two family members whose terminally ill loved ones decided to peacefully end their own lives: Myra Shulman, daughter of Beverly, and Dan Diaz, husband of Brittany Maynard. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/16615547

2.17 The Good Place w/ Michael Schur 06/30/2020

2.17 The Good Place w/ Michael Schur Holy Mother Forking Shirtballs! Please join D.S. Moss in a fanboy conversation with Michael Schur, creator of the NBC sitcom The Good Place, about death, the afterlife, existentialism, deontology, utilitarianism, trolley problems, even bigger pandemic problems, and how to keep your sense of humor through it all. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/15021914

2.16 Spirit Guide 06/19/2020

2.16 Spirit Guide This spiritual road trip began with a near-death vision at a compound in rural Virginia, intersected with a death-themed Mardi Gras Krewe in New Orleans, and was steered along by a canoeing Canadian commemorating his uncle. All leading D.S. Moss to Standing Rock Reservation looking for an old stone Memento Mori den. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/14890013

2.15 Ashes on the Great Water 04/27/2020

2.15 Ashes on the Great Water D.S. Moss joins an intrepid Canadian for a canoe adventure of over 6.5 million paddle strokes and over 3,300 miles to honor the life of a loved one who has died. This is a story of love. It's a tale of the courage, devotion, and resilience of the human spirit in the dance with our mortality. It's about the process of healing from a broken heart after a loss so deep it could have held the deepest rivers. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/14161022

C19.2 In the Twilight Up Rise Monsters w/ Jamie Metzl 04/06/2020

C19.2 In the Twilight Up Rise Monsters w/ Jamie Metzl It's March 23, 2020, in New York, New York. The world is confronting a novel coronavirus pandemic and the world will be forever changed because of it. To what extreme that change will be we don't know yet. But that is what we're going to talk about. Joining the show is technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, and novelist, Jamie Metzl. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/13866845

C19.1 Are We F*cked? w/ Mark Manson 03/31/2020

C19.1 Are We F*cked? w/ Mark Manson D.S. Moss welcomes Mark Manson to the COVID 19 edition of The Adventures of Memento Mori to talk about death and hope in these strange days. Mark is a New York Times best-selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck, Everything Is Fucked: A Book About Hope, and Love is Not Enough. Visit markmanson.net to read more of his work. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/13777967

2.14 New Orleans 02/25/2020

2.14 New Orleans D.S. Moss heads down south for Mardi Gras to see why the city of New Orleans so overtly accepts death as a part of life. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/13292636

2.13 Near Death Experience 02/07/2020

2.13 Near Death Experience D.S. Moss “sequesters" himself for a week in order to induce a near-death experience. Hopefully without nearing death. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/13058333

2.12 Semper Fi - Do or Die 01/07/2020

2.12 Semper Fi - Do or Die Does an 18-year-old really know what they are signing up for when joining the military? DS Moss confronts what it means to pay the ultimate price. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/12641579

2.11 Eating Eyes Open - Part 2 w/ Steven Rinella 12/09/2019

2.11 Eating Eyes Open - Part 2 w/ Steven Rinella In the conclusion of this adventure, D.S. Moss confronts his food consciously and directly. But, is hunting the most ecologically benign way to feed himself? And even if it is, could I pull the trigger? Special Guest: Steven Rinella /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/12340751

2.10 Eating Eyes Open - Part 1 w/ Steven Rinella 11/28/2019

2.10 Eating Eyes Open - Part 1 w/ Steven Rinella D.S. Moss comes to terms with death in the food system; he goes vegan and then he goes on a hunting trip. Do you know how much death is in your diet? Neither did D.S. Moss. Wanting to face his food consciously and directly, Moss leaves no stone unturned to discover how much death is on his plate. If you’re a human being who eats food it may make you uncomfortable because - food - particularly as it relates to death - is an incredibly emotional and complex topic. Special Guest: Steven Rinella /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/12213932

2.9 Suicide USA 11/16/2019

2.9 Suicide USA Believe it or not, suicide has been the most requested podcast topics for The Adventures of Memento Mori. However, D.S. Moss has been purposefully avoiding it. He likes to have a natural way into an issue, and he just never had the first-hand experience with suicide. Plus, it’s a hard topic. But, think how dull life would be if we only had the easy conversations. So we invite you to join us and suicidologist John Gunn for a cup of coffee and an awkward conversation. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/12059210

2.8 Be Happy or Die Trying w/ Ryan Holiday 02/14/2019

2.8 Be Happy or Die Trying w/ Ryan Holiday Ryan Holiday of The Daily Stoic special guest. In this episode D.S. Moss gives you the secret of how the practice of Memento Mori will help you achieve happiness beyond your wildest dreams. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/8644007

2.7 Making the Call 01/28/2019

2.7 Making the Call How do you know it’s time to say goodbye to a pet? Faced with the hardest decision of his life, D.S. Moss gets some much needed guidance. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/8425682

2.6 {300 Words or Less} 12/28/2018

2.6 {300 Words or Less} Tasked with writing an obit for his living grandfather, D.S. Moss enlists the help of the New York Times. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/8065802

2.5 Myths of Immortality: Part 3 11/20/2018

2.5 Myths of Immortality: Part 3 Islamic and Jewish belief systems and the afterlife. Plus, in this surprising ending D.S. Moss takes a big big leap of faith. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/7629263

2.4 Myths of Immortality: Part 2 11/09/2018

2.4 Myths of Immortality: Part 2 Hindu and Vodou (Voodoo) belief-systems and views of the afterlife. D.S. Moss discovers things are rarely as they seem. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/7499873

2.3 Myths of Immortality: Part 1 10/16/2018

2.3 Myths of Immortality: Part 1 Buddhist and Christian belief-systems and views of the afterlife. D.S. Moss is called to chaplaincy. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/7204316

2.2 The Act of Dying 09/24/2018

2.2 The Act of Dying After discovering that the fear of death is the worm at the core of the human condition, D.S. Moss stands quivering on the threshold of psychological oblivion. He figures the best way out of this state of anxiety is to actually experience his own passing (obviously). In this episode, Moss crawls into his deathbed and is taken to total body failure with the hope that upon return he’ll have a new perspective on life. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/7082758

2.1 Worm @ the Core w/ Sheldon Solomon 06/08/2018

2.1 Worm @ the Core w/ Sheldon Solomon Humanity's fear of death is the reason Trump was elected. D.S. Moss comes back from the jungle with new insight. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/6683340

1.14 Psychedelic Ego Death: Part 2 03/17/2017

1.14 Psychedelic Ego Death: Part 2 Listen to trip. The closet thing to doing ayahuasca yourself. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/5177620

1.13 Psychedelic Ego Death: Part 1 02/14/2017

1.13 Psychedelic Ego Death: Part 1 D.S. Moss does ayahuasca. Part 1 /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/5084661

1.12 Deadly News 01/17/2017

1.12 Deadly News Has the world become more violent? What effect does seeing death in news have on our behavior? And, D.S. Moss wonders, is it his responsibility as a global citizen to bear witness to images of death across the world even if its at the expense of his own happiness. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/4996879

1.11 Death Positive 12/19/2016

1.11 Death Positive (｡◕‿◕｡) Yeah, some positivity! D.S. Moss puts on a happy face and explores the Death Positive movement. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/4925218

1.10 Mass Extinction: Part 2 11/29/2016

1.10 Mass Extinction: Part 2 Humanity is fucked! D.S. Moss continues his scientific quest, this time exploring the possible man made risks that could cause the extinction of the human race. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/4867533

1.9 Mass Extinction: Part 1 11/11/2016

1.9 Mass Extinction: Part 1 Yippie! We're all going to die! In part 1, D.S. Moss explores the odds on asteroids, super volcanos, alien attack and the wrath of God being the cause of the next mass extinction. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/4823150

1.8 Digital Afterlife 09/12/2016

1.8 Digital Afterlife As D.S. Moss seeks to distance himself from his digital doppelgänger—a porn star who chose “Devin Moss” as his nom de plume—he is led down the digital rabbit hole of what happens to our internet identities after we die. /episode/index/show/remembertodie/id/4660867

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