What Is The Right To Die And Why Does It Matter?

All around the world, and primarily within Black and Brown communities in the U.S., individuals have created wearable and visual memorialization such as jewelry, shoes and shirts. In our final episode of Dead and Buried, Curly Velasquez explores the rise of R.I.P T-Shirts in the U.S., how they've functioned as a tool for social activism, a way to keep loved ones close, and their memory alive.

What lies behind the wish to hasten the end of your life? And what does that process involve for someone with a terminal prognosis? In this episode, Curly Velasquez explores current legal parameters, surprising facts, common myths, and a brief history of medical aid in dying. Curly Velasquez explores current legal parameters, facts, common myths, and a brief history of medical aid in dying.

Chatbots can extend our existence beyond the physical realm, but if our digital footprint could be considered a new kind of immortality, how can we ever “rest in peace”? Curly Velasquez speaks with cyber-psychologist, Elaine Kasket, and research scientist and chatbot creator, Muhammad Ahmad, to explore the two sides of this AI generated coin.