DEAD Talks Podcast with David Ferrugio shatters the “don’t talk about death” taboo with candid, curious, and sometimes funny conversations. After losing his father on 9/11 at age 12, David launched this podcast about 20 years later (better late than never). Driven by curiosity, he explores death as a universal experience we all share.
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One year ago today, on July 20, 2025, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known worldwide as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, died at 54 after being caught in a strong current while swimming in Costa Rica. His death was ruled an accidental drowning.
This works because it was sudden, unexpected, recent, and deeply familiar to an entire generation.
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In 2018, Jaimie Alexander was dying.
While waiting for emergency surgery, something happened that she wasn't prepared for.
A voice spoke to her. And it asked her a question.
Her answer changed the rest of her life.
Tomorrow. 12 PM PT. 🎙️
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A Rabbi told me nothing bad has ever happened.
Not once. Not to anyone.
Not even losing my dad on 9/11 when I was 12.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to fight him on it — or thank him.
New episode is LIVE now 👇
https://youtu.be/yrlseWO4h7w
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A Rabbi told me nothing bad has ever happened.
Not once. Not to anyone.
I told him about losing my dad on 9/11.
He didn't flinch.
New episode is drops TODAY at 12pm PT
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Could you image people still dueled today??
On this day in 1804, Alexander Hamilton died after being shot in a duel with Aaron Burr.
It’s one of the most famous deaths in American history — not just because of who he was, but because of what it says about ego, legacy, regret, and how one decision can echo for centuries.
A life can be built over decades.
A legacy can change in seconds.
Question: Do you think legacy is defined more by how someone lived, or how they died?
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On this day in 1995, Srebrenica fell. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were later killed.
Some “On This Day” posts are not about inspiration. They’re about remembrance.
Because when the world loses people to hatred, silence can become another kind of burial.
Remembering is not enough.
But it matters.
Question: How do we keep history from becoming just another date?
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On this day in 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed one of the world’s first successful open-heart surgeries.
Every medical breakthrough is really a conversation with death:
Not yet.
Not this time.
Not if we can help it.
The history of medicine is filled with people brave enough to try what once seemed impossible.
Question: What medical miracle are you most grateful exists?
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On this day in 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville — the deadliest rail disaster in U.S. history.
It’s strange how some tragedies become part of national memory, while others fade almost completely.
But forgotten grief is still grief.
Every person lost was someone’s whole world.
Question: Why do you think some tragedies are remembered more than others?
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On this day in 2018, divers rescued the first four boys trapped in the flooded cave in Thailand.
The world watched because it was more than a rescue story. It was fear, prayer, uncertainty, and hope happening all at once.
Sometimes being alive is not just biology.
Sometimes it’s people refusing to give up on you.
Question: What survival story has stayed with you?
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On this day in 2005, the London bombings killed 52 people.
Days like this remind us how quickly ordinary life can become divided into “before” and “after.”
People left home, got on trains and buses, went to work, and never came back. That’s the part of tragedy we can’t forget: every number was a whole life.
Question: What helps people carry grief after public tragedy?
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