Before We Go
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Before We Go is a narrative podcast hosted and produced by Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider—physician, science journalist, Oscar-nominated documentary producer, host of TED Health, and founder of End Well, a nonprofit reshaping how we think about life’s final chapter.
Season 1 followed Shoshana’s deeply personal journey through her father’s terminal cancer diagnosis, a path that forced her to confront her own mortality and illuminated unexpected truths about love, loss, and meaning.
Now, Season 2 opens the conversation wider. Shoshana sits down with people from all walks of life to explore what it means to live alongside mortality. Actor Yvette Nicole Brown shares her story of caregiving. Comedian Patton Oswalt reflects on grief through the eyes of his child. Actor Alexandra Breckenridge talks about navigating loss, and entrepreneur Mark Cuban lays out his vision for transforming healthcare. Alongside these voices, leading experts help us ask the deeper questions—about love, resilience, and what it means to face the inevitable with courage and compassion.
Follow along, see behind the scenes, and join the conversation on Instagram @beforewegopodcast.
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- Alexandra Breckenridge Shares her Grief · 39 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 10In the final episode of Season 2, Shoshana sits down with her friend Alexandra Breckenridge — known to many as Mel Monroe from the hit Netflix series Virgin River. Alex has…
- Nikki Boyer Learns to Let Go · 37 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 9Nikki Boyer is probably best known for the podcast and Hulu series Dying for Sex, which follows her best friend, Molly, as she faces losing her life to cancer. But while Molly’s…
- BJ Miller Sees The World Differently · 36 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 8Dr. BJ Miller was a college sophomore when a sudden electrical accident nearly took his life. After months in a hospital burn unit and multiple amputations, he emerged into a…
- Ricki Lake Lives for Love · 38 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 7Ricki Lake has been in the public eye since starring in 1988’s Hairspray. She might be best known as host of The Ricki Lake Show. But she’s not here to talk about movies and TV…
- Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare · 40 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 6Today’s episode features two people who are shaking up the U.S. healthcare system in very different but deeply humane ways. Dr. Fumiko Chino knows firsthand how devastating…
- Kirsty Parsons Meets Her Future Self · 36 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 5How often do you think about your future self? For Kirsty Parsons, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth and told she likely wouldn’t live past her twenties, imagining…
- Barry Blechman Takes a Journey · 35 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 4Barry Blechman shares at least one thing in common with host Shoshana Ungerleider: cancer runs in their families. Barry was first diagnosed in 1980 and stayed cancer-free for…
- Yvette Nicole Brown - from Community to Caregiver · 35 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 3In 2014, Yvette Nicole Brown made a life-changing decision: she left her job starring in the TV show Community to care for her father who had Alzheimer’s disease. For the next 11…
- Patton Oswalt Learns to Laugh Again · 32 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 2Patton Oswalt—a comedian, storyteller, and devoted dad—shares the story of losing his wife, Michelle, and becoming a single parent overnight. Grief, he learned, was anything but…
- Alua Arthur Comes Home · 36 min · Kausi 2 Jakso 1Season 2 begins with Alua Arthur—world-renowned death doula and New York Times bestselling author of Briefly, Perfectly Human.
- Season 2: Before We Go · 2 min · Kausi 2Before We Go is back! This season, Oscar and Emmy nominee Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is in conversation with people from all walks of life, exploring how we live alongside…
- You Think You Have Time · 44 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 8Steven enters hospice and begins to prepare for the end of life. While he visits with friends and even a rabbi, Shoshana and his other caregivers struggle with how to keep him as…
- Quality of Life · 33 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 7Like many patients with advanced cancer, Steven struggles with nutrition, the effects of chemotherapy and depression. But luckily, from the early days, he's helped by some…
- Daughter, Doctor, Patient · 37 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 6Shoshana struggles to maintain healthy boundaries with her dad, who is pushing back against his doctor’s advice. Meanwhile, she prepares to undergo preventative surgery for the…
- Knowledge is Power · 29 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 5Now that Steven’s cancer has tested positive for the BRCA mutation, Shoshana and her sister Ariel must get tested. And when both of their tests come back positive, they’re both…
- All’s Well That Ends Well · 32 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 4Shoshana launches a nonprofit, End Well, to address end-of-life issues, bringing together an incredible community of celebrities, caregivers, healthcare providers, artists, and…
- Hidden Faults · 33 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 3Shoshana describes her experiences as a young doctor and the series of encounters with the end of life that make her believe we're doing it all wrong. A pivotal moment with a…
- Grandma Joy · 27 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 2Shoshana reflects on the death of her paternal grandmother, Joy Ungerleider, who died of the same cancer Steven now faces. The family learns that Steven's cancer is BRCA-related…
- There Is Hope · 27 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 1Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider's world shifts when her father calls to say that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. As they navigate uncharted emotional terrain…
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