Bitching & Mourning
by Alison Zeidman & Becky Robison
Death & Woo-Woo & You-You
About this podcast
Becky Robison is a writer who has two dead parents. And Alison Zeidman is a comedian who also has two dead parents!
On Bitching & Mourning, Becky and Alison talk about all the shitty things about death and grieving that don’t really get talked about: the pain-in-the-ass logistics, the petty dramas caused by the living, the times when maybe it’s OK to speak ill of the dead….
Basically, it's a place to air grief grievances.
And if you love someone who’s dead and have ever had to deal with the realities of grieving or handling post-death logistics in modern-day America, then this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
- Death & Woo-Woo & You-You · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 10Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the grief podcast that is not going to hold a seance with you. In honor of Halloween, we’re talking about the intersection of grief and the…
- Chicago End-of-Life Expo recap · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 9Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the grief podcast with hosts who live in completely different cities but have finally met each other in person. Today we're about the Chicago…
- Capitalism Is Coming For Your Corpse · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 8Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the grief podcast that isn’t sponsored by any major funeral companies, so we’re allowed to talk shit. All the money in the mortuary sciences has…
- F***, Marry, Kill: Laughing, Crying, or Crying Laughing · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 7Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the grief podcast with dry humor and dryer eyes! Today we're talking about our experiences crying at funerals (or not), the most random things…
- Go Ahead, Speak Ill of the Dead · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 6Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast that’s picky about who it grieves. Today, we're discussing when it's actually maybe perfectly OK to speak ill of the dead...and even…
- Everyone's A Death Doula Now · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 5Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast about grief that requires zero training or IMDB credits! Nicole Kidman is the latest celebrity to express an interest in getting…
- The 5 Stages of Grief EXPOSED · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 4Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast about grief that got stuck in the "anger" stage of grief and stayed there. Today we're discussing the infamous 5 Stages of Grief…
- Should ChatGPT be your grief therapist? · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 3Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast about grief that will never ask you to write an obituary using chatGPT. Today we’re talking about how AI proponents are encouraging…
- Dead People Have Too Much Stuff · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 2Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast about grief that actively encourages laughing at funerals. Today we’re talking about what to do with all the STUFF dead people leave…
- In Deepest Sympathy · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 1Welcome to Bitching & Mourning, the podcast about grief that doesn’t feature a somber floral design. Today we’re talking about sympathy cards and why they are so, so bad. Alison…
- Bitching & Mourning TRAILER! · 1 minBecky Robison is a writer who has two dead parents. And Alison Zeidman is a comedian who also has two dead parents! On Bitching & Mourning, Becky and Alison talk about all the…







