Episode 1 "The Constant Companion"

In this introductory episode I examine three stories: Phineas Gage, Pam Reynolds and Terri Schiavo. I'll be exploring the borderlands between life and death, looking at what actually makes us alive and how as a society we parse out the fine line between living and merely being alive. Music in this episode is courtesy of musopen.org. Please support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SynodusHorrenda where for $5 a month you'll receive access to monthly bonus episodes. Bibliography: Phineas Gage: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/phineas-gage-neurosciences-most-famous-patient-11390067/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114479/ Pam Reynolds: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-experiences/386231/ Terri Schiavo: "The Case of Terri Schiavo: Ethics at the End of Life" edited by Arthur L Caplan, James J. McCartney, and Dominic A. Sisti