Near Death
Near Death
Dying For Media
If you were expecting a sad, depressing podcast about death... this isn't it! Nikki Boyer created the podcast Dying For Sex, which was named Podcast of the Year by the Ambies. Now, she's introducing us to Reverend Peggy, who has been present for the final moments of nearly 2,000 people. A lead chaplain at one of the world’s most renowned hospitals, Peggy shares with Nikki the most riveting end-of-life stories from her 20-year career in spiritual care, with one goal in mind: to help everyone be a little less afraid of death.
A Ghost in the Studio! (Season Finale)
In the season one finale, our hosts are visited by a spirit while recording an episode of Near Death. Plus, Nikki shares never-before-heard clips from a visitation she had while cleaning out her recently-departed best friend's apartment.    Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2023
37 min
Funeral Potatoes & Visitations
Listeners share their own Near Death stories! A death doula gets a musical message from a former client. Nikki's cousin is visited by both of her recently departed parents - at the same time! And Jonathan explains why he'll never be a pallbearer at another funeral ever again. Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023
59 min
Haunted Barbie Dream House
Peggy's childhood home was haunted by an active poltergeist that did much more than just go bump in the night! For decades they lived with her paranormal shenanigans - from opening cabinets to knocking over groceries to unlocking doors - one time she even made the beds! Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 30, 2023
51 min
Deathbed Drama
Peggy is caught in the middle of a "Real Housewives" moment when she tends to a wealthy hospice patient and the four women who all claim to be his wife! A chain-smoking Buddhist monk commits to lighting up until the day he dies. A former Hollywood starlet proves that vanity is more than skin deep.  Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2023
47 min
Ghost Sex
Being identified as a chaplain in public isn't easy. A widow tells Peggy about having frequent conjugal visits with her long deceased partner, while the mother of a teen boy demands he is baptized at a grocery store... with bottled water! And a guy in the wine and cheese shop asks if Peggy will "convert" him! Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2023
42 min
The Devil's Hour: 3am
Do you often wake up at the same time the middle of the night? Maybe 3am... when the veil between life and death is thinnest! Peggy shares her experiences with this supernatural phenomenon and the belief that 3am is when evil spirits are most active. Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 9, 2023
42 min
You Have a Vagina!
Peggy volunteers to take on some of the hardest cases in the hospital, including a patient who undergoes multiple difficult surgeries in an effort to live her authentic self, and a teenage boy who is convinced that his "naughty thoughts" are responsible for causing his rare cancer.  Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 2, 2023
47 min
Haunted Hospital
Peggy tries to track down a mysterious late night visitor after patients and families report encounters with an extraordinary nurse... but nobody on staff can identify her!  Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. FreeSound.org  HOSPITAL ICU HALLWAY - ATMO AMBIENT (02/02) by tferrino | License: Creative Commons 0 S: Sirens_in_The_Distance.wav by ivolipa | License: Creative Commons 0 S: Heart Rate - Normal, Increased Rate, Cardiac Arrest, Flatline.mp3 by thegreatperson | License: Creative Commons 0 S: synth_eclipse_Cm_150.wav by harrisonlace | License: Creative Commons 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2023
46 min
Death Party
A terminal patient makes plans for a final, big blowout! Nikki shares why she wasn't a very good volunteer phone operator at the Suicide Prevention Center. Faced with the option, would Nikki or Peggy choose the Death with Dignity Act? Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2023
54 min
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Peggy’s old dog performs an incredible last trick. When one half of a bonded pair passes away, the other pooch follows his best friend’s spirit out of the room. A hospital therapy dog instinctually provides the comfort a dying young boy needs.   Follow @nikkiboyer on Instagram and Twitter. Follow @chaplainpeggy on Instagram.  Have something to share, email us at [email protected]  Near Death is a Dying For Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 12, 2023
49 min
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