Dead Dad Poets Society

By: Lily and Anna Cork
  • Summary

  • When Anna and Lily Cork's father died, leaving behind thousands of documents of his poems, musings, and correspondence, they both had an immediate thought: we need to turn this into a book. Turns out writing a book is hard, so instead, they made a podcast. Episodes released weekly cover a multitude of topics, including grief, love, hope, forgiveness, mental health, trauma, legacy, the meaning of life, and the front page of Yahoo News.

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Episodes
  • Happy Campers
    Sep 12 2024

    Anna and Lily welcome you back with some long, intense musings on TTDP and a brief, mean demolition of Justin Timberlake’s character before diving into a couple Bunk Notes that Greg sent them while they attended sleep away camp. They discuss their dad’s intense, methodological writing style, the long lasting impact of Jewish summer camp on their lives, and the difficulties and merits of being the ~outspoken~ teenage girl in the room.

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    42 mins
  • One Year Deadiversary
    Feb 20 2024

    Anna and Lily dive into their feelings surrounding the one year anniversary of their dad’s death (after a quick gab about the pop girls ofc). They read some passages from books and Anna’s dramatic notes app poetry and discuss the process of grief, the way people treat and understand you over time in the wake of a loss, and gauging the “correct” reaction to it all. Additionally, they ruminate on personal grief in the face of a mass grief event like the current genocide in Gaza, and how the hierarchy of suffering factors into it all.

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    51 mins
  • My Grief Is An Opp
    Dec 15 2023

    Anna and Lily come in complaining and giggling and then quickly start sobbing as they read a note their dad wrote about dealing with the loss of a parent. They also discuss the political implications of A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, how Henry Kissinger is burning in hell, and the eternality of grief.

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    55 mins

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