And When I'm Gone

01: Who Died Now?

“Who died now?” can be a harsh question, but sometimes it leads to action. In this case, it launched a new podcast. I’m Gary Ebersole, host of the And When I’m Gone podcast, an online guide to unwinding a 21st-century life. This podcast is a personal story that began a few years ago with a simple question from my longtime life partner, Bee. At dinner one evening, she asked how to take care of a basic maintenance task for one of our high-tech household gadgets. Neither can recall the specific question, but the remainder of the conversation is quite vivid. […]