Uncovering male suicide
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Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. This short podcast explores the reasons behind these consistent, shocking statistics.
Till death us do part
1 Mins read
Five end-of-life doulas reflect on death, activism and what it means to walk alongside the dying.
Dying well: Meet the psychedelic death doula
10 Mins read
We meet the doula who wants to use psychedelics to help people prepare for death
Meet Mollie: A 27 year-old funeral director
7 Mins read
We profile one young woman who joined her family business and who is now thriving in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
How pandemics have threatened humanity
5 Mins read
Artefact explores how pandemics have affected the world throughout history and compare them to the modern-day coronavirus.
Taking pictures of the dead
5 Mins read
In many cultures, before a person’s body is buried, a picture of their face is taken. We examine the arguments on both sides.
One life, lived well, is enough
5 Mins read
In a world where one day it may be possible to cheat death, Artefact explores whether immortality is really all it’s cracked up to be.
When your job takes you to war
12 Mins read
After the death of a photojournalism graduate from London College of Communication; Artefact asks whether journalism is becoming more dangerous?
Death café: what do Londoners think?
9 Mins read
We examine public attitudes to death, as a new café is being planned where that’s all you can talk about.
Ebola, Sex Workers and the Law.
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We investigate how some of Sierra Leone’s poorest inhabitants survived the Ebola outbreak.