In They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera writes that 'stories can make someone immortal as long as someone else is willing to listen.'

Annie died in 2019, but to London audiences of The Moth, she feels as alive as ever thanks to her grandson, the storyteller Scott Young. His tale about Annie and an ill-advised engagement party took him to London's July 2019 GrandSLAM, a competition for some of the best storytellers around.

In this episode of Still Spoken - a podcast exploring the way the dead live on through us, through our stories, and through technology - Elaine Kasket and Scott co-create a kind of auditory memory box of Annie, full of complexity, pain, love, humour, and redemption.

Host Elaine Kasket is a psychologist, storyteller, and author based in London. She's an expert in bereavement and in death & the digital. Her latest book is All the Ghosts in the Machine.

Produced by me, Elaine Kasket. I do this podcast ALL BY MYSELF with no production team, editors, or help from anyone other than my wonderful guests. If you want a simple, easy start to your own podcast, you can do what I did: get a great podcasting platform (see the link for mine below) and easily add music and sound effects with an affordable subscription to Epidemic Sound.

Music:
Under a Cloud - Across the Great Valley (Epidemic Sound)
Le Chef - Marc Taboel (Epidemic Sound)
Audio 191283019 © Matteo Curcio | Dreamstime.com
Playing by Hollywood's Rules - Golden Age Radio (Epidemic Sound)
O Christmas Tree (Jazz Version) - The Evergreen Trio (Epidemic Sound)
Amazing Grace - Edward Hall (Epidemic Sound)
Sneaky Sam - Jerry Lacey (Epidemic Sound)
Without Words - Lalo Brickman (Epidemic Sound)
Between the Cracks - Lalo Brickman (Epidemic Sound)
Taxi - Lalo Brickman (Epidemic Sound)
An Ode to All Mothers - Howard Harper-Barnes (Epidemic Sound)

All additional sound effects from Epidemic Sound.

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