What’s one thing we’re all good at? How about not talking — or even thinking — about end-of-life issues. Stephanie Garry is Executive Vice President at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in NYC and she spends lots of time talking about them. So once a month — here at Exit Strategy — Stephanie and her guests are elevating, normalizing and demystifying end-of-life issues from religious, cultural, societal and other perspectives … with a touch of the serious here, and the creative and whimsical there. Something in that unexpected mix will speak to you, perhaps for the first time. Join us.
Episodes
Choosing Life—Even in Death, A Sacred Conversation: Organ Donation and Jewish Values
After we’re gone, what remains—and what can we still give? In this compelling episode of Exit Strategy, host Stephanie Garry speaks with Rabbi Joshua Rabin and Mara Bragg about organ donation as a final, radical act of compassion. It’s a conversation about legacy, courage, and the choices that define us—right to the very end. https://www.organdonationalliance.org/profile/rabbi-joshua-rabin/ […]... LISTEN NOWEndings, Accountability, and the Stories That Outlive Us
In this deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation, Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry sits down with filmmaker Justin Schein to explore legacy, family history, and the complicated moral inheritance we carry. Through the lens of his documentary work, (Death and Taxes and Left on Purpose) Justin reflects on uncovering long-buried truths within his own family story […]... LISTEN NOWAt the Gate: Talking about Life’s Estimated Time of Departure
In this heartfelt and thought-provoking conversation, Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry sits down with author and academic Dr. Willy Donaldson to explore his memoir Estimated Time of Departure. Donaldson shares his personal journey navigating conversations with his aging parents about their wishes, fears, and life stories — conversations many of us avoid until it’s too […]... LISTEN NOWBearing Witness: Mary Lou Falcone on Love, Loss, and Legacy
In this episode of Exit Strategy, host Stephanie Garry speaks with Mary Lou Falcone about her powerful book and companion documentary exploring love, caregiving, and loss at the end of life. In I Didn’t See It Coming, Mary Lou shares the personal journey that led her to document an intimate end-of-life experience, and how storytelling […]... LISTEN NOWThe Intersection of Grief and AI
As Exit Strategy closes out 2025, we dedicate these episodes to the memory of our producer, Glenn Rosenkrantz, with gratitude for his creativity, care, and partnership. In this episode, we confront a question that once belonged to science fiction: What if the dead could still speak to us? Albert Han of the Thomson Reuters Foundation […]... LISTEN NOWReaching for Legacy
How far would you go to create a long lasting legacy keeping your presence alive in impact and spirit? The reach for remembrance takes many forms, and is the focus of a compelling new film — Forever Endeavor — capturing how legacy is embraced across the spectrum of human experience … from the unimaginable to […]... LISTEN NOWExit Strategy Live! The Joy of Funerals
Funerals are singular moments to collectively honor and mourn our dead — but with room to practice our relationship to life and mortality … and with ourselves and others … in any which way. At Exit Strategy’s first-ever taping before a live audience at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, host Stephanie Garry interviews Alix Strauss, author […]... LISTEN NOWFrom Deep Grief, a Mission: Supporting Families Facing Infant Loss
Kimberly Novod’s world changed suddenly, unexpectedly and dramatically. Her son Saul arrived prematurely and died after 20 days in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Louisiana. From her deep grief grew a driving purpose … to cement a legacy for her son by founding Saul’s Light, an organization making immense impact by elevating awareness of […]... LISTEN NOWA Film Director Explores Mortality, Grief … and Possibility
An oracle says you have three days to live. What choices do you make? What peace do you seek with others? How do you process grief for yourself and your aspirations? A provocative, award-winning new film — 3 — explores this scenario within an ultimately uplifting love story. Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry speaks with […]... LISTEN NOWMoving Through the Loss
In her award-winning new book — Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing our Daughter, Finding our Way — Myra Sack writes about losing her young daughter, Havi, to Tay-Sachs disease and discovering essential truths about love and joy … ritual and community … born from wrenching grief. Myra joins Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry in a conversation of […]... LISTEN NOWSubscribe on your preferred channel:
