
Rachel Matlow
@rachelmatlow
Freelance audio journalist. Currently Senior Producer @wonderymedia. Formerly @cbcradio. Author of DEAD MOM WALKING @PenguinCanada. They/them/young gentleman.
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Check out today's episode of Death, Sex & Money featuring an interview with one of my all-time favourite people Rachel Matlow about their real life dramedy documented in one of my all-time favourite books, Dead Mom Walking penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/588401/dā¦

In the final weeks of Rachel Matlowās momās life, Rachel began recording their conversations. And after she died, Rachel turned a version of their conversations into a @thirdcoastfest award-winning audio piece. Listen to an excerpt and more here: bit.ly/3DiUuAU


When she was in her 40s, Rachel Matlowās mom Elaine got into alternative forms of healing. But after a cancer diagnosis, she refused a surgery that couldāve saved her, which Rachel had a hard time understanding. This week, they remember their mom. š§: bit.ly/3DiUuAU



I was drawn to this title (for obvious reasons). Check out Rachel Matlow's "Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters." themortalatheist.com/blog/dead-mom-ā¦

"It's so funny, which is so weird because it's a book about cancer" -Tegan (Thank you Tegan and Sara for reading my book THREE times, even though the ending never changes. I don't want to give it away..but it's in the title) cbc.ca/listen/live-raā¦




Recently I intvw'd Gavin Crawford abt his new CBC Podcasts LET'S NOT BE KIDDING, abt his mother's Alzheimer's. Listen to the podcast this Mother's Day Wknd: it's moving, funny, instructive ā one of the most powerful things in ANY genre I'll take in this year. cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podā¦






Elaine got a book, Teddy gets a The New York Times Modern Love essay! nytimes.com/2023/07/21/styā¦


This year's Third Coast International Audio Festival winners & finalists produced incredible work!! It got us thinking about winners from years ago. So Sound School Podcast dug up a fantastic interview w/ Rachel Matlow who won "Best New Producer" in 2016 for this touching story. š§š». bit.ly/45LW8Z3


Books we're reading and loving this week: medical memoir Dead Mom Walking by Rachel Matlow and Patricia Finney's A Lady of Earth & Sunshine theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/art⦠#bookstoread #BookTwitter #BookBoost
