After his death, older interviews resurfaced where Sharon Osbourne had said the couple had discussed assisted dying in the event of a devastating illness—but the official cause of death was cardiac, not assisted suicide. The rumor is not the story. The story is why the rumor caught fire—and what that says about how we face death, choice, and dignity.

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Middle Minded Podcast, where we boldly go where no algorithm has gone before… or maybe it already has, and we’re just catching up.

In Episode 4 of the Middle Minded podcast, co-hosts Peter Bogdanov and Dave Gabine dive deep into a tough but timely question:Can there still be honor in capitalism—or has greed made it obsolete?