Vermont Public is independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together, from every corner of our region. New to Vermont Public? Start here.

© 2025 Vermont Public | 365 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446

Public Files:
WVTI · WOXM · WVBA · WVNK · WVTQ
WVPR · WRVT · WOXR · WNCH · WVPA
WVPS · WVXR · WETK · WVTB · WVER
WVER-FM · WVLR-FM · WBTN-FM

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

The artist who’s trying to die: Joseph Awuah-Darko

Season 4 Episode 5 | 56m 19s

Joseph Awuah-Darko is a 28-year-old Ghanaian artist who announced last year that he was moving to Amsterdam to pursue what in the Netherlands is called “termination of life on request,” or euthanasia, amid a long struggle with bipolar disorder. While he waits for approval, Joseph has been holding dinners with people from all walks of life as part of what he calls “The Last Supper Project.”

Aired: 07/26/25
Sponsored in part by the Rutland Regional Medical Center and the Vermont Arts Council
Extras
A conversation with sexologist Tyomi Morgan in front of a live audience
A long-overdue conversation about the intersectionality of racism, aging and menopause.
Losses and heartbreak led a theatre director to uprooting his home, his craft and his identity.
The crushing anxiety of a Haitian American and being Black in America with a child on the way.
A former pastor and the complicated intersection of power and religion.
A former stripper spent time in prison and used it as a springboard toward a better life.
Aman Itomi makes big, bold and noticeable jewelry worn by celebrities, now bracing for uncertainty.
Recording artists Nicole "Lady" Wray, Adi Oasis and Melanie Charles talk shop with host Myra Flynn.
Myra Flynn and Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. interview each other in front of a live audience.
Host Myra Flynn and guest Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. interview each other.
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • Homegoings: A righteous space for art and race Season 4
  • Homegoings: A righteous space for art and race Season 3
  • Homegoings: A Live Performance
  • Homegoings: A righteous space for art and race Season 1
A conversation with sexologist Tyomi Morgan in front of a live audience
A former stripper spent time in prison and used it as a springboard toward a better life.
Losses and heartbreak led a theatre director to uprooting his home, his craft and his identity.
A long-overdue conversation about the intersectionality of racism, aging and menopause.
The crushing anxiety of a Haitian American and being Black in America with a child on the way.
A former pastor and the complicated intersection of power and religion.
Aman Itomi makes big, bold and noticeable jewelry worn by celebrities, now bracing for uncertainty.
An award winning choreographer and dancer who finds genuine joy in sharing her craft.
Host Myra Flynn unpacks the intersectionality of art and activism with drummer Kiran ‘Madame’ Gandhi
Recording artists Nicole "Lady" Wray, Adi Oasis and Melanie Charles talk shop with host Myra Flynn.