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very welcome. Now this week, I'm talking to David Gorelli about his book, How to Escape from Hell,

Studies of the Afterlife. This book focuses on the extraordinary,

distressing and hellish near-death experience stories from people all over the world.

Hi David, thanks a lot for coming onto the podcast. It's kind of you to give us your time.

You're very welcome, Simon. It's good to be here. And thanks for an invitation.

Okay, so could you tell us how is it you got interested in this aspect of near-death experiences? Sure, no problem, Simon. So I'll start from the beginning.

So prior to becoming interested in hellish experiences or less than positive experiences,

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