Today, on Obituary, the life of John Craig Venter: an impatient, often infuriating disruptor who forced biology to move faster — and made the rest of us ask who should control the code of life.

Today, on Obituary, the life of John Craig Venter: an impatient, often infuriating disruptor who forced biology to move faster &mdash; and made the rest of us ask who should control the code of life.

Obituary Today remembers remarkable lives in rich, cinematic detail—one story at a time. Each episode is a crafted audio obituary, blending biography, cultural context, and reflection to explore why a person’s life—and death—mattered.

Obituary Today remembers remarkable lives in rich, cinematic detail&mdash;one story at a time. Each episode is a crafted audio obituary, blending biography, cultural context, and reflection to explore why a person&rsquo;s life&mdash;and death&mdash;mattered.

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J. Craig Venter - (14 October 1946 - 29 April 2016)

Today’s episode is an obituary for one of the most disruptive figures in modern media.
Ted Turner, the brash cable television pioneer who founded CNN and helped invent 24‑hour news, has died at the age of 87.

Today&rsquo;s episode is an obituary for one of the most disruptive figures in modern media. Ted Turner, the brash cable television pioneer who founded CNN and helped invent 24‑hour news, has died at the age of 87.

Ted Turner - (19 November 1938 - 6 May 2026)

David Malouf, one of Australia’s most important writers and a towering figure of world literature, has died in Queensland at the age of 92, after a lifetime devoted to poetry, fiction, essays and opera. Today’s episode of Obituary Today remembers the life and work of David George Joseph Malouf – novelist, poet, essayist, librettist and, for many, a national treasure. 

 

 

David Malouf, one of Australia&rsquo;s most important writers and a towering figure of world literature, has died in Queensland at the age of 92, after a lifetime devoted to poetry, fiction, essays and opera. Today&rsquo;s episode of Obituary Today remembers the life and work of David George Joseph Malouf &ndash; novelist, poet, essayist, librettist and, for many, a national treasure.&nbsp;
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David Malouf - (20 March 1934 - 22 April 2026)

Sir Anthony Mason, former Chief Justice of Australia and one of the defining jurists of the modern era, has died in Sydney at the age of 100, passing away on 17 March 2026 just weeks shy of his 101st birthday. His leadership of the High Court during a period of profound constitutional and social change reshaped Australian law, from native title and the external affairs power to the implied freedom of political communication.

Sir Anthony Mason, former Chief Justice of Australia and one of the defining jurists of the modern era, has died in Sydney at the age of 100, passing away on 17 March 2026 just weeks shy of his 101st birthday. His leadership of the High Court during a period of profound constitutional and social change reshaped Australian law, from native title and the external affairs power to the implied freedom of political communication.

J. Craig Venter - (14 October 1946 - 29 April 2016)

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