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Joseph joins Phoebe to talk about the Pantheon in Paris. We are very jetlagged in this one so please forgive our low energy. Pictures here on our Patreon!

Talking with Joseph about going to the Paris Catacombs! (Oops, I forgot to hit publish on Spotify for this ep. Yet another reson to follow our Patreon!) Check out our Patreon for more! Pics here

In today's episode Phoebe talks about two cemeteries she visited on her trip to Japan last year with a brief overview of Japanese burial practices and discussion of a very interesting article about Necrosociality. Pictures from Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo and Higashi Otani Cemetery in Kyoto are here on our Patreon! References Where to Bury the Dead? A Pressing Dilemma for a Diversifying Japan by Suzuki Kantarō The Unconnected Dead: Muenbotoke (Ep. 106) from Uncanny Japan Necrosociality: isolated death and unclaimed cremains in Japan by Jieun Kim A Daughter of the Samurai: On the Strength, Tradition, and Rebellion of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto by Karen Tei Yamashita and Yuki Obayashi Issues of Urania via the Digital Transgender Archive Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

In a turn of events that will not surprise longtime listeners, what was supposed to be a short informational teaser turned into a discussion about some recent fake goth discourse in which we definitively answer the question: Can you be a conservative goth? (Spoiler: No. No you can't.) If you like listening to us ramble, this episode's for you. If you don't come back next week for an episode about some graveyards in Japan. New episodes on Wednesdays in October. Maybe some bonus episodes? You'll have to subscribe to our Patreon to find out more about that. See you next week, comrade!

For lack of better content, here's an episode that's mostly a powerpoint presentation on goth fashion I did in grad school. Listen and follow along! The presentation is here. Consider following us on our Patreon! Other links: Nashville Scene Death Issue The Three Nashville Cemeteries You Can Not Miss by L.A. History Girl Pictures of Midway Plantation Slave Cemetery

Elizabeth is here to talk about people being scared to death and then read you a ghost story! Happy Halloween! Resources: Scared to Death: Emotional Stress Causing Fatal Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries in Women Scared to Death: Fatal Encounters with Ghosts The Cemetery and the Fear of the Dead

A brief overview of space burials--who's up there already, how can you join them, and all the ethical dilemmas you may want to consider. References and Further Reading: Ethical Dilemmas of Space Memorial Services by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith Biden Administration to Consult with Navajo About Human Remains on the Moon By Marcia Smith This Texas company has sent remains of 'Star Trek' actors, others to space by Eric Lagatta ⁠Rest in Space: What happens to human ashes in space? Do they return to Earth?⁠ How many astronauts have died in space? By Jake Parks ⁠EUGENE M. SHOEMAKER: A Tribute⁠ In Event of Moon Disaster Speech Celestis Website Beyond Burials Website TV Tropes: Burial in Space XKCD What If: Space Burial Without vultures, fate of Parsi ‘sky burials’ uncertain by Baba Umar

⁠Help Moutaz and His Family in Gaza⁠ Catching up on some things we've been up to this past year, recapping a few summer cemeteries, and getting back into the swing of things. New episodes coming at you on Saturdays this season. Check out pictures of the cemeteries we're talking about on our Patreon or Instagram.

The TL;DR of this is we're still on the struggle bus this year, but hopefully we'll have some episodes for you soon. 3

Hey, we're not going to be putting out new episodes for a bit. Elizabeth is out of commission and could use any dollars you might have if you want to throw them her way via our Ko-fi. Link to our Ko-Fi Link to our Patreon

This week we're discussing Rosicrucianism and the ethics of displaying mummies in museums with only a tangent or two about musical theater. (Hope you're a fan of us having a rambling conversation because I only had time to make one pass on the edit.) Pictures I took at Rosicrucian Park are here. References: Rosicrucian Park Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum The least problematic human remains? by Angela Stienne via Mummy Stories After More Than 90 Years, Looted Mummy Parts Repatriated to Egypt by Jason Daley via the Smithsonian Magazine

Elizabeth is taken by the Odinsleep so it's just Phoebe telling you about some cemeteries for like 15 minutes. Pictures of them are here. Amelia White and Talbird are Gullah cemeteries in Hilton Head, SC. Colonial Park Cemetery is in Savannah, GA. Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is in Santa Rosa, CA.   Reference and links:  Advocates seek to protect Black burial grounds in Goose Creek, Hilton Head by Adam Parker and Kelly Jean Kelly Access denied: Lawsuit says development threatens historic cemetery on Hilton Head by Sebastian Lee Preserving Historic Gullah Cemeteries by Luana M. Graves Sellars Colonial Park Cemetery from Savannah.com Savannah’s Secrets: Visiting Colonial Cemetery via Adventures in Cemetery Hopping Colonial Park Cemetery via officialsavannahguide.com That's So Savannah: How many yellow fever victims are buried in Colonial Park Cemetery by Christopher Berinato Paintings by Edward Geene Malbone via the Smithsonian Button! by Stephen Colbert and Lin Manuel Miranda Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery via the City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department

Season 5 kicks off with some info about what's been going on with us and talking about a few cemeteries. Pictures of Oak Hill and Bluff City cemeteries can be found here. Links: Gaza relief: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Hurricane relief: https://www.colaborativalamilpa.org/donate https://heleneaid.com/ References: Mountain Home National Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery Facebook Page Bluff City Cemetery via City of Elgin's website About the Channing Street Cemetery Adventures in Cemetery Hopping: Visiting Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery, Part I About Zinc Monuments at Bluff City Cemetery Monuments Made of Zinc from the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute

Here's our exceedingly brief and vague promo for our next season that begins October 2nd.

Phoebe's long-awaited review of Hollywood Forever and Elizabeth talks about recent developments in Gaza. For pictures from Hollywood Forever and other content, please check us out on Patreon! References: Russians Are Dying to Be Buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery Celebrating the Dead Is No Grave Undertaking Burial Plots The Untold Truth Of Hollywood Forever Cemetery Dying man scammed out of funeral money What's the Deal with the 'Doxie Tombstone' at Hollywood Forever? Resources for Palestine: eSims For Gaza Operation Olive Branch Help A Gazan Language Teacher Rebuild His Home One of Elizabeth's friends is running this GoFundMe campaign for a friend in Gaza