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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

Phoebe visited Los Gatos Memorial Park and reports back to Elizabeth about the experience, telling her about Moshe Menuhin and Fremont Older, two cool dudes who are buried there, and then proceeds to be very inarticulate about why this cemetery felt weird despite being pretty nice. Also, we just launched a new merch store via Threadless And, as always, you can subscribe to our Patreon for good vibes and bonus content! Further Reading The Los Gatos Memorial Park website A Jewish atonement for Zionism by Yoav Litvin "The Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter" by Moshe Menuhin Biography of Fremont Older by Mrs. Fremont Older My Own Story by Fremont Older The Bomb That Rocked San Francisco 100 Years Ago by Oliva B. Waxman

Surprise! Here's an episode about some cemeteries we visited in December. We hope to settle on something like a schedule soon and you'll be the first to know! References: Historic marker placed at Owen-Moore Cemetery in Brentwood Little-known Hardscuffle community vital to Brentwood history Nashville Historical Newsletter: Woodlawn Memorial Park

Talking about the various intersections of dying and climate change. --- This episode starts off with a note about Gaza. A good comrade put together this link tree that has places to donate, ways to find rallies near you, and scripts & links for contacting your reps. Check out CeasefireToday.com. One of Elizabeth's Palestinian friends sent her links to some Palestinian artists and encourages non-Palestinians to learn about Palestinian culture. The Freedom Theatre Skatepal Palestine Film Institute Justseeds (free to use graphics but not all by Palestinian artists) Museum of the Palestinian People --- Resources for this episode: Climate Change Clashes Likely Behind 13000 Year Old Cemetery Climate Migration: An Impending Global Challenge ‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods Greening The Grave: Why More People Are Choosing Climate-Friendly Burials The environmental toll of cremating the dead Death Has A Climate Change Problem Even the Dead Cannot Escape Climate Change When the dead don't stay buried: The grave situation at cemeteries amid climate change As Louisiana’s coast washes away, the dead are the first to go (Long read but v. good) How saving cemeteries from weather impacts preserves Black history Climate change is erasing Black Cemeteries in the South. Here’s what you need to know Highgate Cemetery: Climate change risk to famous resting place Confronting Climate Change at an Urban Grassland: Preserving and Restoring the Grasslands at Green-Wood Planning Cemeteries: Their Potential Contribution to Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services

Part 2 of Elizabeth exploring her options for becoming a tree after death. This one is mostly about mushrooms. References: Infinity Burial's Instagram 4 Things to Know About Fungi Climate Warriors How the Mushroom Death Suit Will Change the Way We Die Mycoremediation: How Fungi Can Repair Our Land Mushrooms and Their Relationship with Trees Ep. 119 of Undertaking The Podcast The Mushrooms That Ate Luke Perry The Modern Mortician's website “Mushroom Burial Suit” Called Into Question Part 3 Why Mushroom Suits Won’t Work and How to Apply Forensic Taphonomy and Cemetery Studies to Make Green Graves One-Use Composting Machines (Part 1) Bios Urn