The 4 Best Death in the Afternoon Podcast Episodes
1) How a Human Composting Bill Becomes Law
Episode Description Our future corpses have more options than ever, with eco-friendly processes like aquamation and composting being legalized across the U.S. and Canada. Find out the nitty-gritty tru...Show More
2) It's Not Easy Being Green (Cemetery Edition)
Where would you even start in opening your own green burial ground? After all, every cemetery is a unique snowflake, with its own confusing blend of regulations. We speak with one expert who will cut ...Show More
3) Whose Green Burial Is It Anyway?
In a space of loss that is already difficult to exist in, we need to do more to understand how our language surrounding green burial can better acknowledge difficult histories and experiences. Episod...Show More
4) Trailer: Season One
Welcome to your mortality, humans! It's a new podcast called Death in the Afternoon from the team that brings you Ask a Mortician. First episode is out on October 15th.
5) INTERVIEW: Uncovering Pet Death's Greatest Mystery
The author of history's most influential piece of animal mourning literature had been lost...until now. Learn the incredible true story behind The Rainbow Bridge. Episode Guest Paul Koudounaris is a ...Show More
6) INTERVIEW: The Doulas Taking on California's Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
A court case in California could force death doulas to become licensed funeral directors. We talk to the doula and the lawyer taking on California's Funeral and Cemetery Bureau. Episode Guests Akhila...Show More
7) INTERVIEW: Cadaver Dog in the Cemetery
Go behind the scenes with Cat Warren, who works with cadaver dogs to find the missing dead and locate Black and Indigenous burial grounds. Episode Guest Cat Warren is the author of the NYT bestsell...Show More
8) Legalization, TikTok, and Angry Elephants: An Immersive Year in Death
From viral trends to new options for your future corpse, Caitlin and Sarah review the best and worst of the past year in death, revealing how the death positive movement is making an impact on the way...Show More
9) Are We Failing New Morticians?
Mortuary schools began as embalming schools, sponsored by embalming chemical companies. Today, mortuary schools are designed to be more holistic, covering everything a new mortician may face in the in...Show More
10) Washing Kathryn, Touching Death
No matter how long you’ve been working with dead bodies, nothing can prepare you for working on someone you knew and loved. Episode Resources This episode is an audio version of the article “Washin...Show More