In this episode, Jennifer and Abby talk about comfort food and grief. They talk about popular ideas of comfort food, the science behind food rituals as comforting, and present a few grief food rituals from around the world.
The episode covers grieving rituals, funerals, loss, and death. Therefore, the hosts urge listeners to use their discretion when deciding if this episode could be triggering. 
Digression include:
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Hallmark movies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Jennifer loses her Disney-fan crown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Johnny Machete</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Navigating 1 TV scandal and 1 science scandal </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Our sociological roots</li>
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Resources and Links
<ul><li><a href='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComfortFood#:~:text=A%20%22Comfort%20Food%22%20is%20a,easily%20lift%20a%20person's%20mood'>Comfort food TV tropes</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.neatorama.com/neatolicious/2013/10/26/Death-Warmed-Over-Funeral-Food-Rituals-and-Customs-From-Around-the-World/'>Funeral food rituals from around the world</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.shiva.com/learning-center/sitting-shiva/'>Resources on sitting Shiva</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878450X16300786'>Comfort Food: A Review </a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666315000768?casa_token=lnLB3ba4N2wAAAAA:FAXlsDa89B-fMlV2rgBNoeVqg13RB50oh5Z3d9bOTpeXpC_J6XzghvlyzUb98KmKNUjCIrBa8w'>Threatened Belonging and Preference for Comfort Food</a></li>
<li><a href='https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/the-power-of-rituals-in-life-death-and-business'>The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business</a></li>
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We’re Jennifer Dudley and Abby Jorgensen, two sociologist moms whose lives (like our toddlers) revolve around curiosity. In each episode, we go down a rabbit hole about some aspect ordinary life that is actually fascinating. We hope you’ll come along for the ride!