WARNING: Suicide is mentioned in this episode. If you are considering suicide or dealing with mental health issues, please call or text 988 now. This is a hotline for all those things for all types of people. You will find someone to talk to (average response time about 2.5 minutes at publication time.) Stay with us on this plane! It's much more fun to consider death in the abstract than try it out for real. In which we discuss how people remember their loved ones, how musicians are most likely to die, and an odd journey by train with a very terminal terminal. Here's a link to the brilliant work on the high risks of musicianship by Dr. Dianna T Kenny: https://tinyurl.com/4dky2ssy And a link to other papers by her dealing with the toll of anxiety and other mental health issues on musicians: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9UsTrLEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao And here's a National Geographic article on the London Necropolis Railway: https://tinyurl.com/rp96fm87 Enjoy!

In which Mitra memorializes a friend and describes ghost theories, and Bianca interviews an undertaker/embalmer/mortician. Song: I'm Always Touched By Your Presence, Dear by Blondie http://archive.blondie.net/index.php

This week,Ari, Mitra and Bianca cover death stuff once again. Topics discussed: Advanced Directive Parties Near Death Experiences A new kind of grief for Bianca Music is I'll Fly Away by the Kossoy Sisters This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This episode features Mitra discussing the concept of reincarnation, Bianca describing a ghoulish French tourist attraction (and CPR dolls!), and Mitra finishing up with How To Finish Up. Song: Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: https://www.csny.com/ Although not recorded, Ari lovingly dedicates this episode to her grandfather James. Art by Mason X. See you next month! We hope. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Dedicated to Mitra's and Bianca's moms, this episode explores buried cemeteries, the high cost of dying in America, what it's like to be a hospice nurse, and the Death Positivity movement. Our song this time is the beautiful rendition of an old Irish tune, "The Parting Glass", performed by Celtic Calling: https://www.celticcalling.com/about More information on buried cemeteries can be found at these sites: African Burial Ground, New York City: https://www.nps.gov/afbg/index.htm Chicago City Cemetery: https://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/home.html Legion of Honor Cemetery, San Francisco-- graphic images here: http://www.richardbarnes.net/still-rooms/3xw6vcecvr7uljegwlty15m0eu6fdf Information about The Neptune Society, a not-for-profit crematorium operator in the USA: https://www.neptunesociety.com/ National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (for finding hospice care): https://www.nhpco.org/find-a-care-provider/ An international site about Death Cafes: https://deathcafe.com/ Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to be on the podcast, have comments, queries, ruminations or whatnot. We invite communication. Thank you for listening. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

In which we discuss frozen bodies on the world's highest mountain, grief and its various forms, and the dissolving of bodies known as aquamation. This episode's song is Saa Magni, which translates as "Death Is Terrible". It is sung by Malian diva Oumou Sangare, whose music can be found here: https://oumousangareofficial.com/en/home/ Ari started off telling the story of the frozen climbers on Mount Everest and the Rainbow Valley, called so because all of their bodies are clothed in all the colors of the rainbow. We then heard from Bianca on the leading causes of death in the United States in the past couple of years. Mitra's friend Angela shared her personal grief over dog and man. And finally, we describe and discuss the dissolving of bodies, which is like cremation, only wetter and more expensive. But possibly more eco-friendly? The jury is out. For more information: Bishop Desmond Tutu: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1984/tutu/lecture/, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/26/key-dates-in-the-life-of-south-african-cleric-desmond-tutu Everest: https://tinyurl.com/bd8h659u, https://allthatsinteresting.com/mount-everest-bodies, all kinds of info on how to climb Everest. Leading Causes of Death, US, 2020-2022: https://tinyurl.com/yc3tyr2w Aquamation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/what-is-aquamation-the-process-behind-desmond-tutus-green-cremation, https://bioliquidator.com/, https://www.us-funerals.com/aquamation-or-resomation/#.Y6qXOHZKi3A

Episode 3 is dedicated to Bridget Herbers and Suzanne Hale. More about the Lovely Suzanne here: https://pdx.eater.com/2022/11/16/23462999/suzanne-hale-the-roxy-portland-obituary If you are a Portland Street Kid and you need help, please go to Outside In: https://outsidein.org/ Bianca researched mass casualty events: https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-events-united-states Ariana researched brain amoebas: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/index.html Mitra covered alchemy and the Fountain of Youth: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/alchemy-and-immortality-tale-nicolas-flammel-and-lapis-philosophorum-005161 https://hridaya-yoga.com/blog/the-elixir-of-life-across-history-and-world-cultures/ https://daily.jstor.org/elixir-immortal-life-deadly-obsessions/ https://www.google.com/search?q=alchemy+defined&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alchemy https://www.outofstress.com/symbols-of-immortality/ Logo by Mason White: https://instagram.com/infinite_future Song "The Thinner The Air" by the Cocteau Twins: https://cocteautwins.com/ This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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In the first full episode, made to be released on Halloween, Mitra, Bianca and Ari discuss vampires, ghosts, and the history of Halloween. Intro music: Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus The Mourning News icon was created by Mason White. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Intro music is the excellently creepy song Highway 666 by 45 Grave. Mourning News logo designed by Mason X. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm