Death is really scary, and is hard to talk about honestly. The Death Curious Podcast is here to change that. Our mission is to eliminate death avoidance and bring people together through death-positive education. Hosted and created by Alexandra Jo (they/them), Director of Outreach and Education at Parting Stone. Produced by Parting Stone.
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Episode 13: Looking at Funerals from Alternative Perspectives
This week we return to my conversation with Christopher Stoll, artist, illustrator, and my very dear friend. Chris is the owner and creator behind Multiverse Books (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MultiverseBooks) and, as a very important person in my own life, is one of the people I most frequently talk with about hard things– like death. I wanted to have Chris on the show because until now, we’ve only featured people within the death care profession as guests. I thought it would be insightful and balanced to provide space for conversations about death with people who have experienced grief from the other side of things. Chris has a unique perspective because, like me, he is queer and polyamorous. This means that also like me, Chris has a unique take on traditional funerals and memorial services that aren’t necessarily designed with people like us in mind. In this conversation, we talk about funeral planning and traditional memorial services from a queer and polyamorous perspective.
Created and hosted by Aries Jo (they/them), Director of Outreach and Education at Parting Stone. Produced by Parting Stone (https://partingstone.com ).
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21 Mar 2024
Episode 12: Mortuary School and Funeral Professional Licensing
This week I have the pleasure of talking with Faith Haug (she/her) Program Chair of the Mortuary Science program at Arapaho Community College. This conversation covers unique aspects of the Arapaho Mortuary Science program and more general mortuary program requirements. We also discuss the fact that Colorado doesn’t require funeral directors to be licensed individually. This conversation happened at the end of 2023, just a few weeks after a funeral care disaster was discovered at Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs. Since then, colorado lawmakers have presented a bill to require individual funeral director licensing, like every other US state. However, my conversation with Faith will reveal, that licensing might not be the only answer to preventing tragedies like the one at Return to Nature.
Created and hosted by Aries Jo (they/them), Director of Outreach and Education at Parting Stone. Produced by Parting Stone (https://partingstone.com ).
For more Death Curious content get our newsletter, (https://justincrowe635.lpages.co/death-curious-newsletter-podcast-bio/) and follow us on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@deathcurious?lang=en) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/deathcurious/?hl=en). Death Curious is produced by Parting Stone. To learn more about Parting Stone and solidified remains visit Parting Stone's website (https://hubs.la/H0W4_Gm0).
5 Jan 2024
Episode 11: AI and the Future of Death Care
This week we return to my conversation with Chase Downs (he/him), Demand Gen Specialist at Gather, (https://gather.app/) an innovative technology platform built specifically for funeral homes, that helps both funeral directors and families. In this part of our conversation, Chase and I discuss AI and the future of Death Care… how AI could impact death care workspaces, the death planning process, memorial services, and more. We talk about the absolute necessity of personalization in death care practices, and where AI might fall short in delivering the services that grieving families deserve.
We recorded this episode in the spring of 2023, and a lot has evolved in AI and its role in our world since then, so stay tuned after our convo for some extra content from me.
Created and hosted by Aries Jo (they/them), Director of Outreach and Education at Parting Stone. Produced by Parting Stone (https://partingstone.com ).
For more Death Curious content get our newsletter, (https://justincrowe635.lpages.co/death-curious-newsletter-podcast-bio/) and follow us on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@deathcurious?lang=en) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/deathcurious/?hl=en). Death Curious is produced by Parting Stone. To learn more about Parting Stone and solidified remains visit Parting Stone's website (https://hubs.la/H0W4_Gm0).
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