Welcome to your mortality, humans! Death in the Afternoon dispels myths about death and dead bodies, dives into history and dark tales you've never heard before, and features conversations with people working to change the future of death care, Hosted by Caitlin Doughty, Louise Hung, and Sarah Chavez.
Death in the Afternoon
Claim This Podcastby The Order of the Good Death
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29 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to your mortality, humans! Death in the Afternoon dispels myths about death and dead bodies, dives into history and dark tales you've never heard before, and features conversations with people working to change the future of death care, Hosted by Caitlin Doughty, Louise Hung, and Sarah Chavez.
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Recent Episodes
April 14, 2023
INTERVIEW: Uncovering Pet Death's Greatest Mystery
<p dir="ltr">The author of history's most influential piece of animal mourning literature had been lost...until now. Learn the incredible true story behind <em>The Rainbow Bridge</em>. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Guest</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Paul Koudounaris</strong> is a founding member of The Order of the Good Death. He has a PhD in Art History and has written three books about the use of skeletal remains in sacred spaces, Empire of Death, Heavenly Bodies, and Memento Mori. When he’s not hunting skeletons he moonlights as a cat historian, and his book co-authored by his tabby cat <a href= "https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250217714/acatstale">Baba, A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History</a>, was a 2020 Barnes and Noble Book of the Year.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/the-rainbow-bridge-the-true-story-behind-historys-most-influential-piece-of-animal-mourning-literature/"> The Rainbow Bridge: The True Story Behind History’s Most Influential Piece of Animal Mourning Literature </a></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Credits</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Hosted by Caitlin Doughty </p> <p dir="ltr">Guest Paul Koudounaris </p> <p dir="ltr">Produced by the Order of the Good Death, Sarah Chavez </p> <p dir="ltr">Edited by Alex de Freitas</p> <p dir="ltr">Music by Kissed Her Little Sister</p> <p dir="ltr">Podcast artwork by Jessica Peng</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">The Order of the Good Death</a> (<a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com</a>) Is supported by listeners like you! Support the Order by becoming a <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate">member</a> (https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate?)</p> <p> </p>
March 10, 2023
INTERVIEW: The Doulas Taking on California's Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
<p dir="ltr">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. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Guests</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Akhila Murphy</strong> is one of the original co-founders of Full Circle of Living and Dying, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Grass Valley, CA. She is a trained End-of-Life Doula and After-Death care educator. Currently she serves on the board of directors for Full Circle of Living and Dying as Founding Director and Co-Chair President. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Ben Field</strong> is an attorney at the Institute for Justice, a national nonprofit public interest law firm that fights to secure the constitutional rights of all Americans against abuses of government power. A major part of Ben’s practice is protecting the First Amendment rights of people to speak freely in their occupations and without fear of government retaliation. He is counsel to the plaintiffs in Full Circle of Living and Dying v. Sanchez, a landmark case challenging the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau’s restrictions on the rights of end-of-life doulas to provide advice and guidance to families about end-of-life care.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/defending-your-right-to-a-good-death/"> Defending Your Right to a Good Death</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.fullcirclelivingdyingcollective.com/">Full Circle of Living and Dying</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/home-funerals/">Home Funerals </a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-california-regulations-on-end-of-life-doulas-violate-first-amendment-economic-liberty-rights/"> Institute for Justice</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Credits</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Hosted by Caitlin Doughty </p> <p dir="ltr">Guests Akhila Murphy and Ben Field</p> <p dir="ltr">Produced by the Order of the Good Death,</p> <p dir="ltr">Sarah Chavez and Lauren Ronaghan</p> <p dir="ltr">Edited by Alex de Freitas</p> <p dir="ltr">Music by Kissed Her Little Sister</p> <p dir="ltr">Podcast artwork by Jessica Peng</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/"><strong>The Order of the Good Death</strong></a> (<a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com</a>) Is supported by listeners like you! Support the Order by becoming a <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate">member</a> (https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate?)</p> <p> </p>
February 24, 2023
INTERVIEW: Cadaver Dog in the Cemetery
<p dir="ltr">Go behind the scenes with Cat Warren, who works with cadaver dogs to find the missing dead and locate Black and Indigenous burial grounds. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Guest</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Cat Warren is the author of the NYT bestseller What the Dog Knows, which explores how scent-detection dogs help find the missing and dead, sometimes even those missing for hundreds of years. She currently researches how best to use human remains detection dogs in archaeology and to help locate African-American burial grounds.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Cat Warren’s <a href= "https://catwarren.com/">Website</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://catwarren.com/books/what-the-dog-knows/">What the Dog Knows</a> by Cat Warren </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/what-are-cadaver-dogs-teaching-us-about-history/"> What Are Cadaver Dogs Teaching Us About History? </a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate">Become an Order Member</a> to access Cat’s 2022 event with us!</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Episode Credits</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Hosted by Caitlin Doughty </p> <p dir="ltr">Guest Cat Warren</p> <p dir="ltr">Produced by the Order of the Good Death,</p> <p dir="ltr">Sarah Chavez and Lauren Ronaghan</p> <p dir="ltr">Edited by Alex de Freitas</p> <p dir="ltr">Music by Kissed Her Little Sister</p> <p dir="ltr">Podcast artwork by Jessica Peng</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">The Order of the Good Death</a> (<a href= "https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com</a>) Is supported by listeners like you! Support the Order by becoming a <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate">member</a> (https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate?)</p> <p> </p>
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