Can We Make Funerals Cheaper?

CLICK HERE to submit your thoughts as a consumer or organization directly to the Federal Trade Commission: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2023-0034-0001 INSTRUCTIONS- Click blue COMMENT button in top left of screen, leave your thoughts on the topics: Should Funeral Homes Have to Post Their Prices Online? (And if so, how should that be regulated? Feel free to share your own experiences with this issue!), Should the Required Embalming Disclosure be Made Clearer? (And if so, how? Feel free to share your own experiences with this issue!) SUPPORT the Order of the Good Death Nonprofit by becoming a member: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate SUPPORT the production of these videos through the Ask a Mortician Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality Course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Podcast: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Your Host: Caitlin Doughty Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair Special thanks to Tanya Marsh & Louise Hung, and the consumer orgs like the Funeral Consumers Alliance and National Home Funeral Alliance working with us to advocate for these changes.


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Watching MY GIRL with Ask a Mortician

They don’t make ‘em like they used to [CUE GUT-WRENCHING ‘90S NOSTALGIA SCORE]. PATRONS GET EXCLUSIVE *BONUS CONTENT* LIKE WATCHING MY GIRL 2 http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donate and/or become a member! https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan


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Did We Really Violate Community Guidelines?

How was YOUR week? *PLEASE SHARE: “The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland”* https://youtu.be/UCHt2MOVCbg *Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these videos possible!* http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan


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Let's Visit the Churches Made of Human Skulls

Would you want your skeleton to be used as decoration and repentance-inspo? What if you were a 17th century Portuguese Catholic? Destinations: Evora, Alcantarilha, and Faro Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *Earnings from the Secret Shop go to supporting The Order of the Good Death!* ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Bone Houses & Sardines Song performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp) Thank you to our friend Dr. Paul Koudounaris for being so generous with his research and insight on charnel houses. Find him at @hexenkult on Instagram. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Koudounaris, Dr. Paul The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses Thames & Hudson, 2011


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The Man Who Took Down a $3 Billion Funeral Empire

“I made a huge mistake.” – Ray Loewen (probably) Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Thank you to our friend Tanya Marsh, professor of funeral and cemetery law, for lending her eyes to our script and helping us navigate all the legal speak and courtroom drama as we created this video. https://law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/marshtd/ ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** “Fight to the Death” http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,135163,00.html “In Mississippi, deal with funeral home giant helped sway a jury” https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/25/in-mississippi-deal-with-funeral-home-giant-helped-sway-a-jury/ “The Burial” by Jonathan Harr http://www.condenet.com/mags/newyorker/asme/categories/artwork/pdf/11_01_99_Harr_Well.pdf “Brash Funeral Chain Meets Its Match in Old South” https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/27/us/brash-funeral-chain-meets-its-match-in-old-south.html “A Homegrown Disaster” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrishamby/homegrown-disaster “IN THE MATTER OF: THE LOEWEN GROUP, INC. and RAYMOND L. LOEWEN, Claimants/Investors, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent/Party.” https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw9047_0.pdf “History of the Loewen Group Inc.” https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/58/The-Loewen-Group-Inc.html


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Is This $250 Million Selfie Spot Dangerous?

CW: Discussions of suicide. If you are struggling, please sit this video out. If you need help or want to talk with someone, contact: UNITED STATES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 suicidepreventionlifeline.org The Trevor Project — 24/7 LGBTQ+ support 1-866-488-7386 Thetrevorproject.org INTERNATIONAL Find a Helpline https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp Befrienders Worldwide https://www.befrienders.org/ Resources from Trevor Project for international individuals: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/resources-for-international-lgbtq-youth/ Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation: https://bit.ly/3iaz9jN The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** “I Knew the Vessel Was Going to Have a Suicide Problem Years Before It Was Built” https://www.curbed.com/2021/01/vessel-hudson-yards-suicide-problem.html “Learning from the Vessel: How cities can be designed to prevent suicide” https://www.fastcompany.com/90665053/learning-from-the-vessel-how-cities-can-be-designed-to-prevent-suicide “Fourth Suicide at the Vessel Leads to Calls for Higher Barriers” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/nyregion/vessel-suicide-hudson-yards.html “Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html “Can New York City’s ‘Vessel’ Be Saved?” https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/heatherwick-vessel-saved “What do New Yorkers get when privately-funded public art goes big?” https://www.archpaper.com/2016/12/heatherwick-hudson-yards-vessel-public-space-art/ “NYU Installs Aluminum Screens To Prevent Suicides In Bobst Library” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nyu-bobst-library-suicides-aluminum-screens_n_1812743 “Why suicide barriers work, especially at magnets like the Golden Gate Bridge” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/03/27/why-suicide-barriers-work-especially-at-magnets-like-the-golden-gate-bridge/


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America's Forgotten Vampire Panic

Just a spoon full of ashes helps the (vampire) medicine go down. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *Our NEWLY REDESIGNED MERCH STORE*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation: https://bit.ly/3iaz9jN The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak A special thanks to Michael E. Bell, whose book “Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires” was incredibly informative in the creation of this video. We are so grateful for your scholarship and VAMPIRE SLEUTHING. Thank you to the National Museum of Health and Medicine for your thoughtful response to our questions and your important work with JB-55. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires Bell, Michael E. Wesleyan University Press. Middletown, Connecticut, 2001. Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend Jenkins, Mark Collins The National Geographic Society. Washington, DC, 2010. A History of Vampires in New England D’Agostino, Thomas The History Press. Charleston, South Carolina, 2010. “The Great New England Vampire Panic” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/ “Mysterious Connecticut 'Vampire' Finally Identified 200 Years After Burial” https://www.livescience.com/66087-vampire-connecticut-dna.html “The Vampires of Rhode Island: Bright, Like An Angel. Nancy Young, 19, Foster. 1827” https://the-avocado.org/2019/10/23/the-vampires-of-rhode-island-bright-like-an-angel-nancy-young-19-foster-1827/ “A ‘vampire’s’ remains were found about 30 years ago in Connecticut. Now DNA is giving him new life.” https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-vampire-20190731-oo4trsxg3vakflfiddzvipepri-story.html "Deadly Professions: Dracula, Undertakers, and the Embalmed Corpse" https://www.jstor.org/stable/3828796


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Let's Visit the Human Composting Facility

For the DIE hard gardening enthusiast... Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about Recompose: https://recompose.life/ Learn more about Bells Mountain: https://www.rememberland.org/ Explore our NEWLY REDESIGNED website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation: https://bit.ly/3iaz9jN The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thank you to Katrina Spade, Anna Swenson, and everyone at Recompose! We so appreciate your giving us a look behind the scenes at the important work you do. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Recompose https://recompose.life Bells Mountain (Remember Land) https://www.rememberland.org/ “Recompose, the human-composting alternative to burial and cremation, finds a home in Seattle’s Sodo area” https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-human-composting-project-finds-a-home-in-seattles-sodo/ “Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business” https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/ “Compost your departed loved one and save the planet, L.A. lawmaker says” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-24/california-human-compost-legislation “Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2020” https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/ “Dust to dust: Will California lawmakers legalize human composting — transforming bodies into soil?” https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/08/human-composting-california-law/


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The Doctor, the Mortician, and the Murder

The locals feared the sanitarium may be more than a place of healing. The papers warned the doctor and the mortician may be up to more than funerals. Overwhelming thank you to our Patron deathlings, who make these longer documentaries possible: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A special thanks to our Olalla guide, author and historian Gregg Olsen. You and your meticulously researched book, "Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest" were instrumental to this video. Follow Gregg at https://www.facebook.com/GreggOlsenAuthor/ (Starting today you can read his ebook of "Starvation Heights" for only $2.99 at https://amzn.to/3kxv0I9) Another big thanks to author and independent researcher, Bess Lovejoy. Learn more about Bess at http://www.besslovejoy.com/ and https://twitter.com/besslovejoy ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find Caitlin's books here: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj Find out nonprofit, The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ Take our MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND CAITLIN*** Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Starvation Heights/Olalla Expert: Gregg Olsen Research Consultant: Bess Lovejoy ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Olsen, Gregg Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest. Crown Publishing Group. New York, 1997. "The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ "Exquisite Corpses" https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2012/03/butterworth-mortuarys-exquisite-corpses-april-2012


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Did Flying Corpses Spread the Plague?

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's that the Middle Ages were magic. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs THE GOOD DEATH STORE! https://outloudmerch.com/collections/the-order-of-the-good-death My Books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Take our MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** "Biological Warfare at the 1346 Siege of Caffa" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11193051_Biological_Warfare_at_the_1346_Siege_of_Caffa "History of biological warfare and bioterrorism" Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2014, Pages 497-502 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X14641744 "Catapulted Death: Can a Flying Corpse Distribute the Plague?" https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/broughton.html "Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological, Chemical, and Biological" R. Everett Langford. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Feb 19, 2004. "Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages" https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/trebuchet.htm John Wiley & Sons, Feb 19, 2004


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Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos?

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: I've got a bone to pick. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath To buy a signed, stamped, and stickered copy of the Eyeball paperback AND/OR sign up for a live event, click here: http://caitlindoughty.com/events For other easy ways to buy the Eyeball paperback: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writing: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Additional Research: Remy Servis ***SELECTED SOURCES*** Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty "IS PRESERVING THE TATTOOED SKIN OF A CORPSE ETHICAL?" https://www.inkedmag.com/original-news/save-my-ink-talks-to-inked "Save My Ink Forever: Would you want your tattoos framed as artworks when you die?" https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/blog/preserving-tattoos-after-death "Illegal and Unethical Selling of Skulls, Fetal Remains, and Mummified Corpses: Under Investigation on Facebook" https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26341/20200706/illegal-and-unethical-selling-of-skulls-fetal-remains-and-mummified-corpses-under-investigation-on-facebook.htm "Instagram's grisly human skull trade is booming" https://www.wired.co.uk/article/instagram-skull-trade


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Spiritualism: The Women Who Talked to the Dead

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/FYUR30r2D5d Dead men tell no tales...unless you know how to talk to them. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about Cheyney McKnight and Not Your Momma's History: http://www.notyourmommashistory.com/ ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***MUSIC*** Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ The Angels Weep by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-century America by Anne Braude Seance by Shannon Taggert A Luminous Brotherhood: Afro-Creole Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans by Emily Suzanne Clark The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England by Alex Owen Rumours of Angels: A Legend of the First World War by David Clarke "Holy Spirits: The Power and Legacy of America's Female Spiritualists" https://www.shondaland.com/live/a23652668/legacy-of-spiritualists/ "Houdini's Greatest Trick: Debunking Medium Mina Crandon" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53424/houdinis-greatest-trick-debunking-medium-mina-crandon "Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle: a friendship split by spiritualism" https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/10/houdini-and-conan-doyle-impossible-edinburgh-festival "The Strange, Freakish Story of Britain's 'Last Convicted Witch'" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kdq55/helen-duncan-the-strange-freakish-story-of-britains-last-convicted-witch "For Those in Grief, Talking to a Dead Loved One Is Good for Mental Health" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/grief-talking-to-a-dead-loved-one-is-good-for-mental-health


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The (Real) Delusion That You're a Corpse

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: More than just feeling a little dead inside. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about the Mortals' Market: https://www.mortalsmarket.com/ Learn more about Self Help Graphics & Art: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/ ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Additional Research: Remy Servis This video was greatly informed by the essays of Esmé Weijun Wang, her book "The Collected Schizophrenias", as well as interviews with Ms. Wang. Thank you Ms. Wang, for sharing your experiences with such candor and humor. https://esmewang.com/ ***MUSIC*** Operating System (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** "Extending the World: An Interview with Esmé Weijun Wang" https://www.awpwriter.org/magazine_media/writers_chronicle_view/4689/extending_the_world_an_interview_with_esm_weijun_wang "This rare illness makes people think they’re dead" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/zombie-disease-makes-people-think-they-have-died/2015/10/30/ca8ab52c-532f-11e5-933e-7d06c647a395_story.html "Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man" https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23583-mindscapes-first-interview-with-a-dead-man/ "No Seriously, I'm Dead" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/disease-prone/no-seriously-im-dead/ “When the Patient Believes That the Organs Are Destroyed: Manifestation of Cotard's Syndrome.”  Machado, Leonardo. Case reports in medicine vol. 2016 (2016) "Etudes sur les Maladies Cérébrales et Men-tales" Paris, Baillière, 1891. 10 Cotard J, Camuset M, Séglas J: Du délire des Néga-tions aux Idées D’énormité. Paris, L’Harmattan, 1997. Jules Cotard http://www.histoiredelafolie.fr/psychiatrie-neurologie/du-delire-hypochondriaque-dans-une-forme-grave-de-la-melancolie-anxieuse-delire-de-negation-par-jules-cotard-1880 “Charles Bonnet's Description of Cotard's Delusion and Reduplicative Paramnesia in an Elderly Patient (1788).”  Förstl, Hans, and Barbara Beats. British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 160, no. 3, 1992.


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What the Waco Bodies Revealed About the Siege

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Visit http://www.audible.com/mortician or text mortician to 500 500 and start listening with a 30-day Audible trial. Get 1 audiobook and unlimited Audible Original monthly downloads absolutely free. What can the dead tell us about this tragedy? Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about Colibrí Center for Human Rights: https://colibricenter.org/ Death in the Afternoon – Season 1, Episode 4: Don't Drink the KoolAid! (about Jonestown) https://deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/dont-drink-the-koolaid-0 ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Additional Research: Remy Servis This video was greatly informed by the book "A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch Davidian" by Clive Doyle with Catherine Wessinger and Matthew D. Wittmer. Thank you to the authors for the insight and earnestness. ***MUSIC*** Babylon - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100314 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Mechanolith by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100879 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch Davidian Doyle, Clive; Wessinger, Catherine; Wittmer, Matthew D. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. U.S. Department of Justice, Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas: February 28 to April 19, 1993, Introduction (1993), http://www.justice.gov/05publications/waco/wacoone.html List of Autopsy Reports: Provided by Justice of Peace, McLennan County, Precinct 2, provided to “Waco Remembrance” in 1995. http://www.web-ak.com/waco/death/map/d_list00.html "25 years after the Waco massacre, a DO remembers the fire and the victims" https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2018/04/25-years-after-david-koresh-standoff-a-do-remembers-the-fire-and-the-victims/ "Waco: The Inside Story – Frequently Asked Questions About Waco" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/topten2.html#cs "Interview Excerpts: Dr. Nizam Peerwani" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/drpeerwani.html "Report: 3 were shot point-blank — But surviving cultists dispute autopsy findings" https://wacotrib.com/news/branch_davidians/report-3-were-shot-point-blank-but-surviving-cultists-dispute-autopsy-findings/article_7969ae75-1492-59cb-a9f4-e7fd3766e2f9.html "Testimony Extract: Dr. Nizam Peerwani, Medical Examiner" http://www.web-ak.com/waco/death/tscr/peerwani/np_test.html "Sacred and Profane" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/31/sacred-and-profane-4 "The Waco Tragedy, explained" https://www.vox.com/2018/4/19/17246732/waco-tragedy-explained-david-koresh-mount-carmel-branch-davidian-cult-25-year-anniversary "Two Decades Later, Some Branch Davidians Still Believe" https://www.npr.org/2013/04/20/178063471/two-decades-later-some-branch-davidians-still-believe "GRUESOME CONTEST TO RAISE DEAD LED TO KORESH'S TAKEOVER OF CULT" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/07/gruesome-contest-to-raise-dead-led-to-koreshs-takeover-of-cult/3696fc28-cc9f-4f50-9d83-5dec6593e06c/


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Can You Freeze Dry Your Corpse?

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Good, good, good, good (frozen corpse) vibrations! Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Thank you to Peter Mäsak for offering information and insight into Promession. We appreciate the resources you made available to us for the creation of this video. ***MUSIC*** Light Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100433 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** "Promession_Introduction of Method" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HD5Gt80H6s&sns=em Promessa http://www.promessa.se/news/page/4/ "The Promession Process" http://www.areacremations.com/2012/07/23/thepromessionprocess/ "Freeze-drying the dead could save the planet" https://www.wired.co.uk/article/promessa "A Burial Machine That Will Freeze Your Corpse, Vibrate It to Dust, and Turn It Into Soil" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-burial-machine-that-will-freeze-your-corpse-vibrate-it-to-dust-and-turn-it-into-soil "The Future of Death Tech Has No Rules – Yet" https://www.wired.com/story/the-future-of-death-tech-has-no-rulesyet/ "Environmentally friendly burial: Susanne Wiigh-Masak at TEDxStHelier" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC81Zb_LCPs


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Iconic Corpse: The Exhumations of Jesse James

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Meanwhile, back at the (wrong) grave... Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) This video was greatly informed by the book "Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War" by T.J. Stiles. Thank you Mr. Stiles for your exhaustive research and insight. ***SELECTED SOURCES*** "Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War" Stiles, T.J. Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House, Inc.) 2002. New York. The Death of Jesse James https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-death/ "The afterlife of Jesse James" https://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/The-afterlife-of-Jesse-James-3428043.php "Body of Evidence" https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/body-of-evidence/ "Historically Yours: John Newman Edwards and the legend of Jesse James" https://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2020/jan/21/historically-yours-john-newman-edwards-and-the-legend-of-jesse-james/813097/


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The Grave of the SECRET PORPOISE *ssshh*

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: DON'T TELL THE ABBOT. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Medieval Puddyng of purpaysse AKA Pudding of Porpoise AKA Porpoise Haggis: http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans19.htm ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Porpoise: Kevin ***MUSIC*** Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** "Excavation at Chapelle Dom Hue, Guernsey -- day 11" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqYVtwcUY4k "Back to Chapelle Dom Hue" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofy7AC_g5Kc "Discovery of Porpoise Bones at Medieval Site Mystifies Archaeologists" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discovery-porpoise-bones-medieval-site-mystifies-archaeologists-180964961/ "Channel Islands' buried porpoise is not the first such mysterious find" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/20/channel-islands-buried-porpoise-is-not-the-first-such-mysterious-find "Medieval monks buried a porpoise and archaeologists have no idea why" https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4298442/medieval-monks-buried-a-porpoise-and-archaeologists-have-no-idea-why-1.4298448 "Archaeologists Find Something Truly Bizarre in an Isolated Medieval Graveyard" https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-find-something-bizarre-medieval-graveyard-UK-porpoise-bones


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Preparing Severely Decomposed Bodies for a Viewing

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: HARD. CORE. EMBALMERS. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial https://funerals.coop/ ***MORE ABOUT MONICA'S WORK*** https://www.nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/ Licensed death care Professionals can sign up for ONLINE embalming courses at https://www.nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/course-registration/ Anyone can support and donate to the "Hi Precious" Scholarship for women, transgender individuals, and minorities at https://www.nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/scholarships-support/ Find Monica online Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldhandshosts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coldhandshosts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColdHandsHosts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtY7H-ofko71-MNcskiEDFw ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)


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The Real Moby Dick Was So Much Worse

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial. Get 1 audiobook and unlimited Audible Original monthly downloads absolutely free. Visit http://www.audible.com/mortician or text mortician to 500 500. Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? Thank you Patron deathlings, who helped make this possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Sponsorship by Audible allows us to make contributions to: Center for Whale Research https://www.whaleresearch.com/ First Nations Development Institute, COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/ ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***My latest book! "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) This video was significantly informed by the excellent research done by Nathaniel Philbrick in his book, "In the Heart of the Sea". Thank you Mr. Philbrick for your insight, scholarship, and for telling this whale of a tale! ***SELECTED SOURCES*** In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Philbrick, Nathaniel. Viking Penguin. New York, 2000. "The True-Life Horror That Inspired Moby Dick" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/ New Bedford Whaling Museum https://www.whalingmuseum.org/learn/research-topics/overview-of-north-american-whaling Nantucket's First Peoples of Color https://nha.org/wp-content/uploads/PUB-Other-Islanders-1aWamp1o2.pdf "Whaling the Old Way" https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2010/marchapril/feature/whaling-the-old-way "Protecting whales to protect the planet" https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-whales-protect-planet "This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration" https://www.popsci.com/dehydration-death-thirst-water/


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How Are Funeral Homes Dealing With Coronavirus?

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Coping with the reality of funerals now...later...and ??? Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial https://funerals.coop/ ***COVID-19 RESOURCES FROM THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Burials & Funerals Under COVID-19: https://bit.ly/34y3DE6 Talking About Death During COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2K2seHO Funerals & Dying In Absentia: Inspiration & Tips During COVID-19: https://bit.ly/3eg4uhj COVID-19 Toolkit: https://bit.ly/2xsBhz3 ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***My latest book! "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer/Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***SELECTED/ADDITIONAL SOURCES*** "Dealing with the dead: the female undertakers of Harlem" https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/dealing-with-the-dead-the-female-undertakers-of-harlem "Funeral homes adjust as COVID-19 upends the business of death" https://www.michiganradio.org/post/funeral-homes-adjust-covid-19-upends-business-death "India coronavirus: Twenty held for stopping funeral of doctor who died of Covid-19" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52364571 "Death without ritual" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/04/funeral-home-new-york-city-bodies-coronavirus/?arc404=true "Death, et seq. Episode 21: Death Care in the Time of COVID 19 with..." https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/death-et-seq/e/68936489?autoplay=true


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