Watch Me Get Embalmed (weirdly not clickbait)

Apparently, I'll do anything for "likes". Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Where else you can find Monica: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coldhandshosts/ Follow @coldhandshosts every Sunday for a new Embalming Tip of the Week Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldhandshosts Website: https://www.nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/education/ ***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/ ***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 ***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: Timothy Meier


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Wait, WHERE is D.H. Lawrence's Body?

Ashes to ashes, dust to Taos. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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/ ***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 ***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: Timothy Meier


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FINE, I'll React to Kardashians Planning Their Funerals

Kome for the Kardashians, stay for the Kasket Kapers. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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/ ***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: Timothy Meier Thumbnail Image: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Consultant: Eddie Maisonet – eddiemaisonet.net Find Eddie on: Instagram, @eddiemstoryteller and Twitter, @eddie_maisonet Thank you Eddie!


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Is It Legal to Mummify Your Cult Leader?

Love may have won...just don't serve her meatballs. CW: Depictions of animal abuse, alcohol abuse, and verbal abuse (footage via Love Has Won). Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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/ ***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: Andy Windak ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "Mummified remains of Love Has Won cult leader found in group’s Colorado home" https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/03/love-has-won-cult-leader-dead/ "Alleged cult leader found mummified, decorated in Christmas lights, members charged" https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/alleged-cult-leader-found-mummified-decorated-christmas-lights-members-charged/SB2WRU5WAREEXCVOQNF7QMNANU/ "“Love Has Won” Cult Leader Found Deceased Near Crestone, Members Arrested" https://gurumag.com/love-has-won-cult-leader-found-deceased-near-crestone-members-arrested/ "Meet The New Cult In Town: Love Has Won, Now Quarantining On Kauai" https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/09/meet-the-new-cult-in-town-love-has-won-now-quarantining-on-kauai/ "Love Has Won protests continue into the weekend" https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/09/06/hawaii-news/love-has-won-protests-continue-into-the-weekend/ "KPD aware of Love Has Won group" https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/09/04/hawaii-news/kpd-aware-of-love-has-won-group/ "‘She didn’t deserve to die the way she did,’ says family of cult leader found dead and mummified" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/05/love-has-won-cult-leader-dead/ "Residents protest Love Has Won" https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/09/04/hawaii-news/residents-protest-love-has-won/ "Protesters Vandalize Kauai Home Rented By Religious Cult, Police Say" https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/09/protesters-vandalize-kauai-home-rented-by-religious-cult-police-say/ "Meet 'Mother God:' The Leader of Love Has Won | False Gods" -- VICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxD3eH19hE&t=535s "7 Arrested After Police Find Mummified Body in Colorado Home" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/colorado-amy-carlson-love-has-won.html Love Has Won ascension video https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2412046/Video-Follower-Love-Won-cult-says-Amy-Carlson-ascended.html "Crestone End of Life Project" https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/crestone-end-of-life-project "Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials Warned for Colloidal Silver Coronavirus Claims" https://www.consumerlab.com/recalls/14353/gaias-whole-healing-essentials-warned-for-colloidal-silver-coronavirus-claims/ "Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-13-101. Abuse of a corpse" https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-13-101.html "Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-8-610.5. Tampering with a deceased human body" https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-8-610-5.html


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An Ignorant American's Guide to Royal Funerals

I just really want there to be corgis. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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 ***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: Timothy Meier ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge?fbclid=IwAR3nawdXvQ80Rr_vlcPFyhSnkIM0i4TIxQh4EZeDYfRv0Uyl2WtHig__rIo "WHAT IS THE PROTOCOL IF A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY DIES?" https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-philip-protocol-queen-royal-death-b1831947.html "The funeral of George IV - 15 July 1830" https://www.regencyhistory.net/2012/07/funeral-of-george-iv-15-july-1830.html "Prince Philip funeral: Plans, timings and TV coverage" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56694327 "Prince Philip will be buried in his final resting place after the Queen dies" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/where-prince-philip-buried-queen-dies-george-vi-memorial-chapel/ "Soundtracking 9/11" https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/christopher-price/soundtracking-911_b_957331.html "The Death of Queen Victoria" https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/death-queen-victoria "Queen's undertakers have 'first call coffin'" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1570141/Queens-undertakers-have-first-call-coffin.html "Prince Philip's Funeral: How to Watch It, and What to Expect" https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a36076632/prince-philip-funeral/


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Wait, FROZEN Solved the Dyatlov Pass Mystery?

The cold never bothered me anyway. (But the SCIENCE...) Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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 ***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: Timothy Meier ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959" https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8/ "Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/has-science-solved-history-greatest-adventure-mystery-dyatlov "How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer" https://www.wired.com/2010/08/how-a-cadaver-made-your-car-safer/ https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/engineers-frozen-animation-code-dyatlov-pass-mystery-1234614083/ "Decades ago, 9 Russian hikers mysteriously fled their tent and froze to death. A new study sheds light on the cold case." https://www.businessinsider.com/frozen-russian-hikers-died-dyatlov-pass-avalanche-study-2021-2


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Missing Divers, Charles Manson, & the Rarest Fish in the World

The DEEPEST hole, the CUTEST fish. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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 ***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: Andy Windak This video was greatly informed by the book "Relicts of a Beautiful Sea: Survival, Extinction, and Conservation in a Desert World" by Christopher Norment. Thank you, Mr. Norment, for your passionate and exhaustive research as well as your insightful storytelling. ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** Relicts of a Beautiful Sea: Survival, Extinction, and Conservation in a Desert World Norment, Christopher J. The University of North Carolina Press. Chapel Hill, 2014. "Devils Hole divers fight to save rare desert fish in Death Valley National Park" https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/10/20/devils-hole-fight-extinction-fish-death-valley-national-park/90807286/ "The Last Dive Into Devil’s Hole." http://thescuttlefish.com/2015/10/the-last-dive-into-devils-hole/ "Divining Devils Hole: Part 2" https://mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/divining-devils-hole-part-2/ "Rare Fish Hold Up Nevada Desert Resort" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/01/06/rare-fish-hold-up-nevada-desert-resort/518a30e3-3c3d-43cf-828d-1c09406950c9/ "RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF ASH MEADOWS, NEVADA " https://www.fws.gov/nevada/protected_species/fish/documents/ws_pupfish/RP_ashmeadows.pdf "Ash Meadows NWR Fish Conservation Facility" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZtTWRgbrfY "The Phenotypic Plasticity of Death Valley's Pupfish" https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-phenotypic-plasticity-of-death-valleys-pupfish "DEATH VALLEY FISH DECLARED EXTINCT" https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/19/us/death-valley-fish-declared-extinct.html "A little fish that’s mighty as a mountain" https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.1/latest-endangered-species-a-little-fish-thats-mighty-as-a-mountain


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FINE, I'll React to the Ask a Mortician Drag Parody

Savage. AND I LOVE IT. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND OLYMPIA* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzN66qyWXnRBg_KJCZKdbA ASK A MORTICIAN PARODY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lww_qcM4pk&t=59s OLYMPIA on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ohhiiolympia​ OLYMPIA on Instagram - https://instagram.com/olympia_avalanche/ ***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 ***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: Timothy Meier


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Funeral Foods From Around the World

Someone's in the kitchen with Caitlin! (it's death) Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND SARAH* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_calavera https://twitter.com/NourishingDeath Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_calavera/ Check out #FuneralFoodFriday TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMekYjRLk/ ***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 ***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 Writer and Researcher: Sarah Chavez (@sarah_calavera) Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "In Thailand, blood sacrifice is out. Strawberry Fanta is in." https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-06/thailand-blood-sacrifice-out-strawberry-fanta "Ghosts in Thailand Love Strawberry Fanta" https://www.foodandwine.com/news/ghosts-in-thailand-love-strawberry-fanta "Ancient Roman libation tubes that connected the living to the dead" https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/anthropology/news/the-ancient-roman-libation-tubes-that-connected-the-living-to-the-dead-dr-tracy-prowse "Stone grave marker for pouring libations, Roman, 1-300 CE" https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co84733/stone-grave-marker-for-pouring-libations-roman-1-300-ce-sepulchral-slab "Swedish Funeral Candy" https://nourishingdeath.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/swedish-funeral-candy/ "Sweet Kiss of Death" https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/49/bigert.php "How Armenian Funeral Halva Helped My Family Find Home in America" https://food52.com/blog/23226-my-family-recipe-armenian-funeral-halva "Helva of the dead: it’s a thing and it’s so very good" https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2017/10/10/helva-dead-its-thing-and-its-so-very-good "Cambodian Ghosts Love Sticky Rice Cakes" https://www.vice.com/en/article/aey4zj/cambodian-ghosts-love-sticky-rice-cakes "Kyrgyzstan’s bread that feeds the dead" http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20171025-kyrgyzstans-bread-that-feeds-the-dead "The Weird but True History of Sin Eaters" https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-weird-but-true-history-of-sin-eaters-479990066 "The Religious Significance of the Mexican Dish Capirotada" https://kisselpaso.com/the-religious-significance-of-the-mexican-dish-capirotada/


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The Rugby Team That Fell From the Sky

"We survived on herbs, cheese, snow, and..." Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Books by survivors of the crash: "Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home" by Nando Parrado and Vince Rause https://bookshop.org/books/miracle-in-the-andes-72-days-on-the-mountain-and-my-long-trek-home/9781400097692 "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives" by Roberto Canessa and Pablo Vierci https://bookshop.org/books/i-had-to-survive-how-a-plane-crash-in-the-andes-inspired-my-calling-to-save-lives/9781476765457 "Out of the Silence: After the Crash" by Eduardo Strauch, Mireya Soriano, and Jennie Erikson (translator) https://bookshop.org/books/out-of-the-silence-after-the-crash/9781542042956 ***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 ***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 & Boy on Milk Carton: Landis Blair (@landisblair) This video was largely informed by "Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors" by Piers Paul Read, "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives" by Pablo Vierci and Roberto Canessa, and "Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home" by Nando Parrado and Vince Rause. Thank you to these authors, especially Mr. Canessa and Mr. Parrado for their candid, earnest, thoughtful accounts of survival. Special thanks to Margarita Abadie for her guidance on the pronunciation of names! ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Read, Piers Paul. HarperCollins Publishers, 2003 (reissue). Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Parrado, Nando; Rause, Vince. Crown Publishing Group/Random House, Inc., 2006 I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives Canessa, Roberto; Vierci, Pablo. Atria/Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016 "Story Of The 1972 Andes Plane Crash In 'Out Of The Silence'" https://www.npr.org/2019/06/09/731044367/story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-in-out-of-the-silence "70 Days Battling Starvation and Freezing in the Andes: A Chronicle of Man's Unwillingness to Die" https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/01/archives/70-days-battling-starvalion-and-freezing-in-the-andes-a-chronicle.html "After the Andes" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/11/05/after-the-andes/962054ad-fde2-4c87-9e6d-c656fee2dc49/ "Haunted by cannibalism: ‘I will never forget that first incision’" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/25/haunted-by-cannibalism-i-will-never-forget-that-first-incision/


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Have Deaths Slowed Down in Los Angeles?

An update on how things are going in Los Angeles. Caitlin's interview on "The Takeaway" discussing her experience as a funeral director in LA: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/last-responders-two-funeral-directors-share-their-experiences-during-covid-19-pandemic Our first video about the surge in Los Angeles, "Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies": https://youtu.be/QdpSgEQKVNE If you want to help, and live in the Los Angeles area, we ask that you contact your local government representatives to express your displeasure at the lack of government aid for funeral homes, death care workers, and grieving families in Los Angeles. Here are some ways you can find your local representatives' contact info: https://www.lacity.org/government/popular-information/elected-official-offices http://www.laalmanac.com/government/gu03.php Press enquiries: taraatthegooddeath@gmail.com At this time, we ask that you do *not* contact our funeral home to offer support. We appreciate your desire to help but 100% of our energy has to be focused on serving the people in our care. Thank you. ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thank you Patron deathlings, who allow us to make videos like this. http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath


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Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies

Things are bad in Los Angeles. If you want to help, and live in the Los Angeles area, we ask that you contact your local government representatives to express your displeasure at the lack of government aid for funeral homes, death care workers, and grieving families in Los Angeles. Here are some ways you can find your local representatives' contact info: https://www.lacity.org/government/popular-information/elected-official-offices http://www.laalmanac.com/government/gu03.php Press enquiries: taraatthegooddeath@gmail.com At this time, we ask that you do *not* contact our funeral home to offer support. We appreciate your desire to help but 100% of our energy has to be focused on serving the people in our care. Thank you. ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) Editor: Alex Rogals ***SELECTED ADDITIONAL READING*** "Deaths among Latinos in L.A. County from COVID-19 rising at astonishing levels" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-14/latino-black-and-poor-residents-suffer-dramatically-worsening-covid-death-rates "Battered by COVID surge, hospitals are admitting patients faster than they can discharge them" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-10/coronavirus-la-county-hospitals-patient-discharge "In LA, 10 People Test Positive For COVID-19 Every Minute. What's Behind The Surge?" https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2021/01/18/l-a-county-and-coronavirus-can-l-a-get-control-of-the-surge "‘Separate and unequal’: South L.A.'s MLK hospital faces crisis on top of crisis" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-01/martin-luther-king-hospital-south-l-a-hospital-covid-19-crisis "Newsom cancels California’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-24/newsom-cancels-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order Thank you Patron deathlings, who allow us to make videos like this. http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath


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FINE, I'll React to Famous Film Corpses

"IT'S A STIFF!!!!!" Learn more about MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ "Everyone will die. Live well in your mortality." Learn more about Jim Rassman's feed blocks at Return to Nature: https://return-2-nature.com/ Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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 LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" NOW in PAPERBACK!*** http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***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) Feed Blocks Wizard: James Rassman ***MUSIC*** Kool Kats by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100601 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** Law & Order: SVU https://youtu.be/zA0jLBQQ7cc?t=181 The Crown The Crown, S1 E2 “Hyde Park Corner” Weekend at Bernie’s https://youtu.be/Bt2g7kyY4QU?t=207 The Goonies — “IT’S A STIFF!” https://youtu.be/RFxP8-aj7Pk?t=40 Stand by Me https://youtu.be/ecsPydUbYGM?t=67 Psycho https://youtu.be/xWHYmNrAFlI?t=47


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Iconic Corpse: Gram Parsons' Botched Cremation

For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/jnVr30rnpSf Today we present one of THE most important entries in the North American Iconic Corpse canon– alt country messiah Gram Parsons (and his botched Joshua Tree cremation.) Our Patron deathlings, thank you for making all things possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath **ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SUPPORT US** THE GOOD DEATH STORE!: https://rb.gy/7n75ym Caitlin's books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs **WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ordergooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** How I Stole Gram Parsons’ Body https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-i-stole-gram-parsons-body Gram Parsons: The Mysterious Death – and Aftermath https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gram-parsons-the-mysterious-death-and-aftermath-204652/ The Strange Tale of Gram Parsons’ Funeral in Joshua Tree https://www.desertusa.com/dusablog/the-strange-tale-of-gram-parsons-funeral-in-joshua-tree.html Why I stole my best friend's body https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/why-i-stole-my-best-friends-body-87595.html Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses Lovejoy, Bess. Simon & Schuster, 2013. Gram Parsons: Bio Of Country-Rock's Messiah And Grievous Angel https://groovyhistory.com/gram-parsons Grave Spotlight: Gram Parsons http://www.cemeteryguide.com/gotw-parsons.html


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The Bubonic Plague in... San Francisco?

That time San Francisco was plagued by THE LITERAL PLAGUE. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***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 LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" NOW in PAPERBACK!*** http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***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) "Black Death ('Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani)": historyteachers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ This video was largely informed by "Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague" by David K. Randall. Thank you to Mr. Randall for your exhaustive research and illuminating insight. We'd also like thank Marilyn Chase for her book, "The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco". Thank you Ms. Chase for your research and thoughtful explanations. Go read about the plague everyone! ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague Randall, David K. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, 2019. The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco Chase, Marilyn. Random House. New York, 2003. "San Francisco's bubonic plague epidemic has eerie parallels to modern day" https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-Chinatown-plague-1900s-15188267.php "San Francisco’s Plague Years" https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/san-franciscos-plague-years "Maybe Rats Aren't to Blame for the Black Death" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/rats-plague-black-death-humans-lice-health-science/#:~:text=In%20cases%20of%20plague%20since,go%20on%20to%20bite%20humans. "Rats May Not Be to Blame for Spreading the 'Black Death'" https://www.livescience.com/61444-black-death-cause-found-transmission.html "Studies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccine" https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/news/studies-reveal-howplague-disables-immune-system-and-how-to-exploit-the-process-to-make-a-vaccine "The ‘Chinese Flu’ Is Part of a Long History of Racializing Disease" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/when-racism-and-disease-spread-together


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America's First Cremation Was WILD

Teacher or professor: Caitlin Doughty – Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/R5yC30reU8n SCANDAL. PAGAN RITUALS. A "FROTHINGHAM". This cremation has everything. Donate to the Henrietta Duterte Scholarship Campaign: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Support-CCBC/Giving-to-CCBC/Ways-to-Give/Donor-Recognition/Henrietta-Duterte-Scholarship (Click on the Henrietta Duterte Scholarship in the "Designation" dropdown menu.) 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/ ***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 NEW MERCH! SUPPORT THE GOOD DEATH STORE! https://outloudmerch.com/collections/the-order-of-the-good-death ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" NOW in PAPERBACK!*** http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com ***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 "Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America" by Stephen Prothero. Thank you Mr. Prothero for giving us all the BONKERS details on this fascinating history. ***MUSIC*** Inner Journey by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Anachronist - Oddities 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=USUAN1100332 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America Prothero, Stephen. University of California Press. 2001. "Baron de Palm's Ashes: 1877" https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/baron-de-palms-ashes-1877/ "Up in Smoke: Theosophy and the Revival of Cremation" https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1684-up-in-smoke-theosophy-and-the-revival-of-cremation "Why the First Cremation in the U.S. Was So Controversial" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-the-first-cremation-in-the-us-was-so-controversial "Why Cremation?" https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2011-11/why-cremation "Ashes to Ashes: America’s First Crematorium" http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/Crematory.html "The Writing on the Wall" https://weelunk.com/the-writing-on-the-wall/ Death in the Afternoon -- "Crematory Whoopsies" (Sarah Chavez) https://deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/crematory-whoopsies


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She "Woke Up" at the Funeral Home

Teacher or professor: Caitlin Doughty – Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Wake me up, before you go-go to the funeral home. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey http://www.colindickey.com/books The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial https://funerals.coop/ ***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 LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" NOW in PAPERBACK!*** http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other 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 largely informed by Colin Dickey's book, "The Unidentified Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained". We are so grateful for Colin's exhaustive research and intriguing insights! ***SELECTED SOURCES*** The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained Dickey, Colin. Viking, New York. 2020. "State: Detroit-area paramedic misled doc about ‘dead’ woman" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-detroit-area-paramedic-misled-doc-about-dead-woman/2020/09/03/0d27f7c0-ee10-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html "Attorney: Woman was in body bag 2 hours before found alive" https://www.sooeveningnews.com/news/20200826/attorney-woman-was-in-body-bag-2-hours-before-found-alive "They Thought She Was Dead. Then She Woke Up at a Funeral Home." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/us/michigan-woman-alive-funeral-home.html "The Great Kentucky Meat Shower mystery unwound by projectile vulture vomit" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/ "The Mystery of the Kentucky 'Meat Shower'" https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzkmgw/the-mystery-of-the-kentucky-meat-shower


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The Massive LA Disaster You've Never Heard Of

Teacher or professor: Caitlin Doughty – 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. Water, water everywhere. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation: https://www.gcrcf.org/ NEW MERCH! SUPPORT THE GOOD DEATH STORE! https://outloudmerch.com/collections/the-order-of-the-good-death ***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 ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** NOW in PAPERBACK! http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs 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 My other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***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 "Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles" by Jon Wilkman. Thank you Mr. Wilkman for your exhaustive research and insightful storytelling. ***MUSIC*** George Street Shuffle 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=USUAN1300035 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Kool Kats 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=USUAN1100601 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES*** Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles Wilkman, Jon. Bloomsbury Press, 2016. New York. "Destruction of a Dam (1928) St. Francis Dam" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ__yE4IoYg&feature=youtu.be&t=124 "The 1928 St. Francis Dam Failure and Its Impact on American Civil Engineering" http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/st_francis_dam/St-Francis-Dam-for-ASCE-Press.pdf "The Flood: St. Francis Dam Disaster, William Mulholland, and the Casualties of L.A. Imperialism" https://www.kcet.org/history-society/the-flood-st-francis-dam-disaster-william-mulholland-and-the-casualties-of-la San Francisquito Canyon and the St. Francis Dam http://saintfrancisdam.com/ "St. Francis Dam" -- American Scientist https://www.americanscientist.org/sites/americanscientist.org/files/200583124443_306.pdf "On Occasions Like This, I Envy the Dead: The St. Francis Dam Disaster" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/occasions-i-envy-dead-st-francis-dam-disaster-180954543/ "Memorialization and Memory of Southern California's St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928 (master's thesis)" https://www.academia.edu/11242671/Memorialization_and_Memory_of_Southern_Californias_St_Francis_Dam_Disaster_of_1928_masters_thesis_


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