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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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

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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?

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
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

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
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*

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
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

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
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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Why Are Black & White Funeral Homes STILL Separate?

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: "Black people used death to claim humanity." The Collective for Radical Death Studies (Dr. Kami Fletcher, President): https://radicaldeathstudies.com/ Dr. Fletcher's book: Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/Till-Death-Do-Us-Part 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/ ***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) The books "To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death" by Suzanne E. Smith and "Passed on: African American Mourning Stories: A Memorial" by Karla FC Holloway largely informed the research for this video. Thank you Dr. Smith and Dr. Holloway for your thought-provoking work. ***MUSIC*** Greta 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=USUAN1100530 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Danse Macabre - Busy Strings 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=USUAN1100556 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Opheliea's Blues by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death Smith, Suzanne E. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. London, England. 2010. https://www.dukeupress.edu/passed-on Passed on: African American Mourning Stories: A Memorial Holoway, Karla FC. Duke University Press. Durham & London. 2002. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674036215 "THE CITY OF THE DEAD FOR COLORED PEOPLE: BALTIMORE’S MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY, 1807– 2012" Dr. Kami Fletcher, 2013 https://search.proquest.com/openview/19b5e06ad67f0b057fd902de5abb03d3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y "BALTIMORE’S MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY: AUTONOMOUSLY AFRICAN & FREE FROM WHITE CONTROL" http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/baltimores-mount-auburn-cemetery-autonomously-african-free-white-control "The City of the Dead: The Place of Cultural Identity and Environmental Sustainability in the African-American Cemetery" Jones, Diane. Landscape Journal: design, planning, and management of the land, Volume 30 (2) – Oct 20, 2011 https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-wisconsin-press/the-city-of-the-dead-the-place-of-cultural-identity-and-environmental-k7SPQ3gXKr?articleList=%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3DThe%2BCity%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDead%253A%2BThe%2BPlace%2Bof%2BCultural%2BIdentity%2Band%2BEnvironmental%2BSustainability%2Bin%2Bthe%2BAfrican-American%2BCemetery "The Persistent Racism of America’s Cemeteries" https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/01/america-s-segregated-cemeteries-are-important-troves-of-forgotten-black-history.html "Hidden in Plain Sight: Cemeteries and Civil Rights" https://www.civilrightsafterlife.com/ "Black Female Undertakers in 20th-Century Baltimore" https://www.aaihs.org/black-female-undertakers-in-20th-century-baltimore/


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Handling the Coronavirus Dead in New York

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Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: SO. MUCH. DEATH. MISINFORMATION. 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: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***MUSIC*** Namaste by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/


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Should This Funeral Director Be Forgiven?

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: We had so many questions for Peter Stefan. 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/ ***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) ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "Worcester funeral director Peter Stefan gets license back" https://www.telegram.com/news/20200126/worcester-funeral-director-peter-stefan-gets-license-back?fbclid=IwAR3dhO38EIUoNRAA_Rhw94hm_xIeEt_C21Jxk1sGeIUsOrNtOhLIhg4kuwM "2nd inspection prompted state to suspend license of funeral director Peter Stefan" https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20191101/2nd-inspection-prompted-state-to-suspend-license-of-funeral-director-peter-stefan "Bodies unclaimed: No one required to pick up the dead in Mass." https://www.telegram.com/news/20191019/bodies-unclaimed-no-one-required-to-pick-up-dead-in-mass "Abandoned bodies: Massachusetts' poor and unwanted are spending months waiting for burial" https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/02/when_poor_people_die_who_buries_them.html "This Undertaker Buries the Bodies Nobody Else Will Touch" https://narratively.com/this-undertaker-buries-the-bodies-nobody-else-will-touch/ Ask a Mortician -- Caring for the Bodies of Terrorists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy507E8TN_w


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Funerals in the Age of Coronavirus

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: "How Philadelphia Handled the 1918 Influenza Pandemic with Caitlin Doughty" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2Laha7llI "TALKING ABOUT DEATH DURING COVID-19" http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/talking-about-death-during-covid-19 "BURIALS & FUNERALS UNDER COVID-19" http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/burials-funerals-under-covid-19 ***Ways to Support our Non-Profit*** 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/ 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 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/clarityfune... Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFuner... ***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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Protecting Trans Bodies in Death

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Your life. Your death. Your rights. Check out Cake for end of life resources: https://www.joincake.com/gooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death resource page, "As a Trans or non-binary person, how can I ensure my identity and end of life wishes are protected?" and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/funeral-end-life-planning#6 Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org/ 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/ ***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 & Co-writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "DYING TRANS: PRESERVING IDENTITY IN DEATH" http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/dying-trans-preserving-identity-death "The Supreme Court is finally taking on trans rights. Here’s the woman who started it all." https://www.vox.com/latest-news/2019/10/7/20903503/trans-supreme-court-decision-employment-discrimination-aimee-stephens "R.G. & G.R. HARRIS FUNERAL HOMES V EEOC & AIMEE STEPHENS" https://www.aclu.org/cases/rg-gr-harris-funeral-homes-v-eeoc-aimee-stephens "A transgender woman wrote a letter to her boss. It led to her firing — and a trip to the Supreme Court." https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/30/transgender-woman-wrote-letter-her-boss-it-led-her-firing-trip-supreme-court/ "Transgender woman dies suddenly, presented at funeral in open casket as a man" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article4055600.html "Transgender People Are Misgendered, Even in Death" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/exm3v4/transgender-people-are-misgendered-even-in-death-120


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SCANDAL at the Harvard of Mortuary School

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Pencils down, McAllister. 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/ ***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) ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "What the National Board Scandal Says about Funeral Service Education" https://theconferenceonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/8.10.15-Funeral-Service-Insider.pdf "The mortician school cheating scandal that could ruin city funeral homes" https://nypost.com/2018/03/10/top-mortician-school-embroiled-in-widespread-cheating-scandal/ "What Does 'If You See Something, Say Something' Have to do with Ethics and Integrity?" https://funeralbusinessadvisor.com/what-does-if-you-see-something-say-something-have-to-do-with-ethics-and-integrity/funeral-business-advisor


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3 Ways to Save on Funerals

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: Sometimes cheaper is just cheaper. Shareable written version of what I just talked about: "Funeral home director: Comparing prices isn’t disrespectful — and it can save you thousands" https://grow.acorns.com/how-to-save-on-funeral-expenses-from-a-funeral-director/ 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/ ***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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