ADIPOCERE aka CORPSE WAX (Ask a Mortician) Caitlin Doughty 2024-10-17 | ADIPOCERE aka CORPSE WAX (Ask a Mortician)
Why Did Tyke the Elephant Have to Die? Ask a Mortician 2023-04-20 | The story of the African circus elephant that changed my life– and the lives of hundreds of other wild animals in performance captivity. Support the production of these videos through the Ask a Mortician Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathMORE CAITLIN DOUGHTYRead My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksFace Your Mortality Course: mortalcourse.comPodcast: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMInstagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathWAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFITDonate and become a member: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateAdvocacy Wear Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.comPRODUCTION CREDITSMortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierProduction Coordinator: Lauren RonaghanThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair)SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READINGFear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal ResistanceHribal, Jason. Counterpunch. Petrolia, CA. 2011.Tyke Elephant Outlaw (documentary)- Stray Dog Pictures. Jumping Dog Productions.http://tykeelephantoutlaw.com"COLUMN ONE : Elephants Pose Giant Dangers : Pachyderm attacks are on the rise, creating king-size problems for zoos and circuses. Some believe the intelligent mammals are rebelling against inhumane treatment."latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-mn-49101-story.html"Settlement Over Elephants' TB Deaths Costs Cuneo"chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-27-9803270275-story.html"Activists Fault Cuneo for Elephant"chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-23-9408230160-story.html"USDA Seizes Circus Elephants"washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/03/18/usda-seizes-circus-elephants/05c63ce6-238b-4b09-98ed-afe598da1121"Shots killing elephant echo across a decade"archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/16/news/story2.html"‘When They Fight Back’: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars"cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5690E966683AEBE1CE6EE696AB0CC486/S0260210522000468a.pdf/div-class-title-when-they-fight-back-a-cinematic-archive-of-animal-resistance-and-world-wars-div.pdf"Elephants and the Circus"counterpunch.org/2008/02/22/elephants-and-the-circus"Elephant Deaths Draw Spotlights' Glare"latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-10-mn-32950-story.html"Circus IncidentsAttacks, Abuse and Property DamageThe Humane Society of the United States"humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2014-circus-incidents.pdf"The Infected Elephant in the Room"slate.com/technology/2015/03/elephant-tuberculosis-epidemic-zoo-and-circus-animals-passing-tb-to-humans-and-one-another.html"Tuberculosis infects herd of circus elephants"tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/11/tuberculosis-infects-herd-of-circus-elephants
Are You There Fox News? Its Me, Human Composting Ask a Mortician 2023-01-25 | Folks, no one is throwing grandma in the backyard compost pile!Support the legalization of human composting through The Order of the Good Death:orderofthegooddeath.com/donateSupport the production of these videos through the Ask a Mortician Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathFull radio episodes used in this video-Hannity Episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joe-concha-november-5th-hour-3/id1112194905?i=1000540941565Beck episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/listen-closely-gop-this-is-the-secret-to-winning/id620967489?i=1000592747692***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donate and/or become a member! orderofthegooddeath.com/donateThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan“The Future of Death” performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp)
Watching MY GIRL with Ask a Mortician Ask a Mortician 2023-01-06 | They don’t make ‘em like they used to [CUE GUT-WRENCHING ‘90S NOSTALGIA SCORE].PATRONS GET EXCLUSIVE *BONUS CONTENT* LIKE WATCHING MY GIRL 2http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donate and/or become a member! orderofthegooddeath.com/donateThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan
How One Man Kept Water Cremation Illegal Ask a Mortician 2022-11-11 | Come on in, the water’s fine! (Really, it’s FINE)*Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these videos possible!*http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*SHOP A MORTICIAN – An online silent auction in support of The Order of the Good Deathhttp://ordergooddeath.betterworld.org/auctions/ask-a-mortician*If you're currently working on a campaign, or want to know how you can support legalization efforts email The Order of the Good Death at info@orderofthegooddeath.com*DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON – a podcast by The Order of the Good Death – is back! Check out the latest episode! "How a Human Composting Bill Becomes Law" deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/how-a-human-composting-bill-becomes-law***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donate and/or become a member! orderofthegooddeath.com/donateThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren RonaghanThe Ballad of Dick Hamm performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp)Thank you to our dear friend Katrina Spade of Recompose for sharing some of her experiences with us for this video.Thank you Hannah at Bio-Response Solutions for providing information and support in the creation of this video!***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***“Native Hawaiians look to revive traditional ‘clean burial’ practices”staradvertiser.com/2015/04/19/hawaii-news/native-hawaiians-look-to-revive-traditional-clean-burial-practices“Lawmakers to Bolster Native Hawaiian Burial Traditions With Modern Technology”hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-02-24/lawmakers-to-bolster-native-hawaiian-burial-traditions-with-modern-technologyBio-Response Solutionsaquamationinfo.comLegiScan – “LegiScan provides services that bring all legislative information together into a single uniform interface”legiscan.comQicoqicoinc.comRecomposehttps://recompose.life/ “Casket-making lawmaker helps kill bill allowing alternative to burial”indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/20/casket-making-lawmaker-helps-kill-bill-allowing-alternative-burial/25109443
Did We Really Violate Community Guidelines? Ask a Mortician 2022-10-14 | How was YOUR week?*PLEASE SHARE: “The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland”*youtu.be/UCHt2MOVCbg*Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these videos possible!*http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donations: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateBecome a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan
The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland Ask a Mortician 2022-09-23 | A massive ship, an unthinkable tragedy, a chance to make sure the victims of the SS Eastland aren’t lost to time. *Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these documentaries possible!*http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Get access to Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for our coroner’s star fundraiser*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *All earnings from Secret Shop items go to supporting the work of The Order of the Good Death!**Learn more about the EASTLAND DISASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY*eastlanddisaster.org FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/EastlandDisaster INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/EastlandDisasterTWITTER: twitter.com/EastlandDisastr PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/EastlandDisastr *Learn more about BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY*friendsofbnc.orgbnca1877.orgFACEBOOK (Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery, nonprofit volunteer support org): facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063520151467***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donate and/or become a member! orderofthegooddeath.com/donateThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren RonaghanHeartfelt thanks to Ted Wachholz, Executive Director and Chief Historian of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society, for your passion, generosity, and spirit of collaboration on this project. But most of all thank you for the work that Barbara, Susan, and you do to preserve the memory of the Eastland Disaster. Thank you to Chuck Michalek, Trustee, Bohemian National Cemetery Association and member of Friends of BNC. Thank you for sharing the history and humanity of the cemetery and the Eastland dead with us. ***Additional Photo Credits***Ron Steinberg – all images of Hawthorne Works' picnicsDariusz Burdon – animation of the Eastland listing and rolling overSusan Baysinger, Family of Norm Coughlin, David Bowles, Catherine McNamara – photos of various family membersProfessor George Hilton – diagrams of the EastlandMirvish Productions – Titanic the Musical Trailer Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment – Titanic (motion picture)National Geographic – New CGI of How Titanic SankWTTW – Chicago Stories “The Eastland Disaster” ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***The Eastland Disaster (Images of America)Wachholz, Ted. Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Charleston, South Carolina. The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten TragedyBonansinga, Jay. Citadel Press Books-Kensington Publishing Corp., 2004. New York. Eastland: Legacy of the TitanicHilton, George W. Stanford University Press, 1995. Stanford, California. “Only the River Remains: History and Memory of the Eastland Disaster in the Great Lakes Region, 1915-2015”Dial, Caitlyn Perry. ScholarWorks at WMU (Western Michigan University). Eastland Disaster Historical Societyeastlanddisaster.org“The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?”smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146“Disaster on the Eastland: Rare Tribune Photos Offer Glimpse of Tragedy”http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/local/eastland/eastland-photos.html
The Funeral Concert Where the Body Performed Ask a Mortician 2022-08-12 | "He was the life of the party, so that's why I sent him home that way."Learn more about Dr. Fletcher, Associate Professor of American & African American History and Co-Coordinator of Women’s and Gender Studies at Albright College.BOOK: co-editor of "Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed" which examines the internal and/or external drives among ethnic, religious, and racial groups to separate their dead upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/Till-Death-Do-Us-PartWEBSITE: kamifletcher.comTWITTER: @kamifletcher36Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *Earnings from the Secret Shop go to supporting The Order of the Good Death!****CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donations: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateBecome a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Thank you to our friend and frequent collaborator Monica Torres for your insight into the vast world of embalming. Keep up with all the remarkable things Monica is doing on Instagram @coldhandshosts ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***"Goonew’s Mother Defends Standing His Corpse on Stage for Club Farewell Event"xxlmag.com/goonew-mother-defends-corpse-farewell-event"Goonew Reportedly Shot and Killed"xxlmag.com/goonew-shot-killed"Why propping rapper Goonew’s body onstage wasn’t ‘disrespectful’"washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/06/goonew-embalmed-body-lincoln"'Why are people worried about how I sent my son home?' Family frustrated by criticism of final show for murdered loved one"wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/family-frustrated-by-criticism-of-final-show-for-murdered-loved-one/65-a8486bc2-6e9a-4a01-8d42-4af394e35b33"Remembering Goonew"washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552331/remembering-goonew"Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life"nytimes.com/2014/06/22/us/its-not-the-living-dead-just-a-funeral-with-flair.html"When You Die, You’ll Probably Be Embalmed. Thank Abraham Lincoln For That"smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-lincolns-embrace-embalming-birthed-american-funeral-industry-180967038
Lets Visit the Churches Made of Human Skulls Ask a Mortician 2022-07-23 | Would you want your skeleton to be used as decoration and repentance-inspo? What if you were a 17th century Portuguese Catholic?Destinations: Evora, Alcantarilha, and FaroThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *Earnings from the Secret Shop go to supporting The Order of the Good Death!****CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donations: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateBecome a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Bone Houses & Sardines Song performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp)Thank you to our friend Dr. Paul Koudounaris for being so generous with his research and insight on charnel houses. Find him at @hexenkult on Instagram.***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Koudounaris, Dr. PaulThe Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel HousesThames & Hudson, 2011
The Man Who Took Down a $3 Billion Funeral Empire Ask a Mortician 2022-05-27 | “I made a huge mistake.” – Ray Loewen (probably)Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donations: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateBecome a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Thank you to our friend Tanya Marsh, professor of funeral and cemetery law, for lending her eyes to our script and helping us navigate all the legal speak and courtroom drama as we created this video. https://law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/marshtd/***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***“Fight to the Death”http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,135163,00.html“In Mississippi, deal with funeral home giant helped sway a jury”tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/25/in-mississippi-deal-with-funeral-home-giant-helped-sway-a-jury“The Burial” by Jonathan Harrhttp://www.condenet.com/mags/newyorker/asme/categories/artwork/pdf/11_01_99_Harr_Well.pdf“Brash Funeral Chain Meets Its Match in Old South”nytimes.com/1996/01/27/us/brash-funeral-chain-meets-its-match-in-old-south.html“A Homegrown Disaster”buzzfeednews.com/article/chrishamby/homegrown-disaster“IN THE MATTER OF: THE LOEWEN GROUP, INC. and RAYMOND L. LOEWEN,Claimants/Investors,v.THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent/Party.”italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw9047_0.pdf“History of the Loewen Group Inc.”referenceforbusiness.com/history2/58/The-Loewen-Group-Inc.html
Why JFKs Casket Stayed Closed Ask a Mortician 2022-04-22 | "They have to remember Jack alive."Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive***Films and Images Courtesy of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza***Abraham Zapruder FilmOrville Nix FilmTina Towner FilmIvan Sharp CollectionTowner CollectionBill Winfrey CollectionKRLD-TV/KDFW-TV CollectionWFAA-TV CollectionDallas Times Herald Collection (photographers Darryl Heikes, Eamon Kennedy, John Mazziotta)Dallas Morning News Collection (donated in the interest of preserving history)***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Donations: orderofthegooddeath.com/donateBecome a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) This video was greatly informed by the book “The Death of a President" by the late William Manchester. Since new information has come to light in the past decades, a huge thank you to Stephen Fagin from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for your assistance and insight into many of the details in this story. A portion of this video features The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Thank you to Megan Bryant and the Museum staff for your thoughtful assistance. Learn more about the Museum at jfk.org***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Manchester, WilliamThe Death of a PresidentLittle, Brown and Company; reprint edition 2013The Loved One (1965 film) directed by Tony Richardson based on the book by Evelyn WaughThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plazajfk.org/page-timeline“Fond Farewells”laphamsquarterly.org/death/fond-farewells“JFK assassiantion – timeline”theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/22/jfk-assassination-timeline“Jackie Kennedy's Secret Service Agent Remembers President Kennedy's Funeral”townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a8643/jackie-kennedy-jfk-assassination“Burial At Sea: The Odyssey of JFK’s Original Casket”anthonybergen.medium.com/burial-at-sea-the-odyssey-of-jfk-s-original-casket-8c458b758c64“How Jackie Kennedy Orchestrated The Perfect Funeral”businessinsider.com/jfk-funeral-arrangement-2013-11“Eyewitness to the Autopsy of JFK”countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/eyewitness-to-history“Funeral Arrangements for John Fitzgerald Kennedy” (Gawler account)aarclibrary.org/publib/jfk/arrb/master_med_set/pdf/md134.pdf“The woman who forced us to look death in the face”bbc.com/future/article/20160721-how-jessica-mitford-changed-our-ideas-about-death
The 19th-Century Spirit Photography Grift Ask a Mortician 2022-03-11 | Caitlin Doughty: Ghost for HireThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathLearn more about Jolene’s work: Jolenelupo.comStay updated on any classes or events with Jolene!Instagram: instagram.com/jolenelupoLearn more about Penumbra Foundation: penumbrafoundation.orgInstagram: instagram.com/penumbrafoundationVox Darkroom also did a great video on spirit photography, check it out:youtube.com/watch?v=Xsx6xqi0vzU&t=1s*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakThis video was greatly informed by the book "The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost" by Peter Manseau. Thank you Mr. Manseau, for your insightful, exhaustive research as well as your engaging storytelling. Another invaluable resource was the book “The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer” by Louis Kaplan. Thank you Mr. Kaplan, for so artfully gathering such a wealth of Mumler documentation. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Manseau, PeterThe Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's GhostHoughton Mifflin Harcourt. New York, 2017. Kaplan, LouisThe Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit PhotographerUniversity of Minnesota Press, 2008. “But it looks so real! The parallel rise of photography and Spiritualism”artstor.org/2016/10/20/but-it-looks-so-real-the-parallel-rise-of-photography-and-spiritualism“Alexander Gardner Saw Himself as an Artist, Crafting the Image of War in All Its Brutality”smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/alexander-gardner-saw-himself-artist-crafting-image-war-all-its-brutality-180956852“Spirit Photography Captured Love, Loss and Longing”theconversation.com/spirit-photography-captured-love-loss-and-longing-169239“When Cameras Took Pictures of Ghosts”theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/when-cameras-took-pictures-of-ghosts/281010“A History of Photographing Ghosts”hyperallergic.com/332625/with-you-always-a-history-of-photographing-ghosts
Is This $250 Million Selfie Spot Dangerous? Ask a Mortician 2022-02-17 | CW: Discussions of suicide. If you are struggling, please sit this video out. If you need help or want to talk with someone, contact: UNITED STATESNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-8255suicidepreventionlifeline.org The Trevor Project — 24/7 LGBTQ+ support1-866-488-7386Thetrevorproject.org INTERNATIONALFind a Helplinefindahelpline.com/i/iasp Befrienders Worldwidebefrienders.org Resources from Trevor Project for international individuals:thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/resources-for-international-lgbtq-youthThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***“I Knew the Vessel Was Going to Have a Suicide Problem Years Before It Was Built”curbed.com/2021/01/vessel-hudson-yards-suicide-problem.html“Learning from the Vessel: How cities can be designed to prevent suicide”fastcompany.com/90665053/learning-from-the-vessel-how-cities-can-be-designed-to-prevent-suicide“Fourth Suicide at the Vessel Leads to Calls for Higher Barriers”nytimes.com/2021/07/29/nyregion/vessel-suicide-hudson-yards.html“Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?”nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html“Can New York City’s ‘Vessel’ Be Saved?”architecturaldigest.com/story/heatherwick-vessel-saved“What do New Yorkers get when privately-funded public art goes big?”archpaper.com/2016/12/heatherwick-hudson-yards-vessel-public-space-art“NYU Installs Aluminum Screens To Prevent Suicides In Bobst Library”huffpost.com/entry/nyu-bobst-library-suicides-aluminum-screens_n_1812743“Why suicide barriers work, especially at magnets like the Golden Gate Bridge”washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/03/27/why-suicide-barriers-work-especially-at-magnets-like-the-golden-gate-bridge
Were Books Really Bound in Human Skin? Ask a Mortician 2022-01-22 | By the skin of our books...Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusiveDARK ARCHIVES by Megan Rosenbloom is now in paperback: bookshop.org/books/dark-archives-a-librarian-s-investigation-into-the-science-and-history-of-books-bound-in-human-skin-9781250800169/9781250800169More about Megan: meganrosenbloom.comTwitter: twitter.com/LibraryatNightAnthropodermic Book Project: anthropodermicbooks.orgLearn more about The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia: collegeofphysicians.org/libraryTwitter: twitter.com/CollegeofPhys***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***PRODUCTION CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakA big thanks to Heidi Nance and her team at The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia for talking with us, introducing us to the Marys, and most of all for your stewardship. Thank you for your hard work and collaboration! ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human SkinRosenbloom, Megan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York, 2020. The Skin She Lived In: Anthropodermic Books in the Historical Medical Libraryhistmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-inPoetry Month and ARB-Phillis Wheatley's Poetryhttps://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2014/04/poetry-month-and-arb-phillis-wheatleys-poetry/#more-24543 Blockley Almshousehttps://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/blockley-almshousePhiladelphia General Hospital (Old Blockley): Philadelphians "Ain't Goin' to no Bellevue"http://m.philaplace.org/story/897The History of the Necronomiconhplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hn.aspxA BINDING OF HUMAN SKIN IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY: A RECOMMENDATIONhttps://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf
Americas Forgotten Vampire Panic Ask a Mortician 2021-11-19 | Just a spoon full of ashes helps the (vampire) medicine go down. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath*Our NEWLY REDESIGNED MERCH STORE*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakA special thanks to Michael E. Bell, whose book “Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires” was incredibly informative in the creation of this video. We are so grateful for your scholarship and VAMPIRE SLEUTHING. Thank you to the National Museum of Health and Medicine for your thoughtful response to our questions and your important work with JB-55. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s VampiresBell, Michael E. Wesleyan University Press. Middletown, Connecticut, 2001. Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring LegendJenkins, Mark CollinsThe National Geographic Society. Washington, DC, 2010.A History of Vampires in New EnglandD’Agostino, ThomasThe History Press. Charleston, South Carolina, 2010.“The Great New England Vampire Panic”smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878“Mysterious Connecticut 'Vampire' Finally Identified 200 Years After Burial”livescience.com/66087-vampire-connecticut-dna.html“The Vampires of Rhode Island: Bright, Like An Angel. Nancy Young, 19, Foster. 1827”the-avocado.org/2019/10/23/the-vampires-of-rhode-island-bright-like-an-angel-nancy-young-19-foster-1827“A ‘vampire’s’ remains were found about 30 years ago in Connecticut. Now DNA is giving him new life.”courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-vampire-20190731-oo4trsxg3vakflfiddzvipepri-story.html"Deadly Professions: Dracula, Undertakers, and the Embalmed Corpse"jstor.org/stable/3828796
Lets Visit the Human Composting Facility! Ask a Mortician 2021-10-22 | For the DIE hard gardening enthusiast...Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathLearn more about Recompose: https://recompose.life/Learn more about Bells Mountain: rememberland.orgExplore our NEWLY REDESIGNED website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***CREDITS***Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThank you to Katrina Spade, Anna Swenson, and everyone at Recompose! We so appreciate your giving us a look behind the scenes at the important work you do. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Recomposehttps://recompose.lifeBells Mountain (Remember Land) rememberland.org“Recompose, the human-composting alternative to burial and cremation, finds a home in Seattle’s Sodo area”seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-human-composting-project-finds-a-home-in-seattles-sodo“Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business”seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business“Compost your departed loved one and save the planet, L.A. lawmaker says”latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-24/california-human-compost-legislation“Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2020”statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states“Dust to dust: Will California lawmakers legalize human composting — transforming bodies into soil?” calmatters.org/politics/2021/08/human-composting-california-law
The Doctor, the Mortician, and the Murder Ask a Mortician 2021-09-24 | The locals feared her wellness retreat was not what it seemed. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathA special thanks to our Olalla guide, author and historian Gregg Olsen. You and your meticulously researched book, "Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest" were instrumental to this video. Follow Gregg at facebook.com/GreggOlsenAuthorStarting today you can read the ebook of "Starvation Heights" for only $2.99. Shop at amzn.to/3kxv0I9A big thanks to author and independent researcher, Bess Lovejoy. Learn more about Bess at http://www.besslovejoy.com and twitter.com/besslovejoy***CAITLIN CONTENT***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comThe Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathThe Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jNThe Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***CREDITS***Mortician and Writer: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy WindakStarvation Heights/Olalla Expert: Gregg OlsenResearch Consultant: Bess LovejoyVoice Talent: Sarah ChavezAlex RogalsMegan RosenbloomH. Rosenbloom***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***Olsen, GreggStarvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest. Crown Publishing Group. New York, 1997. "The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death"smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158"Exquisite Corpses"seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2012/03/butterworth-mortuarys-exquisite-corpses-april-2012
Did Flying Corpses Spread the Plague? Ask a Mortician 2021-07-16 | It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's that the Middle Ages were magic. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***"Biological Warfare at the 1346 Siege of Caffa"researchgate.net/publication/11193051_Biological_Warfare_at_the_1346_Siege_of_Caffa"History of biological warfare and bioterrorism"Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2014, Pages 497-502sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X14641744"Catapulted Death: Can a Flying Corpse Distribute the Plague?"https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/broughton.html"Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological, Chemical, and Biological"R. Everett Langford. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Feb 19, 2004."Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages"history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/trebuchet.htmJohn Wiley & Sons, Feb 19, 2004
Watch Me Get Embalmed (weirdly not clickbait) Ask a Mortician 2021-06-29 | Apparently, I'll do anything for "likes". Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathWhere else you can find Monica:Instagram: instagram.com/coldhandshostsFollow @coldhandshosts every Sunday for a new Embalming Tip of the WeekTwitter: twitter.com/coldhandshostsWebsite: nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/education***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier
Wait, WHERE is D.H. Lawrences Body? Ask a Mortician 2021-06-15 | Ashes to ashes, dust to Taos. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier
FINE, Ill React to Kardashians Planning Their Funerals Ask a Mortician 2021-05-27 | Kome for the Kardashians, stay for the Kasket Kapers. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy MeierThumbnail Image: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair)Consultant: Eddie Maisonet – eddiemaisonet.netFind Eddie on: Instagram, @eddiemstoryteller and Twitter, @eddie_maisonetThank you Eddie!
Is It Legal to Mummify Your Cult Leader? Ask a Mortician 2021-05-21 | 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***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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"denverpost.com/2021/05/03/love-has-won-cult-leader-dead"Alleged cult leader found mummified, decorated in Christmas lights, members charged"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"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"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"thegardenisland.com/2020/09/06/hawaii-news/love-has-won-protests-continue-into-the-weekend"KPD aware of Love Has Won group"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"washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/05/love-has-won-cult-leader-dead"Residents protest Love Has Won"thegardenisland.com/2020/09/04/hawaii-news/residents-protest-love-has-won"Protesters Vandalize Kauai Home Rented By Religious Cult, Police Say"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" -- VICEyoutube.com/watch?v=MRxD3eH19hE&t=535s"7 Arrested After Police Find Mummified Body in Colorado Home"nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/colorado-amy-carlson-love-has-won.htmlLove Has Won ascension videodailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2412046/Video-Follower-Love-Won-cult-says-Amy-Carlson-ascended.html"Crestone End of Life Project"atlasobscura.com/places/crestone-end-of-life-project"Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials Warned for Colloidal Silver Coronavirus Claims"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"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"codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-8-610-5.html
An Ignorant Americans Guide to Royal Funerals Ask a Mortician 2021-04-17 | I just really want there to be corgis. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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"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?"independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-philip-protocol-queen-royal-death-b1831947.html"The funeral of George IV - 15 July 1830"regencyhistory.net/2012/07/funeral-of-george-iv-15-july-1830.html"Prince Philip funeral: Plans, timings and TV coverage"bbc.com/news/uk-56694327"Prince Philip will be buried in his final resting place after the Queen dies"telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/where-prince-philip-buried-queen-dies-george-vi-memorial-chapel"Soundtracking 9/11"huffingtonpost.co.uk/christopher-price/soundtracking-911_b_957331.html"The Death of Queen Victoria"rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/death-queen-victoria"Queen's undertakers have 'first call coffin'"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"marieclaire.com/celebrity/a36076632/prince-philip-funeral
Wait, FROZEN Solved the Dyatlov Pass Mystery? Ask a Mortician 2021-04-13 | The cold never bothered me anyway. (But the SCIENCE...) Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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"nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8"Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?"nationalgeographic.com/science/article/has-science-solved-history-greatest-adventure-mystery-dyatlov"How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer"wired.com/2010/08/how-a-cadaver-made-your-car-saferindiewire.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."businessinsider.com/frozen-russian-hikers-died-dyatlov-pass-avalanche-study-2021-2
Missing Divers, Charles Manson, & the Rarest Fish in the World Ask a Mortician 2021-03-29 | The DEEPEST hole, the CUTEST fish. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 WorldNorment, 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"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"mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/divining-devils-hole-part-2"Rare Fish Hold Up Nevada Desert Resort"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 "fws.gov/nevada/protected_species/fish/documents/ws_pupfish/RP_ashmeadows.pdf"Ash Meadows NWR Fish Conservation Facility"youtube.com/watch?v=PZtTWRgbrfY"The Phenotypic Plasticity of Death Valley's Pupfish"americanscientist.org/article/the-phenotypic-plasticity-of-death-valleys-pupfish"DEATH VALLEY FISH DECLARED EXTINCT"nytimes.com/1981/11/19/us/death-valley-fish-declared-extinct.html"A little fish that’s mighty as a mountain"hcn.org/issues/53.1/latest-endangered-species-a-little-fish-thats-mighty-as-a-mountain
FINE, Ill React to the Ask a Mortician Drag Parody Ask a Mortician 2021-03-22 | 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: youtube.com/channel/UCZzN66qyWXnRBg_KJCZKdbAASK A MORTICIAN PARODY: youtube.com/watch?v=1lww_qcM4pk&t=59sOLYMPIA on Twitter - twitter.com/ohhiiolympiaOLYMPIA on Instagram - instagram.com/olympia_avalanche***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier
Funeral Foods From Around the World Ask a Mortician 2021-03-13 | 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: twitter.com/sarah_calaveratwitter.com/NourishingDeathInstagram:instagram.com/sarah_calaveraCheck out #FuneralFoodFridayTikTok:vm.tiktok.com/ZMekYjRLk***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyWriter 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."pri.org/stories/2017-04-06/thailand-blood-sacrifice-out-strawberry-fanta"Ghosts in Thailand Love Strawberry Fanta"foodandwine.com/news/ghosts-in-thailand-love-strawberry-fanta"Ancient Roman libation tubes that connected the living to the dead"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"collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co84733/stone-grave-marker-for-pouring-libations-roman-1-300-ce-sepulchral-slab"Swedish Funeral Candy"nourishingdeath.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/swedish-funeral-candy"Sweet Kiss of Death"cabinetmagazine.org/issues/49/bigert.php"How Armenian Funeral Halva Helped My Family Find Home in America"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"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"io9.gizmodo.com/the-weird-but-true-history-of-sin-eaters-479990066"The Religious Significance of the Mexican Dish Capirotada"kisselpaso.com/the-religious-significance-of-the-mexican-dish-capirotada
The Rugby Team That Fell From the Sky Ask a Mortician 2021-02-27 | "We survived on herbs, cheese, snow, and..."Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathBooks 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 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 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) bookshop.org/books/out-of-the-silence-after-the-crash/9781542042956***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 SurvivorsRead, Piers Paul. HarperCollins Publishers, 2003 (reissue). Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeParrado, Nando; Rause, Vince. Crown Publishing Group/Random House, Inc., 2006I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save LivesCanessa, Roberto; Vierci, Pablo. Atria/Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016"Story Of The 1972 Andes Plane Crash In 'Out Of The Silence'"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"nytimes.com/1973/01/01/archives/70-days-battling-starvalion-and-freezing-in-the-andes-a-chronicle.html"After the Andes"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’"washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/25/haunted-by-cannibalism-i-will-never-forget-that-first-incision
Have Deaths Slowed Down in Los Angeles? Ask a Mortician 2021-02-18 | 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: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/last-responders-two-funeral-directors-share-their-experiences-during-covid-19-pandemicOur first video about the surge in Los Angeles, "Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies": youtu.be/QdpSgEQKVNEIf 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:lacity.org/government/popular-information/elected-official-officeshttp://www.laalmanac.com/government/gu03.phpPress enquiries: taraatthegooddeath@gmail.comAt 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. Thank you Patron deathlings, who allow us to make videos like this. http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier
Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies Ask a Mortician 2021-01-28 | 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:lacity.org/government/popular-information/elected-official-officeshttp://www.laalmanac.com/government/gu03.phpPress enquiries: taraatthegooddeath@gmail.comAt 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 DoughtyProducer & 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"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"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?"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"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"latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-24/newsom-cancels-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orderThank you Patron deathlings, who allow us to make videos like this. http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath
FINE, Ill React to Famous Film Corpses Ask a Mortician 2021-01-16 | "IT'S A STIFF!!!!!" Learn more about MORTAL course: mortalcourse.com"Everyone will die. Live well in your mortality."Learn more about Jim Rassman's feed blocks at Return to Nature: return-2-nature.comThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100601Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***Law & Order: SVUyoutu.be/zA0jLBQQ7cc?t=181The CrownThe Crown, S1 E2 “Hyde Park Corner”Weekend at Bernie’s youtu.be/Bt2g7kyY4QU?t=207The Goonies — “IT’S A STIFF!”youtu.be/RFxP8-aj7Pk?t=40Stand by Meyoutu.be/ecsPydUbYGM?t=67Psychoyoutu.be/xWHYmNrAFlI?t=47
Iconic Corpse: GRAM PARSONS Ask a Mortician 2020-12-19 | For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/jnVr30rnpSfToday 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***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING***How I Stole Gram Parsons’ Bodyloudersound.com/features/how-i-stole-gram-parsons-bodyGram Parsons: The Mysterious Death – and Aftermathrollingstone.com/music/music-news/gram-parsons-the-mysterious-death-and-aftermath-204652The Strange Tale of Gram Parsons’ Funeral in Joshua Treedesertusa.com/dusablog/the-strange-tale-of-gram-parsons-funeral-in-joshua-tree.htmlWhy I stole my best friend's bodyindependent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/why-i-stole-my-best-friends-body-87595.htmlRest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous CorpsesLovejoy, Bess. Simon & Schuster, 2013. Gram Parsons: Bio Of Country-Rock's Messiah And Grievous Angelgroovyhistory.com/gram-parsonsGrave Spotlight: Gram Parsonshttp://www.cemeteryguide.com/gotw-parsons.html
The Bubonic Plague in... San Francisco? Ask a Mortician 2020-11-21 | That time San Francisco was plagued by THE LITERAL PLAGUE.Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)"Black Death ('Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani)": historyteachers youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQThis 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! ***MUSIC***Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source:http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100617Artist: http://incompetech.comIron Horse - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100735Artist: http://incompetech.comComic Plodding - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100457Artist: http://incompetech.comBatty McFaddin - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed undera Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200003Artist: http://incompetech.comBad Ideas - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100489Artist: http://incompetech.comAmazing Plan - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100737Artist: http://incompetech.comDiscovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300023Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING***Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic PlagueRandall, David K. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, 2019. The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San FranciscoChase, Marilyn. Random House. New York, 2003."San Francisco's bubonic plague epidemic has eerie parallels to modern day"sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-Chinatown-plague-1900s-15188267.php"San Francisco’s Plague Years"sciencehistory.org/distillations/san-franciscos-plague-years"Maybe Rats Aren't to Blame for the Black Death"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'"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"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"bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/when-racism-and-disease-spread-together
Americas First Cremation Was WILD Ask a Mortician 2020-10-31 | For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/R5yC30reU8nSCANDAL. 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/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Artist: http://audionautix.comAnachronist - Oddities by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100332Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in AmericaProthero, Stephen. University of California Press. 2001."Baron de Palm's Ashes: 1877"thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/baron-de-palms-ashes-1877"Up in Smoke: Theosophy and the Revival of Cremation"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"atlasobscura.com/articles/why-the-first-cremation-in-the-us-was-so-controversial"Why Cremation?"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"weelunk.com/the-writing-on-the-wallDeath in the Afternoon -- "Crematory Whoopsies" (Sarah Chavez)deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/crematory-whoopsies
She Woke Up at the Funeral Home Ask a Mortician 2020-10-17 | Wake me up, before you go-go to the funeral home.Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplainedby Colin Dickeyhttp://www.colindickey.com/booksThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)This video was largely informed by Colin Dickey's book, "The UnidentifiedMythical 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 UnexplainedDickey, Colin. Viking, New York. 2020. "State: Detroit-area paramedic misled doc about ‘dead’ woman"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"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."nytimes.com/2020/08/25/us/michigan-woman-alive-funeral-home.html"The Great Kentucky Meat Shower mystery unwound by projectile vulture vomit"blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit"The Mystery of the Kentucky 'Meat Shower'"vice.com/en/article/kzkmgw/the-mystery-of-the-kentucky-meat-shower
The Massive LA Disaster Youve Never Heard Of Ask a Mortician 2020-09-26 | 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/thegooddeathLearn more about the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation: gcrcf.org***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)Additional Research: Remy ServisThis 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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300035Artist: http://incompetech.comKool Kats by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100601Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los AngelesWilkman, Jon. Bloomsbury Press, 2016. New York."Destruction of a Dam (1928) St. Francis Dam"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"kcet.org/history-society/the-flood-st-francis-dam-disaster-william-mulholland-and-the-casualties-of-laSan Francisquito Canyon and the St. Francis Dam http://saintfrancisdam.com"St. Francis Dam" -- American Scientist americanscientist.org/sites/americanscientist.org/files/200583124443_306.pdf"On Occasions Like This, I Envy the Dead: The St. Francis Dam Disaster"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_
Can I Keep My Parents Skulls & Tattoos? Ask a Mortician 2020-09-05 | I've got a bone to pick.Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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?"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?"funeralguide.co.uk/blog/preserving-tattoos-after-death"Illegal and Unethical Selling of Skulls, Fetal Remains, and Mummified Corpses: Under Investigation on Facebook"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"wired.co.uk/article/instagram-skull-trade
Girl Talk with the Dead! Ask a Mortician 2020-08-29 | For your free trial of The Great Courses Plus go to: http://ow.ly/FYUR30r2D5dDead 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/thegooddeathLearn more about Cheyney McKnight and Not Your Momma's History: http://www.notyourmommashistory.com***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyWriting and Research: Sarah Chavez (@sarah_calavera)Producer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)***MUSIC***Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300029Artist: http://incompetech.comThe Angels Weep by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (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 BraudeSeance by Shannon Taggert A Luminous Brotherhood: Afro-Creole Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans by Emily Suzanne ClarkThe Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England by Alex OwenRumours of Angels: A Legend of the First World War by David Clarke"Holy Spirits: The Power and Legacy of America's Female Spiritualists"shondaland.com/live/a23652668/legacy-of-spiritualists"Houdini's Greatest Trick: Debunking Medium Mina Crandon"mentalfloss.com/article/53424/houdinis-greatest-trick-debunking-medium-mina-crandon"Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle: a friendship split by spiritualism"theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/10/houdini-and-conan-doyle-impossible-edinburgh-festival"The Strange, Freakish Story of Britain's 'Last Convicted Witch'"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"teenvogue.com/story/grief-talking-to-a-dead-loved-one-is-good-for-mental-health
The (Real) Delusion That Youre a Corpse Ask a Mortician 2020-08-08 | More than just feeling a little dead inside. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathLearn more about the Mortals' Market: mortalsmarket.comLearn more about Self Help Graphics & Art: selfhelpgraphics.com***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)Additional Research: Remy ServisThis 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. esmewang.com***MUSIC***Operating System (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org***SELECTED SOURCES***"Extending the World: An Interview with Esmé Weijun Wang"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"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"newscientist.com/article/dn23583-mindscapes-first-interview-with-a-dead-man"No Seriously, I'm Dead"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 Cotardhttp://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.
What the Waco Bodies Revealed About the Siege Ask a Mortician 2020-07-25 | 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/thegooddeathLearn more about Colibrí Center for Human Rights: colibricenter.orgDeath in the Afternoon – Season 1, Episode 4: Don't Drink the KoolAid! (about Jonestown)deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/dont-drink-the-koolaid-0***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)Additional Research: Remy ServisThis 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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100314Artist: http://incompetech.comMechanolith by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100879Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianDoyle, 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.htmlList 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"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"pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/topten2.html#cs"Interview Excerpts: Dr. Nizam Peerwani"pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/drpeerwani.html"Report: 3 were shot point-blank — But surviving cultists dispute autopsy findings"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"newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/31/sacred-and-profane-4"The Waco Tragedy, explained"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"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"washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/07/gruesome-contest-to-raise-dead-led-to-koreshs-takeover-of-cult/3696fc28-cc9f-4f50-9d83-5dec6593e06c
Can You Freeze Dry Your Corpse? Ask a Mortician 2020-07-18 | 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 MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100433Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***"Promession_Introduction of Method"youtube.com/watch?v=4HD5Gt80H6s&sns=emPromessahttp://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"wired.co.uk/article/promessa"A Burial Machine That Will Freeze Your Corpse, Vibrate It to Dust, and Turn It Into Soil"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"wired.com/story/the-future-of-death-tech-has-no-rulesyet"Environmentally friendly burial: Susanne Wiigh-Masak at TEDxStHelier"youtube.com/watch?v=xC81Zb_LCPs
Iconic Corpse: The Exhumations of Jesse James Ask a Mortician 2020-06-27 | 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 MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 Jamespbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-death"The afterlife of Jesse James"mysanantonio.com/life/article/The-afterlife-of-Jesse-James-3428043.php"Body of Evidence"texasmonthly.com/articles/body-of-evidence"Historically Yours: John Newman Edwards and the legend of Jesse James"newstribune.com/news/local/story/2020/jan/21/historically-yours-john-newman-edwards-and-the-legend-of-jesse-james/813097
The Grave of the SECRET PORPOISE *ssshh* Ask a Mortician 2020-06-20 | DON'T TELL THE ABBOT. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathMedieval Puddyng of purpaysse AKA Pudding of Porpoise AKA Porpoise Haggis: http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans19.htm***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: 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 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***"Excavation at Chapelle Dom Hue, Guernsey -- day 11"youtube.com/watch?v=BqYVtwcUY4k"Back to Chapelle Dom Hue"youtube.com/watch?v=ofy7AC_g5Kc"Discovery of Porpoise Bones at Medieval Site Mystifies Archaeologists"smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discovery-porpoise-bones-medieval-site-mystifies-archaeologists-180964961"Channel Islands' buried porpoise is not the first such mysterious find"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"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"sciencealert.com/archaeologists-find-something-bizarre-medieval-graveyard-UK-porpoise-bones
Preparing Severely Decomposed Bodies for a Viewing Ask a Mortician 2020-06-13 | HARD. CORE. EMBALMERS. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***MORE ABOUT MONICA'S WORK***nxtgenmortuarysupport.comLicensed death care Professionals can sign up for ONLINE embalming courses at nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/course-registration Anyone can support and donate to the "Hi Precious" Scholarship for women, transgender individuals, and minorities at nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/scholarships-support Find Monica online Twitter: twitter.com/coldhandshostsInstagram: instagram.com/coldhandshostsFacebook: facebook.com/ColdHandsHostsYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCtY7H-ofko71-MNcskiEDFw***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
The Real Moby Dick Was So Much Worse Ask a Mortician 2020-05-19 | 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/thegooddeathSponsorship by Audible allows us to make contributions to:Center for Whale Research whaleresearch.comFirst Nations Development Institute, COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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! ***MUSIC***Minima by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200053Artist: http://incompetech.com***SELECTED SOURCES***In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship EssexPhilbrick, Nathaniel. Viking Penguin. New York, 2000. "The True-Life Horror That Inspired Moby Dick"smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576New Bedford Whaling Museumwhalingmuseum.org/learn/research-topics/overview-of-north-american-whalingNantucket's First Peoples of Colornha.org/wp-content/uploads/PUB-Other-Islanders-1aWamp1o2.pdf"Whaling the Old Way"neh.gov/humanities/2010/marchapril/feature/whaling-the-old-way"Protecting whales to protect the planet"unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-whales-protect-planet"This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration"popsci.com/dehydration-death-thirst-water
How Are Funeral Homes Dealing With Coronavirus? Ask a Mortician 2020-04-29 | Coping with the reality of funerals now...later...and ??? Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***COVID-19 RESOURCES FROM THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Burials & Funerals Under COVID-19: bit.ly/34y3DE6Talking About Death During COVID-19: bit.ly/2K2seHOFunerals & Dying In Absentia: Inspiration & Tips During COVID-19: bit.ly/3eg4uhjCOVID-19 Toolkit: bit.ly/2xsBhz3***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer/Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)***SELECTED/ADDITIONAL SOURCES***"Dealing with the dead: the female undertakers of Harlem"widerimage.reuters.com/story/dealing-with-the-dead-the-female-undertakers-of-harlem"Funeral homes adjust as COVID-19 upends the business of death"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"bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52364571"Death without ritual"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..."stitcher.com/podcast/death-et-seq/e/68936489?autoplay=true
Why Are Black & White Funeral Homes STILL Separate? Ask a Mortician 2020-04-18 | "Black people used death to claim humanity." The Collective for Radical Death Studies (Dr. Kami Fletcher, President): radicaldeathstudies.comDr. Fletcher's book: Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossedupress.state.ms.us/Books/T/Till-Death-Do-Us-PartThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100530Artist: http://incompetech.comDanse Macabre - Busy Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100556Artist: http://incompetech.comOpheliea's Blues by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (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 DeathSmith, Suzanne E. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. London, England. 2010. https://www.dukeupress.edu/passed-onPassed on: African American Mourning Stories: A MemorialHoloway, 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, 2013search.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, 2011deepdyve.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"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"civilrightsafterlife.com"Black Female Undertakers in 20th-Century Baltimore"aaihs.org/black-female-undertakers-in-20th-century-baltimore
Handling the Coronavirus Dead in New York Ask a Mortician 2020-04-13 | SO. MUCH. DEATH. MISINFORMATION. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***COVID-19 RESOURCES FROM THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH***Burials & Funerals Under COVID-19: bit.ly/34y3DE6Talking About Death During COVID-19: bit.ly/2K2seHOFunerals & Dying In Absentia: Inspiration & Tips During COVID-19: bit.ly/3eg4uhjCOVID-19 Toolkit: bit.ly/2xsBhz3***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)***MUSIC***Namaste by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Artist: http://audionautix.com
Should This Funeral Director Be Forgiven? Ask a Mortician 2020-03-28 | We had so many questions for Peter Stefan. Donate to Peter Stefan's Go Fund Me Page: gofundme.com/f/help-fund-funerals-amp-cremations-for-the-poor?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet"We are raising money to fund funerals and cremation for the abandoned, unclaimed, and indigent. In addition, our Go Fund Me page is to help those struggling with financial hardship, many of whom may die from the Coronavirus."Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING***"Worcester funeral director Peter Stefan gets license back"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"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."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"masslive.com/news/2018/02/when_poor_people_die_who_buries_them.html"This Undertaker Buries the Bodies Nobody Else Will Touch"narratively.com/this-undertaker-buries-the-bodies-nobody-else-will-touchAsk a Mortician -- Caring for the Bodies of Terrorists youtube.com/watch?v=hy507E8TN_w
Funerals in the Age of Coronavirus Ask a Mortician 2020-03-26 | "How Philadelphia Handled the 1918 Influenza Pandemic with Caitlin Doughty"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 AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
Protecting Trans Bodies in Death Ask a Mortician 2020-03-14 | Your life. Your death. Your rights. Check out Cake for end of life resources: joincake.com/gooddeathThe 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#6Trans Lifeline: translifeline.orgThank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathThe Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorialhttps://funerals.coop/***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT***Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeathSupport the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jNShop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES***Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/booksMORTAL course: mortalcourse.comOur podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6GSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMGoogle Play: bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com***SOCIALS***Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeathCaitlin Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeathOrder Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & 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."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"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."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"miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article4055600.html"Transgender People Are Misgendered, Even in Death"vice.com/en_us/article/exm3v4/transgender-people-are-misgendered-even-in-death-120
