<description>&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Happens to a Body After Death?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mortician, author and death care reformer Caitlin Doughty joins Joanna Ebenstein for a candid, curious and surprisingly funny conversation about what really happens to our bodies after we die and why modern Western culture would rather not think about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Caitlin’s early days working in a crematory to founding Order of the Good Death, they explore death positivity, funeral industry myths, human composting, bone rituals and the strange ways we hide mortality from view.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are we the weird ones in history when it comes to death? And what might change if we looked at it directly?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📢Listeners! You are invited to share your own &lt;em&gt;offerings&lt;/em&gt;: voice notes on death, dying, ritual and the beauty of finitude. Include your first name and location if you want them shared- you might be featured in an upcoming episode. Send your offering via WhatsApp to &lt;a href="https://wa.me/message/GFWDJDKM26K3F1%20"&gt;+44 2921 690468&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;💀 &lt;em&gt;Memento Morbid&lt;/em&gt; is produced by Overcoat Media in partnership with Morbid Anatomy.&lt;br&gt;Host: Joanna Ebenstein&lt;br&gt;Series Producer: Jess Gunasekara&lt;br&gt;Studio Engineer: Fernando Velazco Vargas&lt;br&gt;Additional Production and Sound Design: Katie Hill&lt;br&gt;Executive Producer: Steven Rajam&lt;br&gt;Artwork: Lauren Seeley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://substack.com/@mementomorbid"&gt;substack.com/@mementomorbid&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

Memento Morbid

Memento Morbid

1: Caitlin Doughty

APR 23, 202651 MIN
Memento Morbid

1: Caitlin Doughty

APR 23, 202651 MIN

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<div> <p><strong>What Happens to a Body After Death?</strong><br>Mortician, author and death care reformer Caitlin Doughty joins Joanna Ebenstein for a candid, curious and surprisingly funny conversation about what really happens to our bodies after we die and why modern Western culture would rather not think about it.</p><p>From Caitlin’s early days working in a crematory to founding Order of the Good Death, they explore death positivity, funeral industry myths, human composting, bone rituals and the strange ways we hide mortality from view.</p><p>Are we the weird ones in history when it comes to death? And what might change if we looked at it directly?</p><p>📢Listeners! You are invited to share your own <em>offerings</em>: voice notes on death, dying, ritual and the beauty of finitude. Include your first name and location if you want them shared- you might be featured in an upcoming episode. Send your offering via WhatsApp to <a href="https://wa.me/message/GFWDJDKM26K3F1%20">+44 2921 690468</a>.</p><p>💀 <em>Memento Morbid</em> is produced by Overcoat Media in partnership with Morbid Anatomy.<br>Host: Joanna Ebenstein<br>Series Producer: Jess Gunasekara<br>Studio Engineer: Fernando Velazco Vargas<br>Additional Production and Sound Design: Katie Hill<br>Executive Producer: Steven Rajam<br>Artwork: Lauren Seeley</p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@mementomorbid">substack.com/@mementomorbid<br></a></p></div>