We're not dead yet! Just taking a break for the holidays. Listen to this bonus episode for media recommendations to fulfill all your wildest death wishes for the holiday season.

We recommend:

• Strange Houses (book by Uketsu, translated from Japanese)
• Tonight Show clip with Matthew Rhys on Welsh New Year’s Day tradition
• Cannonball with Wesley Morris podcast episode on D’Angelo and the Power of Last Albums
• 28 Years Later (film, directed by Danny Boyle

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In this episode the girls prepare for death by weighing the tradeoffs of caskets v. cremation.

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In this episode the girls prepare for death by considering various deathbed rituals.

We recommend:

Caitlin: the Netflix TV series, Bojack Horseman, and the internet discourse around the death of the United Healthcare CEO

Kaylin: the Oct. 1, 2024 episode of the podcast Good on Paper to learn about organ donation

Kris: the FX TV series, Say Nothing, about The Troubles in Northern Ireland

Megan: the episode Grief is Like a Fingerprint on the podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

We referenced:

Catholic Last Rites - Scripture Catholic

Death and Mourning in Judaism

Islamic death rituals - The Art of Dying Well

Death and mourning - Practices in Buddhism - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - Eduqas - BBC Bitesize

Give My Body to the Birds: The Practice of Sky Burial - Atlas Obscura

Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Care | National Institute on Aging

Palliative Care: Purpose & What To Expect

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