Where is there a secret Russian naval base? Why is there a drone over my house and black SUVs outside? What’s a Chinese urn? And finally, how can we keep the remains of a loved one beautifully? Find out from Irina Jordan of Artisurn.
I recorded this interview with Jon Underwood in 2014. He was then, and always will be to me, one of the most gentle, kind, and compassionate people I ever had the honor to know. I admire his work greatly. As the founder of the Death Cafe, Jon encouraged people around the world to discuss, over tea and cake, life, the finality of life and why we fear it. John passed away in 2017.
Promessa uses advanced technology to mimic nature’s process of rapidly breaking down dead things and returning them to earth. We’re talking human compost here folks!
Hey…compost is NOT a dirty word! Promessa offers a new choice for environmentally conscious folks who don’t want to be buried but are suspect of cremation’s environmental impact, not the least of which is its carbon footprint.
Sex. Death. Art. Monkey brain transplants. And the only place you’ll hear the word “brobdingnagian” used in polite company, You’ll hear about all that and more in my interview with Kate Sweeney, Public Radio journalist and author of the book “American Afterlife: Encounters in the Customs of Mourning.”
