Episode 25: So You’re Dead. Now What?

The Two Humans confront their own mortality when they ask the question, “Is there laughter in the Sweet Hereafter?” Episode 25: So You’re Dead, Now What?  An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Aries, Philippe 1981 The Hour of Our Death: The Classic History of Western Attitudes Toward Death over the Last One Thousand Years (Helen Weaver, trans.). Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY.   Baugher, Sherene and Richard F. Veit 2014 The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL.   Benjamin, Kathy 2013 Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever. 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