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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 12 MIN

The Storytelling Podcast - Ep41 - The Town That Banned Death

from The Storytelling Podcast · host Alejandra Fonseca

Send us Fan MailToday’s story takes us to a place of snow, silence, and long polar nights. A place so cold that the ground never truly softens. A place where bodies do not decay the way they should. And a place where, slowly and quietly, dying became illegal.This is the story of the town that banned death. Welcome to Longyearbyen, a small town located on the Svalbard archipelago, far above the Arctic Circle.Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/hnrBzPO_y00Spotify episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/22f80p97Lvw2cJtDDYhkmZ?si=4b61c6eae39a4770Available on all Podcast platforms.----------Music by:Sound Effect by freesound_community from PixabayImage Credit:AI OriginatedSupport the showThis was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to [email protected] you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode!------------------Story submission: [email protected]: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/supportWebsite: http://alejandraslife.com/All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficialYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

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Send us Fan Mail Today’s story takes us to a place of snow, silence, and long polar nights. A place so cold that the ground never truly softens. A place where bodies do not decay the way they should. And a place where, slowly and quietly, dying became illegal. This is the story of the town that banned death. Welcome to Longyearbyen, a small town located on the Svalbard archipelago, far above the Arctic Circle. Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/hnrBzPO_y00 Spotify episode: https://open.sp...

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