Wrapped in Mushrooms and Shoved into the Earth with Matthew Sage

Matt Sage and Fuubutsushi put out four records—aligned with the seasons—that helped keep me sane in quarantine. Until this conversation, I had no idea he and I had so much in common, including:obsession with naming things, especially bandsnondenominational Christian backgroundknowledge of the Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzytype one diabetessurviving comasAnd these similarities aren't even the whole story of an episode that covers memory palaces, the terrible beauty of fatherhood, and the legality of funeral pyres vs. mushroom suits. Enjoy!!Check out Matt's extended episode at patreon.com/davemaher.Transcript: This Is Your Afterlife on Podscribe---Follow Matt on Instagram: @matthewjsageVisit his website: matthewjsage.comListen to Fuubutsushi on the cached.media Bandcamp.Read about Fuubutsushi in the Chicago Reader.Follow me @thisisdavemaher on Instagram and Twitter, and subscribe to my weekly newsletter, Hella Immaculate, at thisisdavemaher.com.---Intro Song = Future: "Use Me"Transitional Music = James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing"Outro Song = Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"Poem = Walt Whitman: "This Compost"Poem Reading Bed Music = Fuubutsushi: "I Hold Dearly (for Miles)"