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Death & Desserts
by Czarria & Sonne
Discussing the dark, disturbing and beautiful elements of death whilst eating dessert.
Episodes
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Flowers of Death
Bold and bright, delicate white. Sinister bloom, bouquets of doom. Flowers have been intrinsically tied with death for almost as long as we’ve had society and funeral rites. Grab your favorite chocolate-covered candies because we’ve discovered ours, and let’s talk about all the flowers at…
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Queering Death and Fruit Salad
Death News: "Dead" Woman found breathing in coffin Dessert: Fruit Salad made by Sonne with produce by Darnell Farms Resources: Queer Funeral Guide Funeral Planning in the LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQIA Deathcare Professionals The future of queer death could be outside of the funeral home 6 Funeral...
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Adrian & Fruity Oatmeal Cookies
We advise listener discretion for a frank discussion of mental illness, homophobia, transphobia, suicidal ideation, and some profoundly uncomfortable statistics regarding LGBTQ Youth in America today. If these topics are distressing, we hope you take care of yourself and skip today's episode....
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The Abandoned Princess & Mochi
In Honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we wanted to dip into Far East Asian Death Deities briefly. This will definitely be a topic we will delve into in the future, not only for the Far East Asian regions but all the other regions. We specifically wanted to talk about The Abandoned Princess. “Bari…
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Death Metal With Death Cupcakes
Death News: First Known Death Reported as an AI Hoax Dessert: Death Cupcakes by Death Cupcakes FOR Death Cupcakes, Box mix by Betty Crocker. Effort By Sonne and Czarria. Fun: Can You Figure Out What These Band Logos Say? Resources: Credits: Research by Sonne & Czarria Editing and Art Provided by...
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Wrap Up & Raspberry and Chocolate Hummus Wraps
This is uploading on the official first anniversary of Episode 1. We have had a year of ups and downs, successes, and disasters, not only with life but also with the podcast, some of our plans, footage, and many desserts. But we aren't stopping yet. Thanks for hanging in there for our first…
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The Bean Sidhe & Tea Cookies
Did you hear that? I hope not. The wail of the banshee is an ill omen, heralding the death of a family member. Sit down, grab some tea, and let us regale you with old tails. But don’t call them superstitions…they’re to be taken more seriously than the leprechauns themselves. Dessert: Tea Cookies...
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Women in the Death Industry
Happy Women's History Month! Death Trivia: Henrietta Bowers Duterte : 1817-1903 Dessert: Twinkies by Hostess Cakes Resources: When Death Was Womens Business Women are Revitalizing the Death Industry Death Doulas Rise with Covid-19 Pandemic Gender Dominance in Funeral Service Badass Women of the...
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Keepsakes of the Dead and Girl Scout Cookies
How sentimental are we? Sentimental enough to keep a piece of a dead body? Should we all snip hair now to keep it on hand for the inevitable? Do you have a tattoo you’d like preserved for posterity? Let’s talk about keepsakes from the dead. Death Trivia: Victor Noir Dessert: Girl Scout Cookies…
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Obituaries and Brownies
Death In The News: E-Bike Battery Blaze in Queens 12-year-old girl dies in TikTok Challenge Two Men Killed in Freak Cockfighting Incidents Dessert: Brownies with Cherry Whip by Sonne Resources: Why We Write Obituaries Cultural Implications of Obituaries History of the Obituary Reasons NOT to have...
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NDE's and Angelic Abomination
Is there another side? Have some of us been there? Is there dessert? We ponder such things as we discuss near-death experiences, what they are, what they are not, and whether or not such experiences are purely biological or if there is something…divine on the other side. Death News: Research in...
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Antarctica & Hot Cocoa
Antarctica may be one of the hardest places on Earth to live. So how many ways are there to die on this frozen, mysterious continent? Grab the hot cocoa to warm your soul and let us count the ways. Bibliomancy (New Years Divination in lieu of Death News this week)...
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Ghosts of Christmas & Grandma Mary's Cookies
Death News: Archeologists Discover Mummies with Solid Gold Tongues Resources: Spirits: 314 - The Wild Hunt Calling All Spirits: Wolf Days, Liminal Time and the 12 Days AFTER Christmas Charles Dickens...More Thana Christmas Carol Charities & Fundraisers: Help Nayna Kick Cancer Help Corvus With...
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Southern Europe & Poke Cake
We jump out of hiatus to talk about the funeral traditions of Southern Europe and to eat Sonne's Chocolate Raspberry Poke Cake.
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Samhain and Caramel Apples
Light your Jack’o’lanterns and set out your “treats” for the denizens of otherworlds as the veil grows thin. Let’s sit around a silent supper or tell each other’s futures—hushed whispers in the dark, raucous celebration in the firelight. Take a bite of an apple and learn about Samhain, the Gaelic...
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The Grim Reaper & Surprise Key Lime Pie
Death Trivia: The Gay Love Letters of Hans Christian Andersen The Heartbreak of HCA Hans Christian Andersen Dessert: Key Lime Pie from The Lunchbox Cafe - Canton, NC Resources: Where Does The Concept of the Grim Reaper Come From? Death (Personified) The Grim Reaper Credits: Research by Sonne,...
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Aztec Death Gods & Tres Leches Cake From The Wet Nurse Tree
There are 4 possible afterlife destinations in the Ancient Aztec religion: Chichihuacuauhco - The Sacred Orchard of the Gods, Mansion of the gods, and dead infants. Souls wait to repopulate the earth. Mictlan - The Place of Darkness, reserved for those who died of natural causes, old age, or...
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Cannoli are Palliative Care
Death In The News: Historic African-American Church Cemetery listed on National Register of Historic Places Dessert: Cannoli by DiMaggio Pizza & Pasta Resources/Stuff You Need To Read: The difference between Palliative Care and Hospice 7 Documents You Need to Fill Out ASAP Five Wishes The Freedom...
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Listeners' Episode: Dinner Party With The Dead
Death Trivia: King's Drops Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and Culture *author misattributed. The author is Louise Noble. Dinner Guests: Hunter S Thompson, Rumi, Alice Roosevelt, Joan of Arc, Nietzsche, Emma Goldman, Bruce Lee, Tutankhamun, Kafka, Christopher Lee, Bowie,...
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Apple Turn Over in Your Green Burial Grave
This episode was entertaining and exciting for us. That may sound weird, but it's true. On our recent journey of exploring burial options, we kept running into new things we had NEVER heard of (quick - define aquamation!) I think it's fair to say that we are both rethinking some aspects of our...
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Submissions for September's Listener Episode
If you could have a dinner party for 5 dead guests, who would they be, and why? What would you serve to eat? A full menu, or just dessert? Give us all the details! We will be publishing a Listeners Episode, on the first Saturday of every month. For the September episode, the deadline to submit…
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Autopsies & Ice Cream
Want the dead to open up and tell you their secrets? Well, you’ll have to open them up yourself and take a peek! We talk about the often inaccurately depicted procedure known as the autopsy and enjoy some melty dessert from the local heroes at Jukebox Junction. Death In The News: Human Remains…
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Listeners' Episode - Ghost Stories
Oh, sweet deathlings, you shared such wonderful stories. From the subtle presence of a lost beloved sister to tiny but fierce guardians to a wild group experience, you gave us some great stories. Thank you so much and we can’t wait to hear more! Please check out our show notes on our website to…
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Eastern European Funeral Customs Part 2 & The Dessert of Shame
In Today's Episode, we wrap up Part 2 of our discussion around Eastern European Death and Funeral Customs. We learned so much from all the research for these episodes, and we hope you did the same. From the Macedonian use of Magic Kerchiefs and Albanian Custom of preventing vampires to the...
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Eastern European Funeral Customs & Ukrainian Apple Sponge
Oh, Sweet Darklings. We took such a journey. From the Balkans to the Baltics and everywhere in between, we tread through some of the most mysterious and ancient parts of Eastern Europe and found their pagan roots still mingling with their Eastern Orthodox and Muslim patriarchs. It was magical and…
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GHOSTS Around the Campfire & S'mores Cupcakes
No need for the Spooky Girls to wait for October to be Spooky. Ghosts don't pay attention to the calendar and neither do we. Today we gather around the campfire for some yummy S'Mores Cupcakes from Bri's Sweet Treats and dig into some ghostly experiences. This is the first episode in what we plan...
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Royal Funerals & Belated Birthday Cakes
We finally return from hiatus with a special episode to commemorate Sonne’s sisters' birthday (40 looks great on you, Rachel!) Our Rachel is fascinated by the Royal Family, so what better way to jump back into the saddle, than to eat yummy chocolate tombstone cakes and discuss The Monarchy? What...
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Kicking That Bucket and Dunking Those Cookies
From the bottom of our dark hearts, thank you to everyone who wrote in and shared their thoughts and dreams with us. We didn’t expect to be so moved by “bucket lists” but we were. And your lists gave us things to contemplate, as I hope they do for other listeners. We’ll be thinking about this one...
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No Birds Were Harmed In The Baking Of This Pie
Classically, blackbirds are thought to be bad luck or omens of death. In the rest of the nursery rhyme, one of the birds goes on to snip off some poor girl's nose. How did the birds survive the baking? Bçse, they're powerful beings, of course. Along with owls, condors, bats, ravens, crows, and...
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Moonbeams & Cheesecakes
Where did the idea of the Rainbow Bridge come from? Why are we both so bothered by the concept of a dog not getting into heaven when we are both Atheists and don’t believe in an afterlife, heaven or hell? What options do we have for memorializing and burying our pets? Discuss all this and more in...
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Graves & Cemetery Sugar Cookies
Let us stroll, darklings, in the graveyards and memorial gardens and learn about all the different types of places one can be laid to rest. On the way, maybe we’ll stop to sit upon a ledger stone or at a table tomb and snack on some homemade sugar cookies and sip sweet tea from Old Growth…
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Modern Scandinavian and Nordic Funerals and Cream Puffs No One Regrets
Even if you’re as busy as folks in Sweden, you can still listen to us discuss modern funerary and mourning practices in the chilly and chill Scandinavian countries and Nordic territories and maybe even take a break with some cream puffs (or some danishes, if you’re early enough!) from Farm To…
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Styling The Dead & Bundt Cakes That Are Everything
We put on our serious faces in Asheville Hair Design to talk to Tricia about her experience helping folks with a part of mourning most of us don’t think about. It does get kinda heavy, so make sure you have a cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes for some emotional support. And my youngest makes his...
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Egyptian Death Gods & Baklava From Heaven
When your little brother’s back on his bullshit and kills you, but that doesn’t stop your sister wife and your potential love child from resurrecting you. A Family drama that rivals the Greek gods? Must be the Death Gods of Egypt. Let’s stop at Gypsy Queen Cuisine in Asheville, NC, and dust off…
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Western European Funeral Traditions (And Fluffy Éclairs!)
Funerals in the western world tend to follow the same familiar templates, largely impacted by the endemic Christian religion, so we got curious about local traditions and colloquial customs. From France’s sweet sentimentality to Switzerland’s gardens of the dead, have an eclair and join us as we...
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The Definition of Death
In our very first episode and the very first attempt of ever doing something like this, we discuss trying to define death, why we need to define death, and why it isn’t as easy as we thought. We also rave about the Black Forest cake from Amanda Brown of Amanda’s Cakes and Stuff and talk about...
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How many episodes does Death & Desserts have?
Death & Desserts currently has 36 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Discussing the dark, disturbing and beautiful elements of death whilst eating dessert.
How often does Death & Desserts release new episodes?
Death & Desserts has 36 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Death & Desserts?
Death & Desserts is created and hosted by Czarria & Sonne.
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