In this episode the girls prepare for death by weighing the tradeoffs of caskets v. cremation.

We recommend:

Caitlin: the original 1922 film, Nosferatu, and the I Think You Should Leave sketch, CornCob TV’s Coffin Flop (season 2, episode 1)

Kaylin: the 1992 film, Death Becomes Her, for its look at corpse upkeep

Kris: the Apple TV series, Shrinking, for its message on processing grief

Megan: that classic comfort watch, Law and Order

We referenced:

Apawu, M. (2025, September 13). Ghana’s fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy. AP News.https://apnews.com/article/ghana-fantasy-coffins-funerals-accra-tradition-01220db5b2e240a12ae8e4ba8820f993

Cremation Association of North America. (n.d.). History of cremation.https://www.cremationassociation.org/historyofcremation.html

National Funeral Directors Association. (2023, December 8). 2023 NFDA General Price List Study shows inflation increasing faster than the cost of a funeral.https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/8134/2023-nfda-general-price-list-study-shows-inflation-increasing-faster-than-the-cost-of-a-funeral

National Funeral Directors Association. (2024, July 25). U.S. cremation rate is projected to climb to 61.9 % in 2024.https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/8944/us-cremation-rate-is-projected-to-climb-to-619-in-2024

National Funeral Directors Association. (n.d.). Statistics. https://nfda.org/news/statistics

Vaughn Greene Funeral Services. (2022, March 13). Casket vs. Coffin: Six key differences you should know. https://vaughncgreene.com/blogs/blog-entries/3/News-Events/178/Casket-vs-Coffin-Six-Key-Differences-You-Should-Know.html

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