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 funerals, found in cemeteries and arts, and of course, the blooms that can kill. This week is…THE FLOWERS OF DEATH. 

Funeral flowers in other cultures 

All about the poppy | Royal British Legion 

Funeral Customs for Different Religions and Cultures | Teleflora. 

Funeral flowers in other cultures 

History and importance of flowers for funerals - South Africa Today

Top 9 Flowers That Symbolize Death - Give Me History

History & Benefits of Patchouli Essential Oil | Cutthroat New Zealand™

About Death/Scent 

https://chocolatemoonshineofmd.com/ 

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 Alternatives

Credits:

Research by Sonne & Czarria

Editing and Art Provided by Czarria

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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. Whenever you’re feeling ready and able we hope you’ll join us.

Today's interview with Adrian is ultimately a display of hope, courage, and strength and while the topics are sensitive, the overall tone and message of today's episode is one of hope and joy. Today we celebrate not only Adrian but everyone with the fortitude to keep living authentically and vitally in a world that doesn't want them to. Happy Pride, ya'll. Ya'll Means All. There is no LGTBQ without the T.

Death Trivia: A natural death may be preferable to enduring CPR

Dessert: Strawberry and Blackberry Oatmeal Cookies by Gray

Resources: 2023 U.S. National Survey on Mental Health of LGBTQ Youth

Special Thanks to Adrian. Death and Desserts wish you all the luck and love with your upcoming surgery, recovery, and as you start college soon. <3

Please consider contributing to Adrian's Top Surgery

Credits:

Research by Sonne & Czarria

Editing and Art Provided by Czarria

Fearlessness and Badassedry by Adrian

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 Gongju muga” is a Korean Shaman priest’s “Muga”. Muga is a ritual sacred song performed by ⁠"Mudang/무당 " (Shaman Priest/Priestesses) during "Gut/굿" (or Rituals. In our topic today, specifically guiding the dead) Bari da literally means “throw-away”, “GongJu” means Princess, so it was called, “The Song of the Abandoned Princess.”

Death Trivia: Delicious But Deadly Mochi

Dessert: Strawberry, Peanut Butter, and Mango Mochi purchased at YZ Asian Market, Asheville N.C. (딸기가 맛있어요)

Resources:

An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology: Choi Won-Oh
Overview of Korean Mythology
Korean Mythology on Wikipedia
Korean Shamanism
Shamanism in Korea
Community Ritual and Social Structure in Village Korea
Bari Gong Ju

Credits:

Research by Sonne & Czarria

Editing and Art Provided by Czarria

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 Czarria

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 season.

We will see you for the start of Season 2 in one month, where as always, we will be discussing the dark, disturbing, and sometimes beautiful elements of death, whilst eating dessert.

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 from Kandi's Cakes and Bakeshop 

Death News/PSA: Drunk Driving - Saint Patrick's Day

Resources:
Irish Fairies | Banshee
Baile an Doire | The Schools’ Collection | dúchas.ie
Cliodhna the Celtic Fairy Goddess: 11 Ways to Work With Her
Bean-nighe - Wikipedia
The Banshee
Aran Islands Banshee Encounter
Ireland’s banshee: A delusion of peasants or a spirit with a mournful wail? – The Irish Times

Credits:
Research by Sonne & Czarria
Editing and Art Provided by Czarria

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 Death Industry:

Caitlin Doughty (Mortician, Author, Advocate) - Let's Visit The Human Compositing Facility
Monica Torres (Mortician, Embalmer, Public Speaker) - Cold Hands Host Youtube Trailer
Kari Northey (Mortician, Funeral Director, Embalmer, Influencer) - Welcome Video
Sarah Ang (Funeral Director and Embalmer) - A Day In the Life of an Embalmer
Mortician Melissa - The Modern Mortician Linktree
Tan (Cemetery Worker) - Chinese Woman Takes Job at Cemetery
Cole Imperi (Thanatologist) - American Thanatology
Amy Florian (Thanatologist and CEO of - CorGenius)
Muneerah Warner (Funeral Director) and Company - Funeral Divas
Francis Willard, Julia Morgan, Jinger Zell - The Women of Cremation

Credits:

Research by Sonne & Czarria

Editing and Art Provided by Czarria

Theme Music: "Not As It Seems" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/