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Deathinitions

Deathinitions

Written by: Jasper Chanter
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Have you ever wondered what happens to our bodies when we die? Or what a sky burial is? How the Oxford English Dictionary can have five separate definitions for the word "death"? Who invented embalming? And why on Earth do we stick dead people six feet under? If you're curious about any of these - good! I am too!


I'm Jasper and I am absolutely fascinated by death. So much so that I ditched my job as a bookseller and now spend my nine-to-five arranging funerals. Join me as I grab my (metaphorical) shovel to exhume all things death and dying and all the morbid morsels inbetween!

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Jasper Chanter Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • And a Bottle of Rum

    And a Bottle of Rum
    Sep 11 2023
    Ever wondered how the fearsome Blackbeard met his grisly end? Come aboard from some grog and I'll tell ye a tale that beggars belief about the last stand of a man with three pistols and a beard alight with the fires of hell...

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    9 mins
  • ...Let Fall the Guillotine's Blade

    ...Let Fall the Guillotine's Blade
    Sep 6 2023
    In part two of the deathly delve into excruciating executions it's time to look at some of the worst that history has to offer and the pour souls who suffered from those terrible fates.

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    24 mins
  • Dead Man's Hand

    Dead Man's Hand
    Aug 28 2023
    From Ash's comically murderous hand in the Evil Dead Franchise to A24's dread-filled terrifier Talk To Me, severed hands are still clutching at our collective consciousness. But where does this fascination that our divorced limbs have a life of their own come from? And why on Earth would people actively seek out the cold touch of a freshly hanged criminal?

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    10 mins
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