Episodes

  • S1E9 - Flesh Eater
    Jan 4 2026

    Meet Dr. Ruth Allen, the curator of Greek and Roman art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, in Atlanta, GA. We talk about what it's like to study and care for funerary artifacts, being wed to Hades at death, and a mysterious and oozing sarcophagus. Cheers to waking up again today!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • S1E8 - The beauty of death
    Nov 2 2025

    Meet Lindsay Short, owner of Bennett & Sudderth, an estate liquidation company located in Atlanta, GA. We talk about estate sale etiquette, Victorian post mortem photos, and the best location for your deceased pet's ashes. Cheers to waking up again today!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • S1E7 - Welcome to the party, we're all gonna die
    May 15 2025
    Meet Emma Yarbrough, a writer, performer, and storyteller located in Atlanta, GA. We talk about her one woman show, Day, that she wrote and produced, that details her journey through traumatic grief after the loss of her aunt coupled with chronic illness, but she made it funny. Cheers to waking up again today!
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S1E6 - Death Flex
    Mar 31 2025
    Meet Cooper Sanchez, a professional garden designer who oversees the 48 acre Oakland cemetery, located in the heart of Atlanta. We talk about psychic mediums, what a sexton is, and the experience of gardening in a cemetery founded in 1850. Cheers to waking up again today!
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    1 hr
  • S1E5 - Deathcare
    Feb 16 2025
    Meet Michelle Garrido, a trained Death Doula. We talk about advanced care planning, the new trend of Death Cafes, and hugging trees. Cheers to waking up again today!
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    53 mins
  • S1E4 - Dead Dad Duo
    Jan 3 2025
    Episode Notes

    Meet Andrew Hetherington, professional photographer and visual storyteller. We talk about attending each other's father's funerals, purgatory (is it canceled?!), and a surprising amount of discussion about teeth. Cheers to waking up again today!

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    59 mins
  • S1E3 - Warm and Dead
    Nov 25 2024
    Episode Notes

    Meet Brad Wallace, Emergency Medicine Physician (ER Doctor). We talk about ways to stay out of the ER, death trajectories, and foreign objects in body cavities. Cheers to waking up again today!

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    57 mins
  • S1E2 - You kill 'em, we chill 'em
    Sep 28 2024
    Episode Notes

    Meet Karen Horn Smith, the daughter of a small town undertaker. We talk about what it's like growing up with the funeral home as your playground, picking up dead bodies on vacation, and how to pronounce pull, pole, and pool. Cheers to waking up again today!

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    46 mins