Communist Plot

The TL;DR of this is we're still on the struggle bus this year, but hopefully we'll have some episodes for you soon. <3

Hey, we're not going to be putting out new episodes for a bit. Elizabeth is out of commission and could use any dollars you might have if you want to throw them her way via our Ko-fi.

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This week we're discussing Rosicrucianism and the ethics of displaying mummies in museums with only a tangent or two about musical theater. (Hope you're a fan of us having a rambling conversation because I only had time to make one pass on the edit.)

Pictures I took at Rosicrucian Park are here.

References:

Rosicrucian Park

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

The least problematic human remains? by Angela Stienne via Mummy Stories

After More Than 90 Years, Looted Mummy Parts Repatriated to Egypt by Jason Daley via the Smithsonian Magazine

Elizabeth is taken by the Odinsleep so it's just Phoebe telling you about some cemeteries for like 15 minutes. Pictures of them are here.

Amelia White and Talbird are Gullah cemeteries in Hilton Head, SC. Colonial Park Cemetery is in Savannah, GA. Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is in Santa Rosa, CA.

Reference and links:

 Advocates seek to protect Black burial grounds in Goose Creek, Hilton Head by Adam Parker and Kelly Jean Kelly

Access denied: Lawsuit says development threatens historic cemetery on Hilton Head by Sebastian Lee

Preserving Historic Gullah Cemeteries by Luana M. Graves Sellars

Colonial Park Cemetery from Savannah.com

Savannah’s Secrets: Visiting Colonial Cemetery via Adventures in Cemetery Hopping

Colonial Park Cemetery via officialsavannahguide.com

That's So Savannah: How many yellow fever victims are buried in Colonial Park Cemetery by Christopher Berinato

Paintings by Edward Geene Malbone via the Smithsonian

Button! by Stephen Colbert and Lin Manuel Miranda

Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery via the City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department

Season 5 kicks off with some info about what's been going on with us and talking about a few cemeteries.

Pictures of Oak Hill and Bluff City cemeteries can be found here.

Links:

Gaza relief: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch

Hurricane relief: https://www.colaborativalamilpa.org/donate

https://heleneaid.com/

References:

Mountain Home National Cemetery

Oak Hill Cemetery Facebook Page

Bluff City Cemetery via City of Elgin's website

About the Channing Street Cemetery

Adventures in Cemetery Hopping: Visiting Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery, Part I

About Zinc Monuments at Bluff City

Cemetery Monuments Made of Zinc from the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute

Here's our exceedingly brief and vague promo for our next season that begins October 2nd.

Phoebe's long-awaited review of Hollywood Forever and Elizabeth talks about recent developments in Gaza.

For pictures from Hollywood Forever and other content, please check us out on Patreon!

References:

Russians Are Dying to Be Buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Celebrating the Dead Is No Grave Undertaking

Burial Plots

The Untold Truth Of Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Dying man scammed out of funeral money

What's the Deal with the 'Doxie Tombstone' at Hollywood Forever?

Resources for Palestine:

eSims For Gaza

Operation Olive Branch

Help A Gazan Language Teacher Rebuild His Home One of Elizabeth's friends is running this GoFundMe campaign for a friend in Gaza

Phoebe visited Los Gatos Memorial Park and reports back to Elizabeth about the experience, telling her about Moshe Menuhin and Fremont Older, two cool dudes who are buried there, and then proceeds to be very inarticulate about why this cemetery felt weird despite being pretty nice.

Also, we just launched a new merch store via Threadless

And, as always, you can subscribe to our Patreon for good vibes and bonus content!

Further Reading

The Los Gatos Memorial Park website

A Jewish atonement for Zionism by Yoav Litvin

"The Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter" by Moshe Menuhin

Biography of Fremont Older by Mrs. Fremont Older

My Own Story by Fremont Older

The Bomb That Rocked San Francisco 100 Years Ago by Oliva B. Waxman

Surprise! Here's an episode about some cemeteries we visited in December.

We hope to settle on something like a schedule soon and you'll be the first to know!

References:

Historic marker placed at Owen-Moore Cemetery in Brentwood

Little-known Hardscuffle community vital to Brentwood history

Nashville Historical Newsletter: Woodlawn Memorial Park

Talking about the various intersections of dying and climate change.

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This episode starts off with a note about Gaza. A good comrade put together this link tree that has places to donate, ways to find rallies near you, and scripts & links for contacting your reps. Check out CeasefireToday.com.

One of Elizabeth's Palestinian friends sent her links to some Palestinian artists and encourages non-Palestinians to learn about Palestinian culture.

The Freedom Theatre

Skatepal

Palestine Film Institute

Justseeds (free to use graphics but not all by Palestinian artists)

Museum of the Palestinian People

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Resources for this episode:

Climate Change Clashes Likely Behind 13000 Year Old Cemetery

Climate Migration: An Impending Global Challenge

‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods

Greening The Grave: Why More People Are Choosing Climate-Friendly Burials

The environmental toll of cremating the dead

Death Has A Climate Change Problem

Even the Dead Cannot Escape Climate Change

When the dead don't stay buried: The grave situation at cemeteries amid climate change

As Louisiana’s coast washes away, the dead are the first to go (Long read but v. good)

How saving cemeteries from weather impacts preserves Black history

Climate change is erasing Black Cemeteries in the South. Here’s what you need to know

Highgate Cemetery: Climate change risk to famous resting place

Confronting Climate Change at an Urban Grassland: Preserving and Restoring the Grasslands at Green-Wood

Planning Cemeteries: Their Potential Contribution to Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services