💐 Episode Summary

Host Dinah takes stock of season 1 of the pod and attempts to curate her own playlist with just 30, or maybe 40, songs. Themes of dance, family, and of course the 1990s makes this an especially fun one. 

💿 Songs Mentioned

1. “End of Beginning” by Djo

2. “Whenever, Wherever” by Shakira

3. “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison

4. Fairuz songs

5. “Dancing Queen” by ABBA

6. “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest (also Toploader version mentioned)

7. “Moon River” by Henry Mancini

8. “See Her Out (That’s Just Life)” by Francis and The Lights

9. “May I Have This Dance” by Francis and The Lights featuring Chance the Rapper

10. “A Sorta Fairytale” by Tori Amos

11. “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish

12. “Strike It Up” by Black Box

13. “Youth” by Daughter

14. “Hands” by Jewel

15. “I Know The End” by Phoebe Bridgers

16. “This Bitter Earth (On The Nature Of Daylight)” by Max Richter and Clyde Otis and Dinah Washington

17. “Spiegel am Spiegel” by Arvo Part

18. “How It Ends” by Devotchka

19. “Never Let Me Go” by Florence and The Machine

You can listen to the Play This At My Funeral x The 40 Portal Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GdLxIDRIbhdfL4D0kmRno?si=n39QhKHpQYGfg6aZjtcdrQ   

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🌹 About Play This At My FuneralPlay This At My Funeral is a deeply fun, slightly macabre, always heartwarming podcast about the songs that shape our lives — including the ones we’d play at our funerals. Each episode, host Dinah invites a guest to curate their hypothetical send-off playlist and share the stories behind the music. Think Desert Island Discs meets Films To Be Buried With — with more vibes and fewer survival scenarios.

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🎙 About the Host

Dinah Susan Alobeid is a writer, dancer, and VP of Communications & Content. Her writing appears in Porter House Review, Five on the Fifth, Reverie Literary Magazine, Spectrum Magazine, and more. She lives in New Jersey with her partner and their rambunctious toddler.

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