Somewhere in the world, there are people whose job is to attend funerals professionally.

In Episode 3 of This Is Someone's Job, we explore the surprising history of professional mourners, from Ancient Egyptian wailers to modern-day ceremonial traditions, and the unusual career built around helping people say goodbye.

Because while most of us spend our lives trying to avoid awkward social situations, someone else is navigating funeral small talk for a living.

And somewhere, at this very moment, a professional mourner is being asked the one question they were hoping to avoid:

"So... how did you know them?"