Mortals

Our three hosts chat about music, and songs about death!

To accompany the ceremonies of Remembrance being held around the world this week, we explore the countless memorials erected worldwide to commemorate those lost during "The War to End All Wars."

We take a more somber tour of history than usual by examining the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic that killed those represented within it. We discuss the tragedy of a negligent government, the power of a warm place to rest, and the enduring love and care we need for our communities.

We ponder Everest's famous 'death zone', and are introduced to some of the fallen mountaineers who guide the way.

Join us for another Morbid Medley! Your hosts explore land, sky, and sea as we discuss the unique mourning behaviours of elephants, crows and whales.

What do brown paint, medicine, and 19th-century parties all have in common? Why, Egyptian mummies of course! We walk through the many different ways people have found uses for mummies over the centuries.

We explore to the goldfields of the Tr'ondëk (Klondike) River and relays the disasters and downfalls of those who sought gold in the late-19th century.

In this whirlwind tour of the guillotine's greatest hits, We are introduced to two famous precursors, the good doctor whose name the machine took, its tremendous European head count, and to its last legal victim in 1977.

What do League of Legends, Princess Mononoke, and Watership Down all have in common? Why death gods of course! During this Morbid Medley we each bring a fictional death god and discuss what a deity of death means for its world and its inhabitants.

We go on a journey up to the high plateau in the Himalayas to learn about the Tibetan practice of jhator, or Sky Burial.