Francine is back with an important announcement: season 1 of Meet Me Graveside has come to an end! But before the season wraps up, Francine shares her reflections on what it's been like to launch a podcast and why you should launch yours, as well as reflections about death and cemeteries. Meet Me Graveside will return in 2026 with a fresh set of cemetery stories!

We only get one life, so let's be good to each other while we're here. Please support the causes below however you can (see a full list on the Meet Me Graveside substack):

Support a free Palestine and learn about other active genocides

• Learn and keep talking about the genocides happening in Palestine, the Congo and Sudan.

• Donate to UNICEF to reach children and families on the ground in Gaza. UNICEF also has a fund set up to help children worldwide, including children in the Congo and children in Sudan.

Keep fighting anti-Black racism

• Donate to Black Lives Matter Grassroots LA or your local BLM chapter.

• Support Black XMas this holiday season. You can also check out the Buy From a Black Woman Directory.

Fuck ICE

• Donate to the Los Angeles Neighbors Support Fund to help with food and cash assistance for families impacted by ICE raids.

• Stop ICE Raids Network - Report ICE activity wherever you are nationwide or donate to the Stop ICE Raids Alert System.

Stand in solidarity with trans people and youth

• Donate to the TransLatin@ Coalition, where they foster the empowerment of Transgender, Gender Expansive, and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in L.A.

• Learn and understand more about the experiences of trans people and youth with the Trevor Project's Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Young People.

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