Plastic Urns

Casey Wilson was 25 when her mom died suddenly in her sleep leaving Casey utterly shocked and meandering, trying to figure out what to do next. Fortunately, she crawled out of the pits of grief and has gone on to have a tremendous career as an actress, author, and podcast host. In this episode we talk with her about: why being on SNL was awful for her grieving process, having to retrieve her mom's jewelry from the casket, why she had to re-record the lines to her eulogy, and how Casey leveraged medication to get her out of her deepest pits of depression and grief. -- Her memoir is The Wreckage of My Presence, her Real Housewives podcast is Bitch Sesh, and she stars in shows such as Black Monday and The Shrink Next Door.   This is our last episode of the season so make sure to subscribe wherever you listen and follow us on Instagram to stay up to date on our return.    Want to get in touch? Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

My dad battled through esophagael cancer for six and half years with the last three weeks of his life striking similar to my mother's. In this episode, I (Brice) dive into: how I had too become far too aware of my dad's crotch, the striking similarities between the end of my parents' lives, and how weird last words are. Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Maraika was pregnant with her son when her dad died suddenly, just after her husband, Sebastian's, dad also died unexpectedly. The pregnancy and cascading events drove her to suppress her grief until it boiled up and she had to address it. In this episode we talk with Maraika about: why she turned down every Chicago funeral home, how she carries her dad with her, how her brother had to carry their dad out of his law office, and how she finally addressed her dad's death. Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com  

From the time he left home, Michael was estranged from his dad, but was suddenly thrust back into his father's life as his primary caregiver when he found out he was dying. This role meant Michael had to make the final decisions on his dad's life and then coordinate everything that would come next. In this episode we talk about: the wild things you find when cleaning out someone's house, how to manage credit card companies trying to collect your dead father's debts, how to disguise an urn so a church will allow it, and how to give a eulogy after a relationship disintegrated. Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Anna's mom always held a laissez-faire approach to life. When she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and faced death, this laissez-faire approach suddenly held a new beauty and set of challenges. In this episode we talk with Anna about: why she didn't tell anyone she was with when she found out her mom died, how strange it is when you know your mom's doctors, and the challenges of losing someone in the pandemic. (Apologies for the sound quality in this episode, it was the first episode we recorded and were working through a few kinks).   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Brian was 17 when his best friend Andrew died suddenly. In the many years that have passed he's slowly come to terms with it but still struggles with his death and its aftermath. In this episode we talk about: how he remembers Andrew, the difficulty of grieving when you're 17, struggling to figure out what to say in his eulogy, and how he's sure Andrew still messes with him to this day. Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Warning, this episode contains discussion of suicide. Matt's dad died just before he started his senior year of college leaving Matt with questions of whether or not to go back to school and how to integrate back into a college campus when your life has forever been changed. In this episode we talk about: how awkward the birds and the bees talk can be, the challenges of having a good relationship with a parent who doesn't have a good relationship with themself, how you decide if you go back to school or not after the death of a parent, and what makes Matt think of his dad now.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com  

For the six years his dad was sick with cancer, Lucas was in Hong Kong, somewhat removed from the reality of the situation. And then on what he thought would be an innocuous visit to Chicago, he found himself at his father's deathbed, thrust into a world he'd remained tangential to for years prior. In this episode, we talk with Lucas (who is also my brother!) about: what ice cream and prostate radiation have in common, how to tell your kids grandpa just died,  and what it's like quarantining in a hotel room in Hong Kong alone for two weeks 6 days after your dad died.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

When his dad died suddenly from complications from a heart attack, Sebastian was uniquely comfortable with it. The aguish he does feel though, is that his kids don't get to grow up with the dad as grandpa. In this episode, he and Brian our sound engineer dive into: spiked contact lenses, how weird funeral homes are in America and how they differ in Germany, his mom's feud with the local funeral home director, and the importance of grandpa.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Warning, this episode contains discussion of suicide. Maria's back! Her mom died when she was 7, and she never had a relationship with her dead, so when she was 14, she moved in with her 23 year old sister.  She's in a much better place now and has the stories to go with it. In this episode we talk about: why she hates being told she's strong how Caribbean gangs use flowers at funerals dead parent tattoos (on both of us!) and why she's grateful for parentless Thanksgivings. Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com  

Warning, this episode contains discussion of suicide. First Maria's mom died when she was 7. Then when she was 12 her grandma whom she'd moved in with died. She never had a relationship with dad, and when she was 14, she moved in with her 23 year old sister.  BUT. She's come a long way since and has stories to go with. Such as: why she refers to her mom as mommy, why she got free granola for having a dead mom, the weirdest place she's cried, and why doesn't miss her mom anymore.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com  

Part two of our conversation with Heather! She was 23 when her dad died suddenly from a stroke, and two days later she'd flown from London to New York for his funeral. In this episode we talk about: how she struggled to figure out what to wear to her the funeral, how her relationship with her incarcerated brother brings up memories of her father, the weirdest reasons she's cried, and how she looks to continue her dad's legacy.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com      

Heather was 23 and living in London when her dad suddenly died in New York. Two days later she was home in America for his funeral. In this episode we talk with Heather about: how at 10PM in London she learned her dad died by intimidating a hospital across the ocean in America, her family's group funeral plots, what dead bodies feel like, and what she misses most about her dad.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com  

My mom died when I was 25. Seventeen months later my dad died. It was a mediocre couple of years,  but the good news is... I got a bunch of weird stories out of it! In this episode I talk about my experience with my parents' deaths and make a bunch of dark jokes as I tell some of those weird stories. Such as what it's like calling a funeral home at 5:30AM to have them come pick up your dead mom and thinking you're speaking to an answering machine, or what you actually get when you get the 'base model' urn, or why I cried more at my aunt's funeral than my own parents', and why I'm pretty sure my mom manifests as leaves on trees.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe to stay up to date on all our episodes. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com

Plastic Urns is a show about death and dying and all the weird things that come with it. But we swear it's not depressing. Come hang out as we talk about talk the things we're supposed to think are taboo. Ideally in a fun way that's y'know, not super depressing.   Want to get in touch? Subscribe for all the fun. Find us on Instagram: @plasticurns Or email us at: hello@plastic-urns.com