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Welcome to MortMic! A podcast hosted by deathcare professionals dedicated to having a down-to-earth discussion on death and dying. Have a morbid question or a macabre topic you’re dying to hear about? Shoot us an email with your suggestions!
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Everyone’s a critic. Especially exposé-writing investigative journalists publishing books about the funeral industry's underbelly. But can we, as funeral directors, face accusations with grace and learn something about ourselves in the process?
A career you may not have heard of, the End of Life Doula is the main topic of discussion this month. What are they, what do they do, and how do they fit in with other deathcare professions?
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Migfus20 https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578598/
If you find the typical funeral layout mundane, why not advocate for human taxidermy instead?
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Kari the Embalmer Interview https://youtu.be/h0-1hlVtfUs?si=7jkVNkKexej8xDDU
Save My Ink Forever https://www.savemyink.tattoo/
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https://freesound.org/people/Seth_Makes_Sounds/sounds/686644/
Wrapping up our topic on fickle food follies, fad diets (with or without the tapeworm), deadly Dew-shine, and more on today’s discussion.
Content warning! Discussion of eating disorders.
Ever wonder what the most dangerous food is? You may (or may not) be Heim-licking your lips after this episode!
Samples used from Freesound.org:
LalaMoore https://freesound.org/people/LolaMoore/sounds/768426/
Finishing out last month’s episode, the Deputies go over some fan submissions for death related myths and strike down some egregious articles.
“Fake News” is an all too familiar term in today’s world, and it should be no surprise that some of the most head turning articles relate to death.
Samples used from Freesound.org:
Migfus20 https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/578598/
Forseeing the unfortunate, how do psychics play into death, dying, and detective work? Is it all hocus pocus or is there something truly beyond the veil.
Samples used from Freesound.org:
Timbre https://freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/119823/
CollectionOfMemories https://freesound.org/people/CollectionOfMemories/sounds/647591/
Another page from the Deputies recent tales on deathbed confessions, they cover some high profile stories told on the brink of death.
When you finally take your last breath, what better time to air out the skeletons in your closet? Listener submitted stories of personal experiences with confessions from the deathbed.
The continuation of last month’s tasty topic on cannibalism. Wieners, leg tacos, performance art, and how to know if cannibalism is right for you.
The long awaited, at least for your grim hosts, series on cannibalism! We talk about it in passing so much, it’s time to bite into some lesser known stories of “you are what you eat”.
TLC has given us some of the most chaotic reality television over the years, so is it any surprise there was a show about funerals? The Deputies discuss this and more funeral antics on today’s episode.
The ancient Egyptians were king when it came to burying their dead with trinkets, but what about other cultures? The trio discuss mementos sent to the grave throughout time.
A bit of a switch up this week, the deputies talk about some personal development in their own death career paths. A “beach episode” after some heavier topics.
It’s happened to everyone more than once. When someone close to you loses someone close to them, what are you supposed to say or do? Is there even anything you can?
Content warning! Discussion contains graphic descriptions of death. Was last month not enough goo and gore for you? Fortunately, there’s even more this episode! Brandy and Red delve back into ends most foul from fables to fact.
Content warning! Discussion contains graphic descriptions of death. The Deputies cover a fan-requested topic for this episode on some of the most brutal deaths, both from fictitious worlds and real history.
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Soundtrack https://freesound.org/people/soundstack/sounds/203246/
Hello Zepp - Charles Clouser
Today we bring you another DCDed segment on a time period that has remained influential even to this day: the Victorian Era! See which customs were just a faze and what became a craze 150 years after they took the stage.
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GregorQuendel https://freesound.org/people/GregorQuendel/sounds/716565/
Continuing the heaping helping of hot goss from last month’s kiki, what other deathcare corpos entered their villain arc?
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UNIVERSFIELD https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/
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