DEAD AIR #107

‘I’m a death expert. I designed eight questions to help you think about dying’ The Guardian

Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye - SBS On Demand

The Death Letter Project – Tina FiveAsh LETTER: Lance Proctor | Embalmer / Death Mask Creator

Festival of Death and Dying, Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 November

BOOK: Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life by Joanna Ebenstein Purchase HERE

BOOK: Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth Purchase HERE

TALK: ‘Stories of connection and community in planning for end of life’ with Frances Logan and Harpreet Kalsi-Smith, Saturday 9 November, 9-11am AEDT BOOK HERE

Queer as Death Collective – Death Café. Naarm/Melbourne, Sunday 10 November, 3-6pm BOOK HERE

TRACKS: BYE BYE - Kim Gordon / Breathe - Kai Cult

DEAD AIR #101

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

MIT Technology Review - The Biggest Questions: What is death?

‘Colin Apelt volunteers for happy hour’ - ABC News

Grief and bereavement care - NDAN 

‘Reimagining what a funeral can be’ with Rebecca Lyons Palliative Care Australia

‘Going through my father’s hoard now after his death, all I want is him’ - The Guardian

The Mushroom Cook Podcast

BOOK Breath by Carly Jay Metcalfe

BOOK ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter’ By Margeta Magnusson. ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning’ - SBS Series

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Oxytocin – Billie Eilish / I Am Pentagon – The Make-Up

DEAD AIR #97

Language shift, maintenance and death

‘Lost for words: fears of ‘catastrophic’ language loss due to rising seas’ - The Guardian.

‘Saving Indigenous languages from extinction’ – ABC News.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - AIATSIS

‘Why "Death Acceptance" instead of "Death Positivity"?’ – Taboo Education.

The Bottom Drawer Book – CALL OUT for bad (& good) experiences. DM or email: Lisa@thebottomdrawerbook.com.au

Artist Anne Paulson IWD celebration at Castlemaine Cemetery, memorial to be unveiled by Maree Edwards MP Friday 8 March 2024, 9:15am.

The Order of the Good Death Fellowship – due 13 March.

The Australian Death Studies Society Prizes - Student Paper Prize / Published Paper Prize / Creative Work Prize. Email: info@deathstudies.org - due 31st March.

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic  

TRACKS: The Psychedelic Aliens - Blofonyobi Wo Atale / Alpay - Daglar Engel Oldu / Gareth Skinner – Amateur Hour