DEAD AIR #74

Guardian Obituary for Sinéad O’Connor/Shuhada’ Sadaqat

TOP PICKS book the following events and more at this link - Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas 2023

FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST:

Welcome to Country 4pm, Kangaroo Hotel Beer Garden / Drawing Blood – The Occult Life Drawing Experience / Maldon Goldfields Gothic Ghost Tours / A Night with the Spirits

SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST:

Dark Market / Human Library / Grave Affairs / DED Talks / The Black Cat

SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST:

Hearse Nationals / Paranormal Mourning Teas / Dolls and Death / Dark Side of the Moon / Maldon's Gothic & Victorian Picnic / Dane Blacklock and the Preacher's Daughter

OVER THREE DAYS:

Dawn Chorus / Dusk Chorus / Gin Palace / Artists at the Edge

 TRACKS: Crippling Anxiety – Kia Cult / Cigarette Burns – Kai Cult / Hyperbolic Paraboloid – Our Carlson

DEAD AIR #73

The Guardian: ‘Boil in the bag’ environmentally friendly funerals arrive in the UK

ABC News: Launceston store launches range of products to help bereaved parents remember their babies and YouTube

Pregnancy Loss Podcast, Episode 11 ‘what I wish I knew after pregnancy loss’ and Instagram page

ONLINE: Dr Kerrie Noonan in conversation with Author of ‘The Great Dead Body Teachers’ Jackie Dent. Tues 8 Aug 2023, 7-8:30pm. Register HERE 

ONLINE: Seth Viddal - Human Composting in Colorado. Sat 12 Aug 2023 9- 11am. Book HERE

ONLINE: Death Doula Dialogues with Tracey Rusden of EOL Bucketlist & Heidi Greig of Kangaroo Island Doula Service. Fri 4 Aug 2023, 7- 8:30pm. Book HERE

GRAVE AFFAIRS, Goldfields Gothic Festival. Speakers: Lyndie Shaw, Bec Gallagher & Caitlin Epps Hayley West & Amanda Collins. Facilitated by Jenny Valentish. Sat 5 Aug 2023, 2.30pm. Book HERE

Celebrating D2KDay! A lighthearted talk around the fear of death with Peter McConvill & Margie McConvill. Tues 8 Aug 2023, 2-4pm Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre. To book email: events@dncentre.org.au or ph: 5348 3569.

TRACKS: Eighties - Killing Joke / Seven Years - Eyeless in Gaza / Mr. Clarinet - The Birthday Party

DEAD AIR #66

Volunteer Week Australia 15-21 May 2023 - Why I am a volunteer presenter at MainFM and a bit about my work :)

‘Burst of brain activity during dying could explain life passing before your eyes. New study hints at how consciousness can continue after the heart stops.’ By Sara Reardon.

‘Washing and dressing our dead: The movement challenging how we grieve.’ By Sophie Aubrey.

Diego Ramirez ‘Vampires of The Earth’ exhibition - MARS Gallery, 7 James Street, Windsor, 27 April – 20 May.

Maldon Goldfields Gothic Ghost Tours – Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas, 4-5 Aug 2023, 6.30pm & 8pm, 1.5 hour long tours.

SOLD! - A historic country chapel and cemetery, Lawitta TAS

TRACKS: The Whispering Cup - Linda Smith, Nancy Andrews / Si ma chanson pouvait – Valerie Lagrange / R die glatze – Klaus Beyer / Jumping on the Death Bed – Uma Seedlings