DEAD AIR #112

‘Funeral industry insiders and bereaved families paint shocking picture of sector’ - ABC Background Briefing

Births, Deaths, Marriages Background Briefing podcast.

Life Rites Funerals response to above article on Instagram @liferitesfunerals

 Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’ - The Guardian

BOOK: ‘How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom’ By Johanna Hedva

ASIA TOPA EVENT: ‘Opera for the Dead’. A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death. Melbourne, 21 - 23 February 2025 BOOK HERE

Castlemaine Fringe Festival opportunities - Good Grief Workshops: at the Northern Arts Hotel, hosted by Art-full Living. Over three Saturdays - 1st, 8th & 15th March, 11am–1pm. Frida Artist Call Out: EOI open now. Artists are invited to submit works in conversation with the life, death and art of Frida Kahlo.

CONFERENCE: “The Evolution of Palliative Care – Where to next?” International Palliative Care Conference “Kaleidoscope” 16 & 17 May 2025, Convention Centre Dublin. The 17th Kaleidoscope Conference, hosted by St. Francis Hospice Dublin.

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 #99

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

‘Heartless thieves steal dead children’s memorial plaques from Melbourne cemetery’ The Guardian  

‘Funeral prices show the cost of dying varies but does not have to be expensive’ ABC News

Loop Biotech, The Netherlands: biodegradable products, from local mushroom species and upcycled hemp fibres.

‘How palliative care is delivered to infants with life-limiting conditions’ Care Search article

Death Walker Training with Zenith Virago in Fryerstown 3-5 May 2024.

‘Disrupting Death. A guide to dying well’ Zenith Virago, TEDxByronBay

Advance Care Planning Week 18-24 March 2024 JUST DO IT!

DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE: Radical Re-Imaginings for the End-Of-Life Conference

Email CDAS for newsletter: cdas@bath.ac.uk

The 4th Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death and Dying. Online 15-17 November 2024.
Online form, due 30 July HERE

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

TRACKS: Angels of Deception – The The / Cherry Baby - Palberta / Plastic Bag - Minty