DEAD AIR #89

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

The Guardian: ‘I knew I was going to die … why not get together beforehand and have a beautiful party?’

Talk Death: Mushrooms and Death

NDAN - NATURAL BURIAL GROUNDS & CEMETERIES MEMBERSHIP

‘From the Other Side’ exhibition at ACCA, Melbourne. 9 Dec 2023 – 3 March 2024.

NDAN - Carked It! Talk with CEO Simon Lowe. Sat 2 Dec 2023, AEST 9-11am BOOK HERE

CDAS Conference, 6 & 7 June 2024 (online): ‘Death and Communities’. Deadline for submissions: 31 Jan 2024 SUBMIT HERE

Read Palestine Week 29 Nov – 5 Dec 2023 #ReadPalestine & #LirelaPalestine @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Adieu Au Dancefloor – Marie Davidson / Cops Copulating – Electrocute / Mind Your Own Business – Chicks On Speed

DEAD AIR #88

UPDATE: Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, USA. Taboo Education update on YouTube and The Guardian article.

UPDATE: Fatal mushroom saga in Gippsland, Victoria. The Age article with timeline. ALSO: ‘Elegant but deadly: why death cap mushrooms are a forager's nightmare’

‘Understanding the Sikh Tradition of Akhand Path: A Ritual for Processing Grief’ on the TalkDeath website.

Paint & Sip with Alanah Ellen Brand, Bendigo, Vic. Recreating Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette’. $250 Saturday January 20th 10am-4pm. Book via DM on Insta: @alanahellenbrand Email: alanah_ellen@hotmail.com  

Trans Remembrance Day (20 November) Vigil at Fitzroy Town Hall tonight, 5-7.30pm.

Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death & Dying, 18-20 Nov 2023 - finished for another year! You can still support Jo & Victoria on their Go Fund Me page and buy MERCH!

Australian Music Week! TRACKS: Let Me Stay - Kai Cult / Acid Kicks In – Our Carlson / 2012 – Eugh / You and Me – Bat Piss / Congratulations – Shepparton Airplane

DEAD AIR #87

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

Deepening Deathcare: Essentials for Doulas online event with Last Hurrah Funerals. Mon 19th Feb 2024, 6-8 pm

The Story of the Femina Agabbadòra from Sardinia, Italy.

The Ladies of the Kind Death Full Documentary

Come Discover the History of Luras and the story of Femina Agabbadòra - GalluraGo

Femmina Accabadora: The Legend of Sardinia’s Lady of the Good Death - ItalioFile

Survivor Guilt - TikTok accounts with the war in Gaza

Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic A Castlemaine-based community organising action group in solidarity with Palestine. Rallies are held every week at 12pm Sundays in Jaara Park (Victory Park), Castlemaine.

Death Café at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Bendigo. Sun 17 Dec 11.15am-1pm, book by email : bridget@lotusreflections.com.au

LIFTING THE LID FESTIVAL online this weekend! [my talk is Sun 19 Dec 6-7pm AEST]

TRACKS: Chukua Pesa – Goat / Inizgam – Mdou Moctar / I Want a Break Thru – The Hykkers / The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4) – John Berberian and the Rock East Ensemble / The God of Rainbows – ZÖJ