The Kitsch of Death
Over the last 50 years, we’ve turned to horror and fantasy instead of facing the frank reality of death.
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Listen to Episode 141 of Slate’s The Gist:
If it bleed, it leads, but today on The Gist we discuss the bloodless. Our guest Caitlin Doughty is the author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory and host of the popular series Ask a Mortician. Plus, Eric Fine from Van Eck Global shares insight into Brazil’s economy, plus pop-up commentary from NPR’s Adam Davidson. For the Spiel, explaining Serial to people who explain things (badly) to other people.
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