DEAD AIR #163 / March 16, 2026 by The Departure

How green are green burials? ABC Listen Late Night Live with David Marr talking to Hannah Gould.

How to Die in the 21st Century. A whole new way to talk about death (Thames & Hudson, 2026) by Hannah Gould, buy HERE

Special guests Teamo Henderson & Deidre Gibb for their show Life’s 2 Short Castlemaine State Festival. Thompson Family Funerals, Fri 27 & Sat 28 March. SOLD OUT! There is a waiting list.

Awake Together: Poems of Life Castlemaine State Festival, Thompson Family Funerals, Fri 27 & Sat 28 March. Tickets still available.

National Advance Care Planning Week, 16-22 March 2026 Vic Info

Supporting young people to attend the funeral of a friend a blog post by Bonita Ralph from her Death Education website.

TRACKS: Can You Get To That – Funkadelic / Let The Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension / Summer Sun – Matt Berry

DEAD AIR #135 / June 16, 2025 by The Departure

What voluntary assisted dying options are available for those with dementia? – ABC News

Resting Reef artificially designed reefs to assist marine growth, made from a combination of cremains, oyster shells and concrete. Costs vary from AUD $730 to $8150. Reefs made from human ashes could revive British seabeds – The Guardian

PODCAST: Bodies bodies bodies: burial, belief and death across faith, God Forbid Series – ABC Listen

The Dying to Know Community Grants Program for Dying To Know events in 2025 & 2026. Apps close 1 Dec 2025, apply HERE Email: grants@dyingtoknowday.com

The 2025 Sydney edition of the Festival of Death and Dying 22-23 Nov, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Early-bird tickets are available now.

Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death and Dying, 14-16 Nov 2025, apply via the Presenters Application Form HERE by 30 July.

Liz Gridley exhibition ‘Still Bodies: Dialogues of Death Care’, Be In Art Gallery Brunswick (until 13 July). Opening Night: Sat 21 June, 5pm-8pm / Opening Day: Sun 22 June, 11am-3pm / Death Cafe: Sat 28 June, 1-3pm.

TRACK: Sound & Vision - David Bowie