DEAD AIR #154

‘Andrew Garfield and Elmo are going viral with their moving chat. Celebrities can help us talk about grief’ – The Conversation

‘Judge accepts guilty pleas from Colorado funeral home owners for abuse of 191 corpses’ – ABC News

‘The Secret to A Fresh Smelling Mausoleum’ with Lauren the Mortician - YouTube

 Remembrance Rituals inspired by conversations on Don’t Be Caught Dead podcast, Critical Info

The online CDAS conference 2026: Death and Power - is now open for contributions. Abstracts of 250 words to be submitted by 2 Feb, more details HERE

Showing Up For Each Other: Community Death Care Workshop - funded by the Wicking Trust. Supported by the Australian Home Funeral Alliance, in conjunction with Social Health Australia and the Death Literacy Institute. Led by myself, Jenny Blake & Nici Wright. Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 April, Castlemaine. EOIs open now, submit HERE

TRACKS: Mad Rooter Ghost Rider – Party Dozen / Danger – Hetslayer / Closer - Vague Rituals / Ur Dad’s Fav Band – Sandy Dish

DEAD AIR #92

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

‘Police search for men who desecrated crypt of Meshilin Marrogi, sister of underworld figure George Marrogi’ ABC News

UPDATE on Return to Nature: ‘Police found 190 rotting corpses, including those of babies and foetuses, inside derelict funeral home, a court has heard’ news.com.au

‘The Adventures of a Dead Fox’ audio from ABC Archives. Adele Morse, artist and taxidermist Insta: @adelemorse

‘With her handmade coffin, Mary Flynn is eager to spark conversations about death and natural burials’ ABC article & audio

‘Why a living funeral was the right decision for John Gilius and his partner in the face of death’ Life Matters article

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

TRACKS: Canyon – Ragana / Choc-A-Bloc – Anika / Africa - Zulu

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