21. Death in the Everyday: Halloween, Salmon, And An Art Exhibit

Welcome to a new series in the podcast! Death in the Everyday!

I'll periodically share a few of my thoughts and details of conversations I have that relate to the topic of death and dying, but that aren't direct conversations with one person about their particular loss. Join me for some cultural critiques, some thought experiments, and some wonderings about death and grief and loss as it shows up in our day to day lives.

This episode, I talk about Halloween and related traditions, like Samhain and Dia de los Muertos, and I make some critiques about the way Halloween decorations and costumes and movies depict death. I share about a recent visit to the art museum where I learned about ancient Egpytians and their death rituals and beliefs in the Queen Nefertari exhibit. And I discuss my musings on spawning salmon and what we can learn from them, based on a recent outing to the beautiful Eagle Creek area.

Piano music by Jeff Buckingham

Interlude from Free Music Archive: Dim by Chad Crouch, Talltell by Blue Dot Sessions, Into the Unknown by Podington Bear

Sound effects from FreeSound: scream, creepy music, witch laugh