Close to Death is a podcast that profiles people who spend every day working with the dead and dying. Sound depressing? It isn’t. Sound creepy? It can be! From death doulas to crime scene cleaners, obituary writers to taxidermists, human composting farms to witches who talk to the dead, these death experts have seen it all. In each episode, with the help of comedians and reporters, we’ll hear their stories and find out what they have learned about life by working with death. Hosted by Utkarsh Ambudkar.
This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.
It feels normal to try to preserve someone we've lost. But what does that do for us — and our grief? Comedian Mary Beth Barone seeks the wisdom of someone who makes mementos out of the once living: a very chic, very glamorous taxidermist. For a lot of us, losing a pet is our first introduction to death, and taxidermist Divya Anantharaman helps clients process that grief by turning their well-loved pet into a beautiful and lovingly stuffed memento.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Tara Frelund- For USG Audio
Utkarsh Ambudkar- Host
Gretta Cohn - Executive Producer
Kesila Childers - Executive Producer
Greg Lubin - Executive Producer
Jordan Bailey – Lead Producer
Camille Peterson - Producer
Mary Beth Barone - Producer
Sara Nics - Executive Editor
Jasmine Flott- Music Supervisor
AJ Hanneld- Graphic Artist
Nocturnal Sound - Mixing and Sound Design
This is a USG Audio podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media and Powderkeg.
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