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A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley.  Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Thank you to Nick DeLong from Clemson University and Kellen Butler from Friends of the Hunley at Warren Lasch Conservation Center. PRODUCTION CREDITS Writer & Host: Caitlin Doughty Writer & Researcher: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Producer: Sarah Chavez Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality Course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Podcast: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify:  https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ WAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT Donate and become a member: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Advocacy Wear Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING Chaffin, Tom.The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy Hill and Wang, 2010. Hicks, Brian. Sea of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley Spry Publishing LLC, 2015.  Hicks, Brian, and Kropf, Schuyler. Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate SubmarinePresidio Press, 2003 Lance, Rachel. In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine. Dutton, 2020 The Friends of the Hunley https://www.hunley.org/ "H. L. Hunley: Recovery Operations "https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/recovery-report.html "H.L. Hunley Site Assessment "https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/maritime/hunley.pdf "Humanitarian Exhumation at the Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium" https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=sciaa_staffpub "HUNLEY (C.S.S)"https://numa.net/expeditions/hunley-c-s-s/ "Crewmen of Recovered Confederate Sub Are Honored at Burial" https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/national/crewmen-of-recovered-confederate-sub-are-honored-at-burial.html "Putting a Face on Storied Subs Crew" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/04/17/putting-a-face-on-storied-subs-crew/516a24dd-e157-49fa-a601-2d1dc7571daa/
This Civil War Submarine Vanished for 136 Years
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I love it when we're cruising together (until my husband of 55 years dies and the cruise company puts him in a drinks cooler.) Support our team and the production of these videos through PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Death Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Host and Writer: Caitlin Doughty (@thegooddeath) Editor: Timothy Meier Production Coordinator: Sarah Chavez Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Thank you to Tanya Marsh and Paul Koudounaris for your assistance. SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION MARILYN JONES, et al Plaintiffs v. CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC., A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION, Defendant. Bluebook 21st ed. Tentative Draft No. 2 1 (March 2023) Sepulcher (Interference with Human Remains) The American Law Institute Death at Sea: Passenger and Crew Mortality on Cruise Ships https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/45cb/ae8cf0a4fbfdb3212c2c27b8c2cfec570a41.pdf Peru Man Found With 800-Year-Old Mummy In Bag https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/around-800-years-old-mummy-found-in-mans-bag-in-peru-3823286
Cruise Ship Accused of Keeping Dead Body in Beverage Cooler
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Don't sell stolen body parts, friends. It seems obvious....AND YET. Support our team and the production of these videos through PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Death Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Host and Writer: Caitlin Doughty (@thegooddeath) Researcher and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Production Coordinator: Sarah Chavez Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Outro Song: performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp) SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CEDRIC LODGE, KATRINA MACLEAN, JOSHUA TAYLOR and DENISE LODGE, Defendants. CR. NO. 4:23-CR-159 "Six Charged With Trafficking In Stolen Human Remains" https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/six-charged-trafficking-stolen-human-remains "Harvard's morgue scandal is part of ‘a much larger story' in trading human remains" https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/harvards-morgue-scandal-is-part-of-a-much-larger-story-in-trading-human-remains/3136374/ "Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market" https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/reaction-to-disturbing-scheme-involving-sale-of-stolen-body-parts-from-harvard-morgue/3068742/ "Human body parts stolen from Harvard morgue. What we know about the ‘disturbing' scheme" https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/reaction-to-disturbing-scheme-involving-sale-of-stolen-body-parts-from-harvard-morgue/3068742/ "HMS Anatomical Gift Program & Federal Investigation" https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/anatomical-gift-program-resources/frequently-asked-questions#Former-Employee-Cedric-Lodge "Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human body parts as part of 'nationwide network'" https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/06/14/cedric-lodge-massachusetts-nh-harvard-morgue-cadavers-indictment "Man pleads guilty to trafficking stolen human remains from Harvard Medical School" https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/man-pleads-guilty-to-trafficking-stolen-human-remains-from-harvard-medical-school/ "Cumberland County man takes plea deal in federal human remains trafficking case" https://www.abc27.com/local-news/cumberland-county-man-takes-plea-deal-in-federal-human-remains-trafficking-case/ "Businessman found guilty in UCLA’s willed body-parts program scandal" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-15-me-willedbody15-story.html "Inside UCLA's Cadaver Scandal" https://www.newsweek.com/inside-uclas-cadaver-scandal-95785
Harvard's In Trouble for Selling Body Parts
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CLICK HERE to submit your thoughts as a consumer or organization directly to the Federal Trade Commission: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2023-0034-0001 INSTRUCTIONS- Click blue COMMENT button in top left of screen, leave your thoughts on the topics: Should Funeral Homes Have to Post Their Prices Online? (And if so, how should that be regulated? Feel free to share your own experiences with this issue!), Should the Required Embalming Disclosure be Made Clearer? (And if so, how? Feel free to share your own experiences with this issue!) SUPPORT the Order of the Good Death Nonprofit by becoming a member: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate SUPPORT the production of these videos through the Ask a Mortician Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality Course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Podcast: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Your Host: Caitlin Doughty Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair Special thanks to Tanya Marsh & Louise Hung, and the consumer orgs like the Funeral Consumers Alliance and National Home Funeral Alliance working with us to advocate for these changes.
Why Are Funerals So Expensive?
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The story of the African circus elephant that changed my life– and the lives of hundreds of other wild animals in performance captivity. Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality Course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Podcast: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ WAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT Donate and become a member: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Advocacy Wear Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance Hribal, Jason. Counterpunch. Petrolia, CA. 2011. Tyke Elephant Outlaw (documentary)- Stray Dog Pictures. Jumping Dog Productions. http://tykeelephantoutlaw.com "COLUMN ONE : Elephants Pose Giant Dangers : Pachyderm attacks are on the rise, creating king-size problems for zoos and circuses. Some believe the intelligent mammals are rebelling against inhumane treatment." https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-mn-49101-story.html "Settlement Over Elephants' TB Deaths Costs Cuneo" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-27-9803270275-story.html "Activists Fault Cuneo for Elephant" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-23-9408230160-story.html "USDA Seizes Circus Elephants" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/03/18/usda-seizes-circus-elephants/05c63ce6-238b-4b09-98ed-afe598da1121/ "Shots killing elephant echo across a decade" https://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/16/news/story2.html "‘When They Fight Back’: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars" https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5690E966683AEBE1CE6EE696AB0CC486/S0260210522000468a.pdf/div-class-title-when-they-fight-back-a-cinematic-archive-of-animal-resistance-and-world-wars-div.pdf "Elephants and the Circus" https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/02/22/elephants-and-the-circus/ "Elephant Deaths Draw Spotlights' Glare" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-10-mn-32950-story.html "Circus Incidents Attacks, Abuse and Property Damage The Humane Society of the United States" https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2014-circus-incidents.pdf "The Infected Elephant in the Room" https://slate.com/technology/2015/03/elephant-tuberculosis-epidemic-zoo-and-circus-animals-passing-tb-to-humans-and-one-another.html "Tuberculosis infects herd of circus elephants" https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/11/tuberculosis-infects-herd-of-circus-elephants/
Why Did Tyke the Elephant Have to Die?
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Folks, no one is throwing grandma in the backyard compost pile! Support the legalization of human composting through The Order of the Good Death: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Support the production of these videos through the Ask a Mortician Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Full radio episodes used in this video- Hannity Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joe-concha-november-5th-hour-3/id1112194905?i=1000540941565 Beck episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/listen-closely-gop-this-is-the-secret-to-winning/id620967489?i=1000592747692 ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donate and/or become a member! https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan “The Future of Death” performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp)
Are You There Fox News? It's Me, Human Composting
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Watching MY GIRL with Ask a Mortician
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How One Man Kept Water Cremation Illegal
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How was YOUR week? *PLEASE SHARE: “The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland”* https://youtu.be/UCHt2MOVCbg *Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these videos possible!* http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan
Did We Really Violate Community Guidelines?
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A massive ship, an unthinkable tragedy, a chance to make sure the victims of the SS Eastland aren’t lost to time. *Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these documentaries possible!* http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Get access to Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for our coroner’s star fundraiser*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *All earnings from Secret Shop items go to supporting the work of The Order of the Good Death!* *Learn more about the EASTLAND DISASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY* https://eastlanddisaster.org/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/EastlandDisaster INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/EastlandDisaster TWITTER: https://twitter.com/EastlandDisastr PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/EastlandDisastr/ *Learn more about BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY* https://friendsofbnc.org https://www.bnca1877.org/ FACEBOOK (Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery, nonprofit volunteer support org): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063520151467 ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donate and/or become a member! https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan Heartfelt thanks to Ted Wachholz, Executive Director and Chief Historian of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society, for your passion, generosity, and spirit of collaboration on this project. But most of all thank you for the work that Barbara, Susan, and you do to preserve the memory of the Eastland Disaster. Thank you to Chuck Michalek, Trustee, Bohemian National Cemetery Association and member of Friends of BNC. Thank you for sharing the history and humanity of the cemetery and the Eastland dead with us. ***Additional Photo Credits*** Ron Steinberg – all images of Hawthorne Works' picnics Dariusz Burdon – animation of the Eastland listing and rolling over Susan Baysinger, Family of Norm Coughlin, David Bowles, Catherine McNamara – photos of various family members Professor George Hilton – diagrams of the Eastland Mirvish Productions – Titanic the Musical Trailer Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment – Titanic (motion picture) National Geographic – New CGI of How Titanic Sank WTTW – Chicago Stories “The Eastland Disaster” ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** The Eastland Disaster (Images of America) Wachholz, Ted. Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Charleston, South Carolina. The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy Bonansinga, Jay. Citadel Press Books-Kensington Publishing Corp., 2004. New York. Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic Hilton, George W. Stanford University Press, 1995. Stanford, California. “Only the River Remains: History and Memory of the Eastland Disaster in the Great Lakes Region, 1915-2015” Dial, Caitlyn Perry. ScholarWorks at WMU (Western Michigan University). Eastland Disaster Historical Society https://eastlanddisaster.org/ “​​The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/ “Disaster on the Eastland: Rare Tribune Photos Offer Glimpse of Tragedy” http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/local/eastland/eastland-photos.html
The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland
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