Death Wish

Kaylin, Caitlin, Megan, and Kris

Four elder millennials prepare for death.

Episodes

  1. Feb 6

    6. Final Disposition: Part 2

    In this episode the girls prepare for death by considering “sustainable” body disposal practices. We recommend: Caitlin: the Apple TV series, Pluribus for depicting body disposal labor Kaylin: the 2019 film, The Lighthouse, and Peacock’s Pokerface season 2 episode 2 for knowing cremated remains are pulverised bones Kris: The Pitt season 2 for continuing to raise DNR awareness, and Netflix’s His and Hers Megan: the Netflix series, Derry Girls for the Irish wake scene We referenced: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/09/greener-way-to-go-eco-friendly-way-dispose-of-body-burial-cremationhttps://recompose.life/https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-human-composting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_composting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Way_of_Deathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promessionhttps://earthfuneral.com/resources/sky-burials-eco-friendly-funerals/https://www.conservationburialalliance.org/http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=find-a-natural-burial-sitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_at_seahttps://www.epa.gov/marine-protection-permitting/burial-sea#instructionshttps://resomation.com/https://ncceh.ca/resources/evidence-reviews/alternative-disposition-services-green-burial-alkaline-hydrolysis-andhttps://curious.earth/blog/sustainable-green-burials/https://www.eternalreefs.com/https://www.eternalreefs.com/the-eternal-reefs-story/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cremationhttps://www.greenmatters.com/p/eco-friendly-burial-methodshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1126630/https://funerals.org/get-help/green-options/https://www.interraburial.com/ecological-burial-optionshttps://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/green-end-of-life-options/Text us to let us know what you think of the episode! Follow us on Instagram and Substack for more.

    1h 2m
  2. 11/28/2025

    5. Final Disposition: Part 1

    In this episode the girls prepare for death by weighing the tradeoffs of caskets v. cremation. We recommend: Caitlin: the original 1922 film, Nosferatu, and the I Think You Should Leave sketch, CornCob TV’s Coffin Flop (season 2, episode 1) Kaylin: the 1992 film, Death Becomes Her, for its look at corpse upkeep Kris: the Apple TV series, Shrinking, for its message on processing grief Megan: that classic comfort watch, Law and Order We referenced:  Apawu, M. (2025, September 13). Ghana’s fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy. AP News.https://apnews.com/article/ghana-fantasy-coffins-funerals-accra-tradition-01220db5b2e240a12ae8e4ba8820f993 Cremation Association of North America. (n.d.). History of cremation.https://www.cremationassociation.org/historyofcremation.html National Funeral Directors Association. (2023, December 8). 2023 NFDA General Price List Study shows inflation increasing faster than the cost of a funeral.https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/8134/2023-nfda-general-price-list-study-shows-inflation-increasing-faster-than-the-cost-of-a-funeral National Funeral Directors Association. (2024, July 25). U.S. cremation rate is projected to climb to 61.9 % in 2024.https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/8944/us-cremation-rate-is-projected-to-climb-to-619-in-2024 National Funeral Directors Association. (n.d.). Statistics. https://nfda.org/news/statistics Vaughn Greene Funeral Services. (2022, March 13). Casket vs. Coffin: Six key differences you should know. https://vaughncgreene.com/blogs/blog-entries/3/News-Events/178/Casket-vs-Coffin-Six-Key-Differences-You-Should-Know.html Text us to let us know what you think of the episode! Follow us on Instagram and Substack for more.

    1h 7m
  3. 11/07/2025

    2. Medical Assistance in Dying

    In this episode the girls prepare for death by taking a look at Medical Aid in Dying and its impact on vulnerable communities. We recommend Caitlin: the Turkish comedy series, Gibi, and the film, Alien: Romulus (2024) Kaylin: the K-drama, Crash Landing on You (2019) Kris: the dead girl murder mystery series, The Perfect Couple (2024), and Marvel series, WandaVision (2021) Megan: the writings of Liz Bruenig on the death penalty at the Atlantic, and the film, Children of Men (2006) We referenced: Dying With Dignity Canada. (n.d.). Get the facts: Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/end-of-life-support/get-the-facts-on-maid/ (Dying With Dignity Canada) Government of Canada. (2025, August 27). Medical assistance in dying: Overview. Health Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/medical-assistance-dying.html Haring, C. (2024, January 30). D.C. can be a blueprint for Maryland aid-in-dying law. Death with Dignity. https://deathwithdignity.org/news/2024/01/dc-can-be-blueprint-for-md-dwd-law/ M, B. (2017, September 21). People with disabilities often fear they’re a burden. That’s why legal assisted suicide scares me. Vox. https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/9/21/16307868/assisted-suicide-disabilities-legal NPR. (2022, December 11). Canada is expanding categories for medically assisted death. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/11/1142141146/canada-is-expanding-categories-for-medically-assisted-death Seucharan , C. (2021, October 25). “I die when I run out of money”: How disability and poverty are driving medical assistance in dying in Canada. CANADALAND. https://www.canadaland.com/madeline-medical-assistance-in-dying-priced-out-of-life/  Text us to let us know what you think of the episode! Follow us on Instagram and Substack for more.

    1h 22m
5
out of 5
15 Ratings

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Four elder millennials prepare for death.