In this episode, the girls prepare for death by getting into mourning traditions.
We recommend:
Caitlin: the 2025 book, Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away by Coltan Scrivner, PhD
Kaylin: the 2025 FX/Hulu series, Dying for Sex, for its complex depiction of a woman’s final months of life
Kris: the 2025 HBO series, The Pitt, for its trauma-informed storytelling about death in an ER
Megan: the 2024 spy thriller series, Day of the Jackal, which made her root for an assassin
We referenced:
Forget me not – revealing Victorian… | National Trust for Scotland
How rituals around Irish deaths, wakes and funerals have changed
7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World | Britannica
Funeral practices and beliefs about the afterlife in South and Southeast Asia | Pew Research Center