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Death Is Not The EndYour Body Is A WonderlandLo Carmen talks with Jackie Dent , journalist and author of “The Great Dead Body Teachers”, a book about whole body donation and the incredible world of human anatomy.Follow Jackie here www.instagram.com/jackiedentwrites/https://www.jackiedent.com/Buy The Great Dead Body TeachersThank you to Sam Shinazzi for recording a porch version of ‘Your Body Is A Wonderland’, originally by John Mayer, for this episode. More Sam Shinazzi here.The Death Is Not The End Theme music composed, performed and recorded...2025-07-2634 minDeath Is Not The EndLegal GhostLo Carmen & singer songwriter/musician Gareth Liddiard (Tropical Fuck Storm, The Drones, Springtime, solo and other projects) get loose and go deep on making music out of sex and death, people who change your life with music, how songs know things, how existence is a wild thing, dreams, loss, species-centric love, horrible jobs, humanity, immortality and why we make art.Warning: a lot of swearing in this one, and subjects that may be upsetting.Excerpts from sound recordings used with permission.Legal Ghost from (Bong Odyssey/Gareth Liddiard & Rui Perrera, ©Gareth Li...2025-07-181h 16Death Is Not The EndRemember MeLo Carmen hears the secrets of the Wind Telephone in Japan, and challenges her thinking about death and afterlife by learning about virtual interactive versions of ourselves that preserve our memories and live on after we go with James Vlahos from Hereafter.ai and the wild world of preservation of the human body after legal death through cryogenics from Southern Cryonics CEO Peter Tsolakides.Death Is Not The End original theme music written, recorded and performed by Peter Head, as well as versions of 'Remember Me' and 'Can't Help Falling Love'.'Death Is Not The En...2025-07-1134 minDeath Is Not The EndWanted Dead or AliveLo Carmen talks with photojournalist Klaus Bo, who has been exploring death rituals around the world with his camera for over ten years, immersing himself in the cultures for months at a time, and believes we can learn a lot about life and death from witnessing them. See Klaus’s incredible photographs at www.deadandaliveproject.com. You can also follow him on Instagram and Substack.We also hear from Romani singer Sarah Bedak and Jane Skinner about their personal experiences in Serbia and Varanasi. Death Is Not The End is c...2025-07-0556 minDeath Is Not The EndThe Trees & Flowers & Creeks & Rocks Hold Your Face With Every SeasonIn this episode, Lo Carmen converses with songwriter and artist Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, about how music can help us process and explore death and remember loved ones, dementia, funeral songs, tribute albums, recording with Johnny Cash, David Ferguson and Cowboy Jack Clement, strange dreams, parties in the graveyard and more.The title of this episode is a lyric from Bonnie 'Prince' Billy song 'Missing One'.Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Bandcamp here.David Ferguson Bandcamp here.Thank you to Will Oldham for...2025-06-2852 min