Noelle King: New York State recently became the sixth U.S. state to legalize a new method of burial, prompting Governor Kathy Hochl to weigh in. Eleanor Cummins is a freelance science journalist who writes about what I recently learned is called death care and about the funeral industry. So coming up on today explained, soiling yourself.
Remember you are dirt and to dirt you shall return. Science journalist Eleanor Cummins and law professor Tanya Marsh explain the rise of human composting, now legal in six states, as an alternative to burial or cremation.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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