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450. How to Be Better at Death

Freakonomics Radio

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Death and Cremation - A Book Review

Kate landody is the author of a book about her early years working in the funeral industry. In addition to its many dark and funny scenes, the book lays out her philosophy about death. The fear of death drives every cre ve and destructive impulse we have as human beings. We can do our best to push death to the margins, keeping corpses behind stainless steel doors or tucking the sick into hospital rooms. But we are all going to die, and we know it....

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