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450. How to Be Better at Death

Freakonomics Radio

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Mortuary School - Why Did You Decide to Go to a School?

Shinman aoki, a modern undertaker in japan, described being ridiculed by society for his job. His family disowned him and his wife wouldn't sleep with him because he was defiled by corpses. Aoki purchased a surgical robe, mask and gloves, and began showing up to holmes dressed in full medical garb. People bought the image he was selling and called him doctor. By making themselves medical, they became legitimate....

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