Author Brandy Schillace discusses the Victorians' fascination with death, including dressing up deceased family members for photoshoots. The episode explores cultural attitudes towards death, the origins of embalming, and the societal separation from death.

Author Brandy Schillace joins Maddy and Anthony to discuss the unsettling Victorian art of death photography, exploring the reasons behind posing deceased loved ones in family portraits. They examine the visibility of death in Victorian society, the challenges in distinguishing between the living and deceased in postmortem photography, and the intention behind hiding the fact that subjects had already passed away.

Dr. Brandy Schillace discusses the taboo topic of head transplants, exploring the history, challenges, and ethical considerations involved. Topics include the difficulties of spinal cord reattachment, the evolution of organ transplants, defining death, controversial experiments on monkeys, and the complexities of transferring consciousness.