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Moving along the dead silence of the halls, under the fluttering fluorescent lights of the morgue you come upon a pair of double doors. Behind them, the sound of whirring tools and laughter fills the sterile air. With a little nudge, the door cracks open and there they stand: The Night Crew. “Meat” Morticians Lisa Vasquez, Donelle Pardee Whiting, and Jae Mazer along with their Undead Assistant Pixie Bruner to find out, “Who’s in the Bag??” Every month, you’ll get behind-the-scenes stories, a ...
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The Adventures of Memento Mori: A Skeptic's Guide for Learning to Live by Remembering to Die, is a podcast exploring the science, mysticism, culture, and mystery of death. Satirical and philosophical, the show follows host, D.S. Moss, as he attempts to reconcile his own impermanence and live a more meaningful life. Problem is, life keeps getting in the way.
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Let the chaos begin! Hosts Lisa Vasquez, Donelle Pardee Whiting, and Pixie Bruner welcome author Angela Yuriko Smith as they sit down to discuss writing, publishing, and more. Angela Yuriko Smith's Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Angela-Yuriko-Smith/author/B0053YHTO8 Memento Mori Ink Magazine: https://www.facebook.com/mementomoriinkmag…
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The Adventures of Memento Mori: A Skeptic's Guide for Learning to Live by Remembering to Die is a podcast exploring the science, mysticism, culture, and mystery of death. Satirical and philosophical, the show follows host, nontheist Chaplain D.S. Moss, as he attempts to reconcile his own impermanence and live a more meaningful life. Problem is, lif…
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In the podcast finale of The Adventures of Memento Mori, host D.S. Moss travels to the Catskills of New York, Chicago, Harvard, and Hawaii following a calling six years in the making - becoming a nontheist chaplain. Is the understanding that we're not entitled to tomorrow enough to truly put his money where he mic is and take a leap of faith? And i…
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Can a dinner party help Americans to die better? According to Michael Hebb, creator of Death Over Dinner, it certainly can. D.S. Moss didn't win the "he'll try anything once trophy" for nothin', because that's exactly what he wants to find out. Besides, what's the worst that can happen when you give 8 strangers steak knives, pickle them with wine, …
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O jornalista tem papel fundamental na propagação de notícias, para isso, faz - se necessário que todas elas sejam verídicas. O trabalho desses profissionais foi extremamente prejudicado, sem ter a população para ouvir, foram obrigados a buscar saídas, e é por isso que estamos aqui hoje com Yeda Mello, jornalista cujo compartilhará seu relato conosc…
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Os professores são fundamentais, tanto quanto ao alunos, na maioria das vezes, se dedicam dentro e fora da sala, isso acontece ao planejar as aulas, os projetos ou ate produzir um material áudio-visual.No episodio anterior, nós ouvimos como os alunos da rede privadas estão lidando com toda essa mudança. Sair da sala de aula foi um desafio para ambo…
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Desde de que as escolas suspenderam as aulas presenciais, estamos vendo a repercussão do EaD, muitos alunos sem assistência, outros estão apresentando uma grande dificuldade, além de expor a desigualdade no acesso à internet e retratar a exclusão social em tempos de pandemia. Para entendermos melhor toda essa situação, no episódio de hoje vamos con…
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As part of the ReImagine virtual festival celebrating Life, Loss, and Love, and in collaboration with Keeper Memorials, Death Doula LA, and Compassion and Choices, The Adventures of Memento Mori hosted a conversation about Medical Aid In Dying. Joining me were two family members whose terminally ill loved ones decided to peacefully end their own li…
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Tudo começou no dia 31 de dezembro de 2019, quando a organização mundial da saúde recebeu um alerta a respeito de casos de pneumonia ocorrendo na cidade Wuhan, na China. Em 7 de fevereiro, identificamos o vírus causador da doença. Três meses depois, a OMS declarou a crise como pandemia. Desde então, aprendemos a lidar com isso. Neste episódio damos…
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Dando continuidade ao nosso projeto, vamos tratar sobre algumas questões ligadas à pandemia de um jeito bem legal. Porém, no episódio de hoje vamos falar um pouco sobre as epidemias que ocorreram na antiguidade e as contribuições históricas destes eventos. Portanto ouça para saber nossa contribuição sobre o tema. Não esqueça de nos seguir nas redes…
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Há muito tempo os humanos buscam compreender a natureza que os cerca e que faz parte de si mesmos. Dentro desta busca, o fenômeno da Morte tem uma posição de destaque como algo que está para além do biológico. No episódio de hoje finalizamos nossa caminhada e apresentamos a interpretação da Morte na contemporaneidade na perspectiva histórica. Não d…
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Há muito tempo os humanos buscam compreender a natureza que os cerca e que faz parte de si mesmos. Dentro desta busca, o fenômeno da Morte tem uma posição de destaque como algo que está para além do biológico. No episódio de hoje continuamos nossa caminhada e apresentamos a interpretação da Morte na Idade Moderna na perspectiva histórica. Não deixe…
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Há muito tempo os humanos buscam compreender a natureza que os cerca e que faz parte de si mesmos. Dentro desta busca, o fenômeno da Morte tem uma posição de destaque como algo que está para além do biológico. No episódio de hoje apresentamos um breve apanhado sobre a interpretação da Morte na Idade Média na perspectiva histórica. Siga a gente nas …
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It’s amazing the way things come together sometimes. What seems to be a series of random encounters string together over time culminating into a predetermined life-affirming - or in this case, afterlife affirming moment. Fate, as some people call it. This spiritual road trip began with a near-death vision at a compound in rural Virginia, intersecte…
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How far would you go to honor a loved one who has died? Would you negotiate the distance of four rivers, through the wilderness of 2 countries, 1 province, and 13 states? Would you dedicate your life to a cause? D.S. Moss is joined by Dominique Leboiron, a Canadian who canoed from Saskatchewan to the Gulf of Mexico to honor the life of his Uncle Mi…
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It's March 23, 2020, in New York, New York. The world is confronting a novel coronavirus pandemic and the world will be forever changed because of it. To what extreme that change will be we don't know yet. But that is what we're going to talk about. Joining the show is technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, and novelist, Jamie Met…
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D.S. Moss welcomes Mark Manson to the COVID 19 edition of The Adventures of Memento Mori to talk about death and hope in these strange days. Mark is a New York Times best-selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck, Everything Is Fucked: A Book About Hope, and Love is Not Enough. Visit markmanson.net to read more of his work.…
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As a culture, America does not live well with death. By the very nature of our colonial Protestant roots, this country has an inherent denial of death ingrained in our collective psyche. Throw in the social and psychological effects of the country's expansive size. Mix that with our compulsion to minimize, sanitize, romanticize, homogenize and capi…
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Have you ever wanted to experience a “near-death experience” without having to experience nearly dying? The Monroe Institute offers a six-day course that claims to generate the same profound insights of an NDE. Participants will discover how to enter into the various states of consciousness associated with the near-death experience, come back safel…
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D.S. Moss confronts what it means to pay the ultimate price. In this episode, Moss has been asked by a friend to “talk to” their nephew, who is contemplating enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, which implies talking him out of it. But Moss will not be trying to talk Thomas in or out of anything. His objective is to listen, answer questions…
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In the conclusion of this adventure, D.S. Moss confronts his food consciously and directly. But, is hunting the most ecologically benign way to feed himself? And even if it is, could I pull the trigger? Should he just say the hell with it and go find a local symbiotic farm? So. Many. Questions. Join him as he tries to answer them all beginning in V…
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Do you know how much death is in your diet? Neither did D.S. Moss. Wanting to face his food consciously and directly, Moss leaves no stone unturned to discover how much death is on his plate. He goes from Vegetarian to Vegan to Mindful Hunter to Conscientious Carnivore. This episode comes with a warning: If you’re a human being who eats food it may…
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Believe it or not, suicide has been the most requested podcast topics for The Adventures of Memento Mori. However, D.S. Moss has been purposefully avoiding it. He likes to have a natural way into an issue, and he just never had the first-hand experience with suicide. Plus, it’s a hard topic. But, after learning that suicide has been steadily on the…
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Are you the happiest version of you you can be? Are negative thoughts and feelings keeping you from this? What if I were to tell you the only thing keeping you from living your true bliss is you! In this episode D.S. Moss gives you the secret of how the practice of Memento Mori will help you achieve happiness beyond your wildest dreams. The happine…
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This episode is about Texas, a boy and his dog and the unthinkable and inevitable decision that comes to almost all pet owners. D.S. Moss confronts “How do you know when it’s time to make the decision to say goodbye?” to a four-legged family member. If you're a person with a pet, know a person with a pet, or just like a sad ‘ol country song - this …
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Ever written an obituary? Yeah, neither had D.S. Moss. In this episode, Moss is asked to write a memorial to his grandfather with the challenge of a limited word count. How do you capture a person’s life in two paragraphs? And, what exactly is the purpose of an obit? Is it a matter of record or a legacy statement? To make it even more awkward, his …
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