This hour, we’re starting at the end: Death.
Knowledge of our mortality affects almost everything about us. And lately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, death is on our phones, in the headlines, and in the air.
Today, you’ll hear from funeral director , on how he’s had to adapt his practices to be safe AND to serve during the Coronavirus. And you’ll hear from Alua Arthur, who is a Death Doula at . We recorded a conversation about her work back in December, and then reconnected in May to talk about how her work has changed in the middle of the Coronavirus.
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GUESTS:
- Alua Arthur is a Death Doula at in Los Angeles
- Howard K. Hill is the owner of in Hartford, Bloomfield, and New Haven
Catie Talarski contributed to this show.