Episodes 45
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (81)
Since Jun 2018
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
81%
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About This Podcast

Death, et seq. literally means "Death and what follows." This podcast addresses all aspects of death care in the United States -- options for funerals and disposition, the ways in which "traditions" are being disrupted, and where death care is headed. A broad range of experts within the funeral industry and various reform communities are invited to share their views. Listeners are invited to actively participate by submitting questions and topics of interest.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 46: Demystifying End of Life Planning Documents

Apr 27, 2026 19m

Do you have your documents in order to allow for a trusted person to make decisions about your health care and property if you become incapacitated? This episode walks through four important kinds of…

Episode 45: Empathy and End of Life with Stephanie Hopp

Apr 21, 2026 52m

In today's episode, I talk to Stephanie Hopp, EdD, RN, CPN, an Associate Professor in the Undergraduate Nursing Program at Clarkson College in Omaha, Nebraska. Professor Hopp talks about her…

Episode 44: The Strange Case of Jeremy DeWitte

Apr 13, 2026 26m

In this episode of Death et seq., Professor Marsh talks to Wake Law student Spencer Maher about Jeremy DeWitte, the man who turned a Florida funeral escort service into a viral masterclass in policy…

Episode 43: Regulating the Funeral Industry

Apr 06, 2026 30m

In this episode of the Death Esq. podcast, Professor Marsh welcomes Jay Doshi to discuss the outdated regulatory structures of the American funeral industry. Doshi explains how the industry…

Episode 42: Green Burial with Suzanne Kelly

Mar 30, 2026 36m

On this episode, I talk to Suzanne Kelly, chair of the Town of Rhinebeck, New York Cemetery Committee about green burial. The Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery opened a Natural Burial Ground in 2014, only…

Episode 41: Grave Goods

Mar 23, 2026 41m

“Riches do not so much exhilarate us with their possession, as they torment us with their loss.” This quotation comes from Robert Burton, a 17th century Oxford scholar and clergyman who understood…

Episode 39: Evidentiary Body Parts

Mar 16, 2026 34m

In this episode, we discuss the retention and disposition of human remains after they are seized by law enforcement as part of a criminal investigation. We’re not talking about what happens to a body…

Episode 38: Disposition of the Remains of Incarcerated Individuals

Mar 02, 2026 32m

When a person dies while incarcerated, what happens to their remains? Do incarcerated individuals receive as much respect in death as other individuals? Third-year Wake Forest Law student Katie…

Episode 37: Cremated Remains and What to Do With Them

Feb 23, 2026 50m

In this episode, third year Wake Forest Law student Connor Crotty compares the processes of cremation and alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation), discusses the chemical composition of cremated…

Episode 36: Early American Protestantism and Death

Feb 16, 2026 50m

Tanya talks to Erik Seeman, a history Professor at University at Buffalo and the author of several books on early American attitudes towards death and death care practices, including Speaking with…

Episode 35: Catholicism and Death

Feb 09, 2026 50m

What death care practices are in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church? In this episode, Tanya talks to Wake Law student Andrea St. Paul about the historical evolution of Catholic death care…

Episode 34: The Ancient Law of Death

Feb 02, 2026 43m

In this episode, Tanya talks to Vivian Bolen about the law and death customs in Ancient Rome and Greece, and to Lillian Remler about death customs in Ancient Egypt. The echoes of this ancient law and…

Episode 33: Burn, Bury or Biodegrade Me

Jan 26, 2026 35m

In this episode, Tanya talks to her friend Holly Swenson, walking her through the options for the disposition of her remains (cremation, casket burial, green burial, water cremation, and human…

Episode 32: AI Memorialization and Digital Grief

Jan 19, 2026 21m

Since emerging tools like AI memorialization, grief bots, and digital afterlife platforms can essentially allow us to virtually resurrect the dead, they can provide support during times of intense…

Episode 31: Military Burials with Professor Ellie Morales

Jan 12, 2026 31m

In this episode, Tanya talks to Professor Ellie Morales, who directs the Veteran's Legal Clinic at Wake Forest Law School, about the funeral benefits available to service members and veterans, as…

Episode 30: Cemetery GPR with Dr. David Leslie

Jan 05, 2026 52m

Ground penetrating radar (or GPR) is one of the geophysical techniques that archaeologists like Dr. David Leslie of Terrasearch Geophysical use to image or map archaeological sites without disturbing…

Episode 29: Buying and Selling Human Remains

Dec 29, 2025 36m

For more information about the laws at issue in the so-called "Harvard Morgue Case," check out my article in The Conversation.

Episode 28: The Wake Forest Law Review & The Future of Death Care

Dec 22, 2025 33m

Will Boyce, the current Editor in Chief of The Wake Forest Law Review is the guest. He and Tanya discuss the legal scholarship created in connection with the Spring 2024 Symposium -- The Future of…

Episode 27: Cremation Fireworks

Dec 12, 2025 31m

Wake Law Student Jannine Huby organized this episode. She explains how cremation fireworks work and introduces Jason Diemer and Clay Adams of Greenlawn Funeral Home in Springfield, Missouri, the only…

Episode 26: Barbara Kemmis on Consumer Preferences in Death Care

Dec 03, 2025 47m

In this episode, Tanya and Barbara Kemmis, the Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America, discuss research conducted by Wake Forest University School of Law on consumer…

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Death, et seq. has published 45 episodes since June 2018, covering topics in Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture.

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