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Eat, Drink, and Be Buried is a podcast about New Orleans' Cultures, Customs, and Curiosities. It covers interviews with everyone from gravediggers, tomb builders, burlesque dancers, Mardi Gras Indians, and more. It also features deeper dives into historical stories that you may or may not know about.
Eat, Drink, & Be Buried is hosted by photographer and award-winning writer Sally Asher. She is also the owner and operator of Red Sash Tours.
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Interview with an Embalmer: A Conversation with New Orleans Embalmer Olivia Hunt
“Interview with an Embalmer: A Conversation with New Orleans Embalmer Olivia Hunt.” There is no federal law in the United States requiring embalming; it varies state to state. This episode explores…
Exploring the Myths of Marie Laveau and Delphine Lalaurie: Interview with Carolyn Morrow Long
No two women in New Orleans have had more misinformation spread about them then Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau and the sadistic socialite Delphine LaLaurie. For over a century, the lives of these…
“Scrim, A ‘Tail’ of Serendipity: Interview with Margaret Orr.”
Scrim, A ‘Tail’ of Serendipity: Interview with Margaret Orr.” Margaret Orr discusses her new children’s book “Scrim My Tail: As Told to Margaret Orr,” published by Susan Schadt Press and…
“New Orleans’ Haunted Restaurants: An Interview with Poppy Tooker.”
“New Orleans’ Haunted Restaurants: An Interview with Poppy Tooker.” Cookbook writer, radio host, and tv personality Poppy Tooker discusses some of New Orleans’ most haunted restaurants. “New…
Secrets from the Skeleton House of St. Charles Ave: An Interview with the Skeleton Queen of New Orleans.
“Secrets from the Skeleton House of St. Charles Ave: An Interview with the Skeleton Queen of New Orleans.” For over twenty years, Louellen Berger has been transforming her home on St. Charles Ave…
“The Calm After the Storm: The Labyrinths of New Orleans.”
“The Calm After the Storm: The Labyrinths of New Orleans.” An interview with Marty and Debi Kermeen, educators, presenters, facilitators, owners of Labyrinths in Stone, and founding members of The…
Hatchets & Harlotry: When Carrie Nation Visited New Orleans’ Storyville
In this episode I take a deep dive into two very different women – controversial temperance advocate Carrie Nation and New Orleans madam Josie Arlington – and what happened when they met on a…
Interview with a Gravedigger Part 3
The final episode of the three-part series entitled “Interview with a Gravedigger” with city gravedigger, sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and owner of NOLA Cemetery Renewal LLC,…
Interview with a Gravedigger Part 2
Part two of a three-part series entitled “Interview with a Gravedigger” with New Orleans' city gravedigger, sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and owner of NOLA Cemetery Renewal LLC,…
S1E1 Interview with a Gravedigger Part 1
I sat down with New Orleans native Nick Black who is the contracted gravedigger for the city's cemeteries, as well as the sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and the owner of NOLA…
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Eat, Drink, and Be Buried has published 10 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in History.
Eat, Drink, and Be Buried is currently moderate with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 37m.
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