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Fascinating lives taken from the pages of the obituaries
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S1E5 The Woman Who Lived Among the Orangutans
This week we look at Birutė Galdikas, a primatologist who went into the rainforests of Borneo in 1971 to study one of the world’s least understood great apes: the orangutan. One of Louis Leakey’s…
S1E4 Bonus Episode: How I Wrote Matthew Perry's Obituary
This week we discuss how Georgia wrote Matthew Perry's obituary before he died, and what this can tell us about the craft of obituary writing more generally.
S1E3 The Man Who Invented the News
Ted Turner turned a small Atlanta television station into a media empire, then changed the rhythm of the world by launching CNN in 1980: the first 24-hour cable news network. Brash, restless, and…
S1E2 Britain's Most Prolific Art Forger
This week we take a look at Billy "the Brush" Mumford, an affable East Ender who fooled the art world to become one of Britain's most prolific art forgers.
S1E1 Canada's Quintuplet Celebrity
In our first episode, we reflect on the life of Annette Dionne, the last surviving member of the famed Dionne quintuplets. Born in Canada during the Great Depression, the sisters became a global…
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Last Rites has published 5 episodes since May 2026, covering topics in History.
Last Rites is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 31m.
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