Death in the Afternoon

INTERVIEW: Uncovering Pet Death's Greatest Mystery

The author of history's most influential piece of animal mourning literature had been lost...until now. Learn the incredible true story behind The Rainbow Bridge.  Episode Guest Paul Koudounaris is a  founding member of The Order of the Good Death. He has a PhD in Art History and has written three books about the use of skeletal remains in sacred spaces, Empire of Death, Heavenly Bodies, and Memento Mori. When he’s not hunting skeletons he moonlights as a cat historian, and his book co-authored by his tabby cat <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250217714/acatstale">Baba, A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History</a>, was a 2020 Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. Episode Resources <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/the-rainbow-bridge-the-true-story-behind-historys-most-influential-piece-of-animal-mourning-literature/"> The Rainbow Bridge: The True Story Behind History’s Most Influential Piece of Animal Mourning Literature  </a> Episode Credits Hosted by Caitlin Doughty  Guest Paul Koudounaris  Produced by the Order of the Good Death, Sarah Chavez  Edited by Alex de Freitas Music by Kissed Her Little Sister Podcast artwork by Jessica Peng <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">The Order of the Good Death</a> (<a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/">https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com</a>) Is supported by listeners like you! Support the Order by becoming a <a href="https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate">member</a> (https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate?)

Welcome to your mortality, humans!  Death in the Afternoon dispels myths about death and dead bodies, dives into history and dark tales you've never heard before, and features conversations with people working to change the future of death care, Hosted by Caitlin Doughty, Louise Hung, and Sarah Chavez.