Death Prattle

Special guest Ben joins us to talk about necromancy in games and pop culture. We set out to discuss D&D and accidentally have a serious talk about grief.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod, like us on facebook at facebook.com/prattlepod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work  

This week we talk about how to let someone know you are there for them when they are going through a loss and get into the questions of morality calculus in the new show, The Good Place.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod, like us on facebook at facebook.com/prattlepod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

This week we are all over the place because Tara didn't do any of her pre-show prep work. But don't worry we still spend plenty of time trying to figure out what that Mr. Rogers and the dead fish episode was all about.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod, like us on facebook at facebook.com/prattlepod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work

In this episode we talk about our early realizations of death, including submissions from many of our wonderful listeners! We talk about realizations that things die through pets, children, and one very strange episode of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.      If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod, like us on facebook at facebook.com/prattlepod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week out episode is entirely non-linear, quickly devolves into nonsense, and keeps getting off track. Which is good, because we are talking about dreams.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod, like us on facebook at facebook.com/prattlepod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week we are talking about mourning celebrities. How we deal with the deaths of people we might never have known, but have had an impact on our lives, and how social media plays into that. If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week we talk about how mourning and death are portrayed in a piece of pop culture and watch the pilot episode of Pushing Daisies.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week we’re talking about how we talk about people we’ve lost. Do we mention they’ve died? Is it okay not to? Is there any way not to make everyone involved feel extra uncomfortable?   If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week Heather joins us to talk about losing someone to addiction and creating art as part of the mourning process.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

Special guest Matthew Pryce joins us to talk about the Pre-Mourning period when a loved one has a terminal illness. Plus we talk obituaries, Girl Scouts, and just a little Star Trek.    If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

Today we are talking about how we think about historical events our loved ones missed, and how our thoughts of them shape our own reactions.   If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

Today we are talking about living up to the expectations of those we’ve lost. What do they think about who we’ve become? How do we deal with how we see ourselves in their eyes.   If you'd like to submit a happy or sad song or to get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com   Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit facebook.com/MatthewPryceMusic to learn more about his work.

This week’s episode is about objects. What do we do with the items people leave behind? And what do those objects mean to us? To get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com **Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit his facebook page to learn more about his work. 

This week’s death prattle is about social media. How do we use social media to mourn? What has changed since so much of our lives have gone digital? What kind of internet afterlife do people have?    To get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com **Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit his facebook page to learn more about his work. 

Welcome to Death Prattle! This week’s show is about mourning: How long am I supposed to mourn? What do I wear?  When do I know it’s over? Am I doing it right? We will talk about the strict Victorian customs and cultures around mourning and how that’s different from what we are “supposed” to do today. We will also get into the correlation between depth of sadness and width of hat brim.   To get in touch with the show follow us on Twitter @PrattlePod or e-mail us at deathprattle@gmail.com Visit our webpage at www.prattlepod.com **Our music is courtesy of Matthew Pryce. Visit his facebook page to learn more about his work.