Episode
50. Let’s talk about death ft. A Mortuary Technician
48:23
Published: Sun Oct 23 2022
Description
We are joined this week by Laura, a student mortuary technician in Australia to discuss her experiences and role and how she thinks about death and the meaning of a good life on this special guest episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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