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Death, Sex & Money

A Funeral Director's Life After Burnout

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2015

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We check in with Caleb Wilde, the sixth-generation Pennsylvania funeral director who told me about his struggle with depression last year.  Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi everyone it's Anna the death sex and money team is in New Orleans this week doing some interviews for an upcoming episode and eating a lot of good food so this week we're bringing you an update on Caleb Wilde, the sixth generation funeral

0:13.8

director from Pennsylvania. We asked you which past guests you've been

0:17.5

wondering about and Natalie from Chicago asked for Caleb. I'm just wondering how he's

0:22.2

doing and if he's even in the business anymore.

0:24.7

I called up Caleb and he told me about what's happened in his life since we talked.

0:29.1

He's in a very different place than he was when we met about a year ago.

0:33.4

Listen for that update at the end.

0:35.2

But first, here's my original conversation with Caleb Wild.

0:39.1

This is death, sex, and money.

0:44.0

We are assembled here today.

0:45.0

Pay final respects to our honor day.

0:48.0

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

0:52.0

We were sitting next to a millionaire. about the things we think about a lot, and need to talk about more.

0:56.9

I love having sex with you.

0:58.8

I'm Anna Sale.

1:02.1

At the top of the steps, we'll be right in the funeral home itself so we'll just

1:06.5

sneak her on upstairs and go from there so.

1:10.3

Caleb Wild leads me into the wild funeral home through the back.

1:15.0

I've never entered a funeral home through the back door, so first thing I asked Caleb to show me around.

1:21.0

My mom might be at the top of these steps.

1:25.0

This is a family-run business.

1:27.0

The building sits at a corner of Main Street in Parksburg, Pennsylvania,

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