Cemetery: Celebrate Life, Honor the Dead.

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Melissa & Dave

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🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Graveyards, cemeteries, ossuaries, and crypts — all places of reverence where the living can pay their respects to those who’ve crossed over before us. But that wasn’t always the case. In the Middle Ages, graveyards were far more raucous, home to fairs, markets, and even grazing cattle. In the 19th century, some cemeteries were the place to see and be seen, possibly with a well-stocked picnic basket in tow. In 1860, The Green-Wood Cemetery in New York rivaled Niagara Falls (!) as the most popular tourist attraction in the US. In this episode, we take leisurely strolls through Pére Lachaise and Greyfriars Kirkyard, learn about the one-way train for the dearly departed, and visit a cheery Romanian cemetery. Then we share five books we love that explore these often peaceful, sometimes eerie ‘museums of people,’ including a 19th-century classic mystery tale, a how-to for death, two beloved fantasy novels, and a Gothic thriller set in 1980s Barcelona. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) by Sallie Tisdale A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George Saunders Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón For more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit show notes. Sign up for our free Substack to connect with us and other lovely readers who are curious about the world. Transcript of Cemetery: Celebrate Life, Honor the Dead Do you enjoy our show? Do you want be friends with other (lovely) people who love books and travel? Please support our work on Patreon! Strong Sense of Place is an audience-funded endeavor, and we need your support to continue making this show. Get all the info you need right here. Thank you! Parts of the Strong Sense of Place podcast are produced in udio. Some effects are provided by soundly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hello, welcome to strong sense of place. In each episode, we focus on one destination and discuss
0:36.9	what makes it different than any other place on Earth.
0:39.3	Then we recommend five books we love that took us there on the page.
0:42.9	I'm Melissa Jolwan.
0:44.2	I'm David Humphreys.
0:45.5	We're going around the world, one great read at a time.
0:48.9	Thanks for joining us. Welcome to Strong Sense of Place.
1:16.6	Today we get curious about the cemetery.
1:35.3	If you're listening to this on launch day, Mel and I are well into month two of our spooky season celebration.
1:36.9	Best time of the year.
1:37.4	Yep.
1:42.9	Today in two truths and a lie, we will talk about a mass transit system for the dead.
1:46.0	And then we'll talk about five books we love. I'm recommending a novel about two ghosts who find love in a cemetery in the Bronx.
1:51.0	Oh, that's nice. I've got a book that will help you prepare for wearing the pine overcoat.
1:57.0	Sign it up for the silent majority. going cold turkey on your oxygen habit.
2:03.8	Today we're going to go dark.
2:06.5	Let's start it up with the Cemetery 101.
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