What can be done with a dead body?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 18 December 2008

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

From transforming into a gem to being shot into space, modern technology has created a multitude of possible destinations for the bodies of the deceased. Go beyond the traditional funeral in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.8	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from House Stuff Works.com.
0:46.1	Hi and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.7	This is Stuff You Should Know and I'm Josh and there's Chuck.
0:51.8	Nice Chuck, isn't it?
0:53.1	Hi Josh.
0:54.1	Hi, I'm here.
0:55.1	I'm here.
0:56.1	Chuck.
0:57.1	One of my heroes, one of my idols of all time.
1:01.1	My guy named Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
1:03.1	I knew that's where you're going.
1:04.6	He actually stole one of my ideas.
1:07.1	Years.
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