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Salt Radio: Bringing the Work into You
Year
2007
Michael Luce discusses the process of creating a casket for his mother who recently passed away. Luce speaks about the importance of going through the process of crafting the casket himself, and about the life of his mother.
Type
Radio
Title
Bringing the Work Into You
Year
2005
Michael Luce discusses the process of creating a casket for his mother who recently passed away. Luce speaks about the importance of going through the process of crafting the casket himself, and about the life of his mother.
Type
Photography
Title
Bringing the Work Into You Photographs
Year
2005
Annie Reichert captures a photograph of Michael Luce in his basement workshop, looking into the coffin he is building for his recently deceased mother, Portland, Maine.
Type
Writing
Title
From Summer Home to Graveyard
Year
2007
Intrigued by the concept of a cemetery that only conducts burials with biodegradable materials, Ellen Hills offered her summer property to be transformed into a graveyard. Leslie Koren speaks to Hills regarding her decision on the use of her land.
Type
Writing
Title
Stories of Love and Death
Year
2009
Jess Winter highlights how the Jewish Burial Society of Portland fights to keep traditional rituals alive. Winter speaks to members of the community about rituals being altered to assimilate to American customs and how this impacts their religious practices.
Type
Writing
Title
The Essence of Life: Communing with Death
Year
2009
Volunteering to care for the dead in Portland's Jewish community, Sheera LaBelle performs the ancient ritual of Tahara. Jess Winter speaks to LaBella about following traditional Jewish practices for burials.
Type
Radio
Title
Death at a Distance
Year
2020
COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.
Type
Radio
Title
Death at a Distance
Year
2020
COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.
Type
Radio
Title
Death at a Distance
Year
2020
COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.
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