Topic: Green Burial

2 chapters across the catalog

Honorifics
Episode 1597 1:50:35 - 1:53:04

1597: Honorifics

Green Burials and the Return to Nature Funeral Home Scandal

Police discovered 115 improperly stored bodies at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Fremont County, Colorado, which specialized in "green burials." The facility reportedly eschewed embalming chemicals and metal caskets, leading to a biohazard situation that requires DNA testing for victim identification. The incident is used to satirize the "green" industry, with a dark joke about starting a "wood chipper burial" business.

Peak Woke
Episode 1345 1:03:17 - 1:05:08

1345: Peak Woke

Human Composting Legislation, Oregon and New York Bills

Oregon passes a bill allowing for human composting, with similar legislation pending in New York. The hosts frame this as a "green" alternative to cremation, which produces carbon emissions. They jokingly link the timing of the bill to potential mass casualties from vaccines.