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When the baby boomers die, where will we put all the bodies?

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The traditional ways of dealing with our dead are running into problems. Cities are running out of space for cemeteries. Cremation and burial are being shunned for their environmental damage. And there’s a huge wave of boomers running out of time. Ian Sutton, author of The Big Exit, joins host Brian Lilley to discuss the trouble of dealing with so many humans dying off, and the creative alternatives being explored — including feeding us to mushrooms, blowing us into space, crushing us up, and putting us to sleep with the fishes. (Recorded April 20, 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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