Hayley Campbell: The vital role of death industry professionals
In today’s episode, Tsultrim speaks with UK-based writer, journalist and broadcaster Hayley Campbell about her new book “All the Living and the Dead”. This compelling and heartfelt book explores the death industry and those who work in it, as Hayley strives to answer her own questions about death and better understand society's attitudes towards the topic. Her research leads her to share conversations with many interesting people including embalmers, a former death row executioner, gravediggers and even people with jobs she'd never heard of before, such as a bereavement midwife.
Hayley tells Tsultrim about her experiences meeting with these incredible people who have made death their life's work, but who often go unrecognised in society until we need them.
In addition to her own books, Hayley's work has been featured on WIRED, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, GQ, Esquire, Empire, VICE, FIGHTLAND, New Statesman, McSweeney’s, The Comics Journal. She also hosts the Unpopped podcast for the BBC and Must Watch on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Visit Hayley's website: https://www.hayleycampbell.com/
Follow Hayley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hayleycampbell
Follow Hayley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayleycampbelly/
This episode of What About Death!? is hosted by Tsultrim and edited by Werner Mathiuet. Special thanks to Shannon Callander and the whole Karuna team.
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