Kalliope's Korner
Kalliope's Korner
Rest in Pieces: The Quirky Quest for Eco-Friendly Eternity
Could the future of burial practices be as natural as composting? Imagine turning human remains into nutrient-rich soil, challenging centuries-old traditions and sparking both intrigue and discomfort. This episode uncovers the somewhat bizarre yet eco-friendly concept of human composting and its potential implications on our relationship with death and the environment. We humorously ponder the odd possibility of enjoying a salad grown from soil enriched by dear old neighbors, and consider the intimate, albeit unconventional, idea of simply burying loved ones in the backyard. It's a heartwarming and slightly eccentric journey through a world where resting in peace might mean becoming part of the earth's cycle.
Join us for a conversation that's part curiosity, part skepticism, and fully entertaining as we reflect on whether society is ready to embrace such an innovative method of honoring the deceased. With lively anecdotes and a touch of irreverence, we question the practicality and emotional impact of transforming bodies into mulch. Whether it's imagining a garden party catered by your composted Aunt Martha or perceiving the backyard as a discreet burial site, this episode promises a candid, thought-provoking exploration of a truly unique way to meet our ultimate fate.
There's not a lot of shit that really throws me. I don't kind of get like all fucking lost or confused over things, but I gotta tell you I just heard about this human composting today and it's a little weird.
Speaker 2:If you don't know, human composting is basically when you die, rather than being cremated or going in a coffin, you kind of get put in this little fucking like bag or something and then like the bugs eat you and enzymes take over and instead of being a fucking waste of space, you become like a mulch or something, or you become this, like great pile of dirt that's better than the other pile of dirt and listen, aside from my religious views, I have a little problem with it, not so much because you're just going to get eaten by bugs, you're just going to get eaten by bugs. But you know, if you mulch, at some point somebody's going to like plant a fucking garden or something, or something's going to happen. I can just tell. And while I'm going out east to get my you know fresh sweet Long Island corn or my tomatoes or all the things I like to pick organically and shit like that, you know every bite I take, from now on I'm thinking like yo is I take. From now on I'm thinking like yeah, was this Martha who used to live next door and you know she died like a year ago or three years ago or however long it takes to become fucking mud, and now I'm eating her. Now I'm eating her. I got a problem with that.
Speaker 2:I do have to say and I told my sister this today that I could get behind this if it were more of a situation where it's like somebody dies, you drag them out to the backyard, you bury a little, you know, make a little hole, you bury him in it, because that would be more like a hiding space rather than like a burial plot. And then the reality is, you know, like I'm knocking on the door, yo, where's joey? Yo, joey, he's in the backyard. I lost the paperwork on that one, but he's out there somewhere, you know. Whatever hiding places I can get behind human compost thing, absolutely not. I need my neighbor.