Pre-dead Boys

What will remain of human civilization in 10,000 years? How do you finance building a mountain clock? And can glowing cats save us from our own radioactive death garbage? Nothing stops Max and Dorian from asking the tough questions… not even THE DANGER. Expand your scope and learn about the Long Now, RIGHT NOW! [](https://emperorx.bandcamp.com/album/10000-year-earworm-to-discourage-settlement-near-nuclear-waste-repositories) [Listen to Emperor X's ode to raycats.](https://emperorx.bandcamp.com/album/10000-year-earworm-to-discourage-settlement-near-nuclear-waste-repositories) -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) and [INSTAGRAM!](https://www.instagram.com/predeadboys/) @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Get BRUTAL with the boys as Dorian teaches Max (!!) about the finer points of the rich Death Metal scene of late 1980s/early 1990s Florida! Learn how the scene and the bands came to be, and listen as Max begrudgingly describes some disgusting Cannibal Corpse album art. NOTE: All music clips in this episode are included for research and education purposes, and are protected under Fair Use. Support the bands by buying/streaming their music! -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Get nasty with Max and Dorian as they explore the horrific and beautiful depths of the sea! They examine the complex ecosystems of whale falls, the shameful sea burials of history, and how YOU can turn your carcass into a coral reef! Watch: [Whale Fall (After Life of a Whale) by Sweet Fern Productions](https://vimeo.com/29987934) Watch: [Whale Fall Community](https://youtu.be/vQbGk4sHROg) -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

IT’S TIME TO PARTY as Max and Dorian explore some strange and paranoia-drenched death hoaxes! They cover the victimization of wrongfully-declared dead in India, some comically inaccurate obituaries, and celebrity clones. Bring your tinfoil hat! [](https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/04/uttar-pradesh-association-dead-people.html) [Here’s a great article about Lal Bahari’s organization.](https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/04/uttar-pradesh-association-dead-people.html) -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Hop in the time-traveling mausoleum with Max and Dorian as they travel back and explore the rich history and culture of death in China! Learn about cliffside coffins, a city of ceramic soldiers, the somber reality of death houses, and… well, we don’t wanna tell you how to do your funeral, but our last subject is PROFOUNDLY scandalous. -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

GREAT GUTZON BORGLUM! The boys get downright presidential as they revisit MAUSOLEUMS, those big pretty buildings that store the dead above the ground! Listen as Max and Dorian teach you about the problematic marriage of the mausoleum’s namesake, some shaky math on old-timey inflation, the inventor of the chokeslam… and time travel, I guess?  -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

It’s the Pre-Dead Boys at their most skeptical as they explore the fringe science of cheating death by freezing bodies! Y’see, they’re only LEGALLY dead. And much to Max’s joy, he gets to tell Dorian about The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. Watch [WE WILL LIVE AGAIN](https://vimeo.com/86519824) -- [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Jazz funerals! Mausoleums! Airborne coffins! Max shares the rich culture and funerary practices of New Orleans, where music is as much a part of death as it is life. And Dorian eliminates a potential sponsor. NOTE: A brief clip from “When I Die, You Better Second Line” by Kermit Ruffins is included for research and education purposes, and is protected under Fair Use. [Buy his music!](https://www.basinstreetrecords.com/artists/kermit-ruffins/)  [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Enter the fraud-riddled world of mummy trade as Max enlightens Dorian on the history of profiting off of enbalmed bodies… as well as poorly-made fakes! We wrap up (heh) with some details on how you can buy one. Seriously. [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys

Ball is life… but is ball also death? Max and Dorian explore a unique death philosophy that involves sports, Van Gogh, and what sounds like a pretty rad t-shirt.  You can read the study we refer to [here.](https://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/jsep.2016-0025) [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! @predeadboys [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! ko-fi.com/predeadboys Dark Standoff by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100268 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

In this inaugural episode, Max teaches Dorian about Tibetan Sky Burial! It's a pretty brutal yet surprisingly practical way to dispose of remains. Yum. [You can watch the practice here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JisWrqwtIeo) (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: it's pretty dang gruesome) [FOLLOW US ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) for episode updates! [@predeadboys](https://twitter.com/predeadboys) [JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007401096211133/) to talk to other pre-dead folks! Search PRE-DEAD BOYS PODCAST on Facebook! [DONATE A COUPLE BUCKS](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys) to help us grow! [ko-fi.com/predeadboys](https://ko-fi.com/predeadboys)