The Secret Life of Death Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 8: Identity, Part 6
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final installment of the “Identity” series, we move the story of the first LGBTQ+ bar in Vermont, Andrews Inn, into the present day. Though...
Episode 8: Identity, Part 5
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 1982, Andrews Inn had been sent reeling from the set-up and raid by authorities and their business struggled in its aftermath. But 1982 ...
Episode 8: Identity, Part 4
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the sale of Andrews Inn to gay couple, Thom Herman and Jeremy Youst (1979) went through and some of the fervor of the anti-gay protest march tha...
Episode 8: Identity, Part 3
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By 1979, Andrews Inn, now operating as a “gay nightclub” as well as a sit down restaurant and bar was doing well and though locals didn’t always...
Episode 8: Identity, Part 2
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1973, the Moisis Family of Bellows Falls, VT bought the historic Hotel Windham building in the downtown, cleaned it up, refurbished it and opened a...
Episode 8: Identity, Part 1
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 6, the "Identity" series explores the history of Andrews Inn, the first and at the time, the only gay bar in the state of Vermont (1973-1984...
True Crimes from Olden Times - Episode 1: The Farmhand's Awful Work
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here at TSLOD, we are excited to announce a new podcast collaboration with Caitlin Abrams (of TikTok cemetery fame with her fantastic gravestone clean...
Episode 10: Neighborhood
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Taphophiles are a niche group of enthusiasts and so too, it would follow, are the podcasts that cater to them. What follows is an interview with anoth...
Episode 9: Taphosphere
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a break on the finishing touches on Episode 8: Identity to round out the year, with a new show, Episode 9: Taphosphere! This one is F.U.N! Wh...
Episode 8: Identity, Charity and Sylvia Teaser
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out, in the process of podcastery, a lot of extra audio material gets left of the cutting room floor, so I’ve taken some of that extra stuff a...
Episode 8: Identity, Fall Mountain Hike Teaser
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another quick teaser episode with extra material from the cutting room floor from the upcoming Episode 8: Identity series. I take a hike up local land...
Episode 8: Identity, Toilet Teaser
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The winter wears on and I am still working away on the next series, Episode 8: Identity, about Andrews Inn - the first LGBTQ+ bar and hotel in the sta...
Episode 8: Identity, Prologue
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome you to Season 3 of TSLoD Podcast with the prologue to Episode 8: Identity~ We’re doing this prologue to help set up the Episode 8: Identi...
Episode 7: Degenerate, Part 2
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Picking up where we left off in Episode 7: Degenerate, Part 1, Part 2 delves into the deep, complicated historic reasons why cemeteries in New England...
Episode 7: Degenerate, Part 1
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Kathan Cemetery in Putney, VT, is the oldest burying ground in town, set up by and for the earliest Anglo-American settlers in the area. It’s si...
Episode 6: Awe, Part 4
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the final installment of the "Awe" series, we discuss the connection between gravestone motif design and other artistic forms, like mourning jewelr...
Episode 6: Awe, Part 3
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the third part of this series, we are still trying to understand and interpret the meaning and origin of the incredible artistic design of the gra...
Episode 6: Awe, Part 2
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the second of three shows, we are still contemplating the fascinating gravestone art on the stone of Relief Wilcox Town of Halifax, VT, and t...
Episode 6: Awe, Part 1
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The gravestone inscriptions of late 18th/early 19th century New England can tell us more than just the deceased name and date of death. Symbolic and l...
(Bonus) Episode 1: Epidemic, The Follow-up
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This show is a follow-up to my very first TSLoD episode, (http://www.thesecretlifeofdeath.com/tslod-episodes/2017/3/26/episode-1 ) about a devastating...
Episode 4: Langmaid, Part 4
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
By 1880, murder victim Josie Langmaid had been dead for 5 years; while her step-mother and sisters stayed in Pembroke, NH, her father James was out in...
Episode 4: Langmaid, Part 3
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 1875 murder of 17 year-old Josie Langmaid broke the hearts of everyone in her hometown, Pembroke, NH. And since the manner of her death was hereto...
Episode 4: Langmaid, Part 2
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pembroke, NH 1875: Authorities working the murder of 17 year-old Josie Langmaid had reached an impasse in their investigation when the alibis of all o...
Episode 4: Langmaid, Part 1
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The morning of October 4, 1875, was like many others in home of the Langmaid’s of Pembroke, NH. Seventeen year old, Josie, was late for school and r...
Episode 3: Relief
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Old New England cemeteries showcase history, art and let’s face it, some really weird names. Deliverance, Jazaniaah, Mindwell and Relief. Why? What ...
Episode 2: Graffiti, Part 2
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Dodge Tavern was built around 1800 in Walpole, NH. It served as a stop of the early stage coach routes through southwest NH, connecting Boston...
Episode 2: Graffiti, Part 1
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Dodge Tavern was built around 1800 in Walpole, NH. It served as a stop of the early stage coach routes through southwest NH, connecting Boston...
Episode 1: Epidemic
26 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
At the turn of the 19th century, the town of Acworth, NH was a microcosm of the rapid social, economic and environmental changes that were barreling t...