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My Perfect Podcast: Jasper Chanter

In this column, we ask a pod person about the ’casts that mean a lot to them. This month, it’s Jasper Chanter, funeral arranger, former bookseller and host of The Deathinitions podcast which reflects upon the mysteries of dead bodies and what actually happens to us once we’ve perished 

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My Perfect Podcast: Jasper Chanter

Which podcast educates you? Betwixt The Sheets. Kate Lister interviews the most interesting people about sex, scandal and society throughout history. I highly recommend her books too. 

Which podcast makes you laugh? It has to be Drunk Women Solving Crime. I love it so much. Last summer two separate people surprised me with tickets to their live show at the Edinburgh Fringe. My go-to for a pick-me-up and always gives me a giggle.

Which podcast makes you sad or angry?  RedHanded. These ladies are meticulous in their research and always handle the subject of victims and crime with empathy and compassion. Some episodes are very hard hitting but if you’re going to tell these stories you have to do it right and this podcast never fails to get me thinking.

Which podcast is your guilty pleasure? To tell the truth I don’t really go in for guilty pleasures, but I suppose it would have to be Colours Of The Dark which is a horror nerd’s goldmine for the spookiest, most hair-raising movies both old and new. 

Tell us someone who currently doesn’t have a podcast but totally should. And why do you think their one would be amazing? Cat Irving. She’s the Human Remains Conservator from Surgeons’ Hall. I think she would have SO many amazing stories to tell about the collection. 

Pitch us a new podcast idea in exactly 25 words Queer people. Horror movies. ’Nuff said. There’s deep history between the queer community and the horror genre; neither have ever been afraid to push boundaries. 
All episodes of The Deathinitions can be found on various platforms; Jasper Chanter takes part in Disposing Of The Body at National Museum Of Scotland, Edinburgh, Tuesday 2 April, as part of Edinburgh Science Festival.

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