Greg Melville Interview Episode 74

Matt Crawford speaks with author Greg Melville about his book, Over My Dead Body. Cemeteries are something we have all passed in our travels or have been to at some of the worst moments in our lives. They are also foreboding, and you usually feel as if you need an invitation to enter one. Melville takes us inside some of our countries most beautiful cemeteries and lifts the veil to show us how and why they were built, and what they say about our history, both good and bad. Most importantly though, he gets you thinking about your own thoughts on mortality and maybe changes it a bit. For me, I viewed cemeteries as place to be avoided but now I realize what they truly are, a repository of stories. Come along for the ride and read this one.