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Radio 1 Stories: Beauty and the Deceased: 3. Friends 'Til The End

Beauty and the Deceased: 3. Friends 'Til The End

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Raegan is a Funeral Director who makes corpses look beautiful at their funeral.

Raegan speaks to her friends about her job, answering questions on what exactly happens to our bodies after we die, and how her job affects her relationships.

Raegan meets with her friends to talk about her job and how it has changed their perceptions of death.

In this episode her friends dig deeper into what the role of a Funeral Director involves, including questions on what exactly happens to our bodies after we die, and how this changes if you donate your body to medical science. 

We also hear about how Raegan’s job has impacted her romantic relationships and how she sometimes tells people she works at a bank to avoid awkward conversations!

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