The author of history's most influential piece of animal mourning literature had been lost...until now. Learn the incredible true story behind The Rainbow Bridge.
Episode Guest
Paul Koudounaris is a founding member of The Order of the Good Death. He has a PhD in Art History and has written three books about the use of skeletal remains in sacred spaces, Empire of Death, Heavenly Bodies, and Memento Mori. When he’s not hunting skeletons he moonlights as a cat historian, and his book co-authored by his tabby cat Baba, A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History, was a 2020 Barnes and Noble Book of the Year.
Episode Resources
The Rainbow Bridge: The True Story Behind History’s Most Influential Piece of Animal Mourning Literature
Episode Credits
Hosted by Caitlin Doughty
Guest Paul Koudounaris
Produced by the Order of the Good Death, Sarah Chavez
Edited by Alex de Freitas
Music by Kissed Her Little Sister
Podcast artwork by Jessica Peng
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