Buried Alive Part 1 with Anna Akana

Internet icon and multi-hyphenate creator, Anna Akana, joins our frightened hosts to dig up the dirt around being buried alive. How often does it happen? Has anyone survived it? And just why do we bury people in the first place? Plus: safety coffins! So. Many. Safety coffins.Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:33 - Housekeeping
00:05:30 - Chris, Ed, and Anna on Being Buried Alive
00:17:21 - Let’s Get Into It
00:20:43 - A Brief History of Death and Burial
00:34:07 - A 5th-Century Drunk
00:36:11 - A Cemetery of Dunces
00:41:12 - The Yo-Yo’ing of Alice Blunden
00:44:32 - A Semi-Brief History of Death Tests
01:02:17 - A Visit to the Patent Office (aka Safety Coffins)
01:21:48 - Modern Death Tests
01:26:14 - The Fear TierNOTE: Ads out of our control may affect chapter timing.

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