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On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Paul Koudounaris to discuss his latest trip to Indonesia and Tana Toraja's Ma'nene Festival. Every few years, families exhume the preserved bodies of their loved ones, carefully clean and groom them, and even dress them in fresh clothes. This ritual is a celebration of life and a way to honor ancestors. To see the visuals discussed in this episode, please watch on YouTube.

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On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Paul Koudounaris to discuss his latest trip to Indonesia and Tana Toraja's Ma'nene Festival. Every few years, families exhume the preserved bodies of their loved ones, carefully clean and groom them, and even dress them in fresh clothes. This ritual is a celebration of life and a way to honor ancestors. To see the visuals discussed in this episode, please watch on YouTube.
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Living with the Dead - Tana Toraja's Ma'nene Festival with Author & Photographer, Dr. Paul Koudounaris

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On today’s MKD, we cover the hospitalization of a Love is Blind contestant, Brooks Nader's "food poisoning," pedophile teachers, a couple who kept a child's corpse in a U-Haul, an arrest in the Hofstra student acid attack, and a medical examiner who allegedly threw out a human skull, then fired the employee who caught him. 

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On today&rsquo;s MKD, we cover the hospitalization of a Love is Blind contestant, Brooks Nader's "food poisoning," pedophile teachers, a couple who kept a child's corpse in a U-Haul, an arrest in the Hofstra student acid attack, and a medical examiner who allegedly threw out a human skull, then fired the employee who caught him.&nbsp;<a href="https://pagesix.com/2025/12/17/celebrity-news/riley-keough-is-john-travoltas-youngest-sons-biological-mother-new-lawsuit-claims/"></a><a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1427928/love-is-blind-season-10-elissa-hospitalized-in-pods-for-nail-glue"></a>
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Pedophile Teacher Aborts Student's Baby, Love is Blind Hospitalization, Medical Examiner Throws Out Human Skull, Arrest in Hofstra Acid Attack, and More!

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On today’s MKD, we talk about hospital workers who accessed an influencer's medical records, a mother who injected feces into her baby's IV, a woman who gave birth in a porta-potty, a fetus found at a water treatment plant, and a massive settlement from a cooking spray brand. 

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On today&rsquo;s MKD, we talk about hospital workers who accessed an influencer's medical records, a mother who injected feces into her baby's IV, a woman who gave birth in a porta-potty, a fetus found at a water treatment plant, and a massive settlement from a cooking spray brand.&nbsp;<a href="https://pagesix.com/2025/12/17/celebrity-news/riley-keough-is-john-travoltas-youngest-sons-biological-mother-new-lawsuit-claims/"></a><a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/british-social-media-star-had-private-data-accessed-michigan-hospital-staff"></a>
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Mother Injects Feces into Baby's IV, Hospital Staffers Access British Influencer's Records, PAM Cooking Spray Lung Disease Settlement, and More!

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On today’s MKD, we start the week off discussing the latest updates in the Nancy Guthrie case, the deaths of Robert Duvall and James Van Der Beek, a mother and daughter found dead from an apparent murder/suicide, sexual jokes on popular baby products, and sexually transmitted ringworm. 

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On today&rsquo;s MKD, we start the week off discussing the latest updates in the Nancy Guthrie case, the deaths of Robert Duvall and James Van Der Beek, a mother and daughter found dead from an apparent murder/suicide, sexual jokes on popular baby products, and sexually transmitted ringworm.&nbsp;
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Frida Baby Controversy, Nancy Guthrie Investigation Updates, Robert Duvall, James Van Der Beek GoFundMe, Sexually Transmitted Ringworm, and More!

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Living with the Dead - Tana Toraja's Ma'nene Festival with Author & Photographer, Dr. Paul Koudounaris

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