Interview with a Gravedigger
My first podcast was a three-part interview entitled “Interview with a Gravedigger.” I sat down with New Orleans native Nick Black, the contracted gravedigger for the city's cemeteries, the sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and the owner of NOLA Cemetery Renewal LLC.
Interview with a Gravedigger
Despite essentially having the same burial traditions for the last three centuries - there is an incredible amount of misinformation surrounding our burial practices. Here is a hint - the shelf goes all the way to the back!
Listener discretion is advised. These episodes deal with some topics that some might find uncomfortable. Nick discusses, among other things, the often-distributing tradition of New Orleans’ burials, including the process of digging a grave, how New Orleans’ water table effects the body’s decomposition, disturbing things found in and above tombs, the difference between a reuse fee and an internment fee, and the challenges with moving a decomposed body. These episodes are intended for mature audiences.
Interview with a Gravedigger #1