# Human Composting on The No Agenda Show Human Composting comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2019 to March 2026. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 5 - **Discussed:** March 2019 – March 2026 - **Related topics:** [Burial](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/burial.md), [Climate Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [Carbon Emissions](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-emissions.md), [Christina Garcia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/christina-garcia.md), [Drug Overdose](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-overdose.md), [Environment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/environment.md), [Gavin Newsom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gavin-newsom.md), [Green New Deal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-new-deal.md), [Legislation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legislation.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### California Human Composting Legislation - **Episode:** [1848: Podcaster Down!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1848-podcaster-down.md) - **Published:** 2026-03-05 - **Time:** 24:26–26:46 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1848-podcaster-down/chapter/california-human-composting-legislation.md California legislation set for 2027 will allow for human composting as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation. Proponents argue the practice reduces the environmental footprint and helps fight climate change, while the hosts discuss the potential for home-based composting kits. Keywords: [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [human composting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-composting.md), [climate change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [burial](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/burial.md), [legislation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legislation.md) ### Wiscon Convention Policies and Human Composting - **Episode:** [1559: COBALT](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt.md) - **Published:** 2023-05-28 - **Time:** 1:07:28–1:10:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt/chapter/wiscon-convention-policies-and-human-composting.md A listener describes the radical shift at the Wiscon feminist science fiction convention, which now mandates masking and prioritizes speakers based on race. The conversation shifts to the irony of secular activists declaring certain lands "sacred" to stop development while simultaneously supporting human composting laws in California. The hosts critique the lack of logical consistency in these cultural movements. Keywords: wiscon, [madison](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/madison.md), feminist sci-fi, [human composting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-composting.md), burial grounds ### California, Human Composting Legislation and Climate Change - **Episode:** [1488: Torture Telephone](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1488-torture-telephone.md) - **Published:** 2022-09-22 - **Time:** 1:17:10–1:23:26 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1488-torture-telephone/chapter/california-human-composting-legislation-and-climate-change.md Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing human composting in California, set to take effect in 2027. Assemblymember Christina Garcia, the bill's author, argued the process is more environmentally friendly than cremation or traditional burial because it avoids carbon emissions and chemical leaching. The process involves placing bodies in vessels with wood chips and mulch to create nutrient-rich soil over 30 to 45 days. Keywords: [gavin newsom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gavin-newsom.md), [christina garcia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/christina-garcia.md), [human composting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-composting.md), [climate change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [burial](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/burial.md) ### Human Composting Legislation, Oregon and New York Bills - **Episode:** [1345: Peak Woke](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1345-peak-woke.md) - **Published:** 2021-05-10 - **Time:** 1:03:17–1:05:08 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1345-peak-woke/chapter/human-composting-legislation-oregon-and-new-york-bills.md Oregon passes a bill allowing for human composting, with similar legislation pending in New York. The hosts frame this as a "green" alternative to cremation, which produces carbon emissions. They jokingly link the timing of the bill to potential mass casualties from vaccines. Keywords: [human composting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-composting.md), [oregon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oregon.md), [new york](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-york.md), [green new deal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-new-deal.md), [carbon emissions](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-emissions.md), [burial](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/burial.md) ### Human Composting, Washington State Recomposition Law - **Episode:** [1117: Composting People](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people.md) - **Published:** 2019-03-03 - **Time:** 2:21:10–2:23:04 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people/chapter/human-composting-washington-state-recomposition-law.md Washington State has passed a law allowing "recomposition," or the composting of human remains into nutrient-dense soil. The discussion links this to overcrowded morgues due to drug overdoses and compares the practice to the science fiction concept of "Soylent Green." Seventeen other states are reportedly considering similar legislation. Keywords: [human composting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-composting.md), recomposition, [washington state](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-state.md), soilent green, [morgues](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/morgues.md), [drug overdose](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-overdose.md), [environment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/environment.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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