About this episode
In the final part of our series, Zachary Crockett talks to a man with a storied — and controversial — career in the body parts business. RESOURCES " Inside the Largely Unregulated Market for Bodies Donated to Science: 'It's Harder to Sell Hot Dogs on a Cart ,'" by Justin Sherman ( CBS News, 2023). " Bilirakis, Fletcher, Murphy and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop Brokering of Body Parts, Preserve Integrity of Organ Donation Process ," press release by the office of Congressman Gus Bilirakis (2023). " Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators Sentenced to Federal Prison For Illegal Body Part Scheme ," press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado (2023). " Cashing in on the Donated Dead: The Body Trade ," series by Reuters (2017). Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Bone$: A Personal Account of a 'Body Broker's' Thirteen Year Journey Through the Legal and Lucrative Body Parts Business , by Philip Guyett (2011). EXTRAS " Cadavers – Part 1 ," by The Economics of Everyday Things (2023). SOURCES: Philip Guyett , land surveyor and former body broker. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.