Digging deep into funeral and death history in the U.S. Sharing the stories, accomplishments, and significance of Funeral Service past and present. Painting a better understanding of how we get from here to the hearse.
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A podcast about the information and stories of the School of Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College located on the Jordan Campus in West Jordan, Utah. For more information about the nine programs in the School of Health Sciences at SLCC please visit www.slcc.edu/hs or call 801-957-6253.
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Presented by two qualified and practising embalmers, Rachel Carline and Andy Floyd, The Eternal Debate Podcast covers embalming & mortuary sciences as well as other aspects of the funeral profession.
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Podcast from the depths of the morgue from funeral professionals for funeral professionals. Covering all topics related to funeral service and embalming. Interviews with the A List for embalming, restorative art, the Federal Trade Commission, Mortuary Law and Funeral Directing.
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A funeral podcast which dives into all aspects of the funeral industry in New Zealand and abroad. With two qualified funeral directors who care little for the old school mentality of we tell you what you can and cant do, lets leave that to you and we will give you the tools to empower the celebration of a good life!
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Are you curious about death, dying, and the funeral industry in Australia? Join us as we chat and learn from experts from funeral directors, to embalmers, from those who create floral arrangements to photo presentations and so many more. We will gain insights and have open and important conversations about this topic that is so often shrouded in mystery. Hopefully you will come away enlightened and have a deeper understanding of this essential part of life!
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A curious mortician. Determined forensic scientists. And one suspicious death. Welcome to Carla Valentine’s mortuary. A chilled, white, windowless room, where you cross the threshold into the world of the dead. From the first cut, to the final stitch, Carla examines how each body got to her slab. But it’s forensic science that joins the dots, as we venture to the scene of the crime and join the scientists on the frontline. Each case, told over three episodes, tells the story of one body, thr ...
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Tracy's a mortician, Trish is not. Together we discuss what goes on behind the mortuary doors and go behind the scenes of the funeral industry to shed some light on the final frontier - death. Answering your questions, talking about taboos, sometimes things get graphic, but it's always done with love, care and respect. Are you dying to know?
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often sprinkled with subtle cynical comments on human behaviour. Nothing is known of his death, as he went missing while an observer with Pancho Villa’s army in 1913/14. (Summaries by Peter Yearsley)The Ways of Ghosts: Stories of encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue ...
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Welcome to an audio documentary with a difference. In these recordings, The Man Who Was Scared to Death speaks to people who work with death to see if their view of mortality has changed, from GPs and funeral directors, to celebrants and cemetery workers.
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In here i talk in depth about my life and my thoughts that have meaning in some sort of way. I go over things of pop culture or things of importance like death and astrophysics but i keep it funny i promise.
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A podcast on everything: pop culture, what we’re reading, things that suck (and things that don’t), navigating sad stuff, true crime, random facts, and everything in between by two (sometimes) sad hags. Find us on the web: Instagram: @twosadhags Twitter: @twosadhags Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/two-sad-hags/support
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From burial to beyond: The world of cemetery operations
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47:11Send us a text In this candid conversation, cemetery veteran Shane Freeman takes us inside his world as Senior Supervisor of Funeral Services at Lilydale Memorial Park. With refreshing honesty and occasional humour, he walks us through the mechanics of cremation—addressing the questions most people are afraid to ask. From the technical details to t…
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Many don't know that some of our staple household items, technologies, and even medical advancements are the result of funeral service professionals brilliant ideas. Innovations to funeral service as we know today are owed to the trial and error of the funeral directors before us and among us. So pull up a folding chair, and grab your popcorn (Unle…
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Embracing Death with Grace: A Funeral Director's Journey
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49:02Send us a text From the moment four-year-old Ellese Templeton announced to her aghast mum that she wanted to become a mortician, a remarkable journey began. Twenty years later, Ellese owns Templeton Family Funerals, a thriving boutique funeral home where perfection isn't just a goal—it's a calling. Ellese's path was anything but conventional. Break…
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Josh Hansen sits down with Ellie West, an alum of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at Salt Lake Community College. They explore her journey into the field, the experiences that shaped her time as a student, and the lessons she’s carried into her career. Ellie also offers valuable advice to current and future PTA students on how to mak…
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Capturing Life's Final Moment: The Art of Funeral Photo Tributes
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55:21Send us a text Jason Khune from Still Moments in Time reveals the art and impact of creating photo tributes for funeral services. This conversation explores how modern technology and thoughtful design transform personal photographs into meaningful visual memorials that celebrate a person's life journey. From his Perth-based studio, Jason reveals th…
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Since the dawn of time, civilizations have always tasked a select group or person to take care of the dead. Over time the titles for these individuals have changed along with their responsibilities. We dig deep into the historical significances and differences between the titles of an Undertaker, Embalmer, Mortician and Funeral Director.…
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Beyond the Veil: A Conversation with Psychic Medium Sharon Lee
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50:38Send us a text Have you ever wondered what happens after we die? For Sharon Lee, psychic medium with over 50 years of experience, the answer is crystal clear – our souls continue on a never-ending journey while our physical bodies do not. Sharon takes us deep into her world of spiritual communication, revealing the profound differences between bein…
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Josh Hansen sits down with Morgan Rohde, an Instructor in the Surgical Technology program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the road that lead Morgan to the program as both a student and instructor, what prospective students can expect from the program and the many roads a Surgical Technologist can take moving forward! Get to bett…
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Behind mortuary doors: What really happens?
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52:13Send us a text Death may be universal, but what happens afterward remains shrouded in mystery for most of us. Terry Clifton, with his 38 years in the funeral industry, provides a rare glimpse behind the curtain in this fascinating conversation about the misunderstood art of embalming. "I work with a scalpel, not a wand," Terry explains, dispelling …
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Josh Hansen sits down with Andrew Anderson, President of the Utah Funeral Directors Association. They will discuss how Andrew chose a career path in the funeral industry and how the Mortuary Science program here at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) can help prepare students for a future in funeral directing, embalming and funeral home management. …
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It's "Clot" Rocket Science | Episode #18
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1:03:16Join Rach and Andy in this myth-busting episode as they untangle the sticky topic of coagulation. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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Send us a text What truly happens behind the scenes of a funeral ceremony? Brisbane's renowned celebrant Suzie Philp unveils the shroud of the life of a funeral celebrant. Suzie dispels common misconceptions about her work, revealing the 10+ hours that go into each personalised ceremony. Through candid conversation, Suzie offers wisdom for celebran…
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Meet the Lady of Death: Who is she and what is her story?
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30:58Send us a text Step into the world that many fear to discuss—death, grief, and the stories that intertwine them. This episode features Robyn O'Connell, affectionately known as the Lady of Death, who brings over two decades of experience as a funeral celebrant to our ears. In a warm and engaging conversation, Robyn encourages us to unpack the often-…
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Josh Hansen sits down with Kristen Hall, the Assistant Professor and 2nd Year Coordinator of the Dental Hygiene program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the Dental Hygiene program, what prospective students can expect from the program and the impact the program makes within the community! Get to better know Kristen Hall and the D…
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Terracon 2025 the worlds NOR conference
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1:17:43If you missed Terracon 2025, here is the recap of the worlds Natural Organic Reduction conference. With experts flying into Tacoma Washington from all over the United States and World, we learned science, legal regulation, legislation and immersed ourselves in an experience. After three days of surrounding ourselves with some of the most dynamic fr…
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Admissions with Cher: Preparing for the SVI & MMI interviews
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14:17Josh Hansen sits down with Cher Knupp, Program Manager of Health Sciences Admissions & Recruiting, to discuss the SVI (Standardized Video Interview) and MMI (Multiple Mini-Interview) process for admissions in the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College. They discuss what the acronyms mean, what applicants can expect during these interviews a…
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Ep 35: 30 Years of Funeral Service - What's Changed?
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18:42Send us a text Today is special, i interviewed Dean Weber on 30 years of funeral service. We covered all aspects of his time, his study, the changes and what he is grateful for.By Bradley Shaw
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Send us a text Welcome to 2025, today we discuss the curly one, are funerals expensive? We share our experiences and some justification on the matter. Thanks for joining us!By Bradley Shaw
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Josh Hansen sits down with Jonathan Boatwright and Raymond Searles, assistant professors in the Nursing program at Salt Lake Community College, to discuss the concept of mindfulness and how it can benefit our mental health, make us a more balanced individual and help those enrolled in Health Science classes at SLCC. Get to know Jonathan Boatwright …
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Postmortem Restorative Art book release with Dominic Astorino
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47:49We have very exciting news, renowned speaker and restorative art educator Dominic Astorino can now add author to his titles. Dominic's first book, Postmortem Restorative Art, Principles, Methods and Applications will be released on January 16th in time for the spring 2025 semester. If you have not adopted his Restorative Art book yet, now is your c…
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After a bit of a sabbatical, we are happy to bring you a super interesting chat we had with Nate, owner of the award-winning Eerie tours that has been scaring the beejeebus out of paying customers since 2008 with its perfectly terrifying blend of history and horror at some of Victoria's most troubled locations. In addition to the old Ballarat cemet…
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Respiratory Therapy at SLCC Health Sciences
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31:31Josh Hansen sits down with Brandon Andersen and Sharesa Bedingfield, the program and clinical coordinators of the Respiratory Therapy program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the Respiratory Therapy program, what prospective students can expect from the program and how you can explore now through an all-new online intro course be…
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Gather, The Future of Funeral Home Software
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1:00:22We sat down with Chase Downs of Gather, one of the industries premiere funeral home softwares that is on the cutting edge of what the industry needs. Join us as we discuss how funeral home software provides value and how the industry has changed and what features you should be using to keep up and be efficient.…
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Send us a text Today we chat about death positivity, the language we use to help be more positive about the death journey, the personalization of a funeral and starting the grief journey well.By Bradley Shaw
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Send us a text All tings Halloween, funeral ghosts, dreams, nightmares and the word FUNERAL.By Bradley Shaw
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Did you miss the NFDA convention this year, get a quick recap of some of the seminars and vendors.By Pocasset Hill Productions
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Hispanic-Serving Initiatives at Salt Lake Community College
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30:16Josh Hansen sits down with Kino Hurtado, Director of Hispanic Serving Initiatives (HSI) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). He discusses SLCC’s efforts in addressing past barriers that have impacted the educational experiences of Hispanic/Latinx students by becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution and how these efforts will positively impact the …
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Josh Hansen sits down with Fatimatou Maiga, a current student in the nursing program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the Health Sciences at SLCC. She discusses the road that led her to SLCC, the barriers she overcame immigrating from Togo and where she wants to go upon graduation. Get to better know Fatimatou…
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Human Terramation with Brie Smith from Return Home
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1:07:30We sat down with Brie Smith of Return Home one of the first Terramation companies in the country as she covers the process, what we can expect and the beauty behind this new form of disposition. Terramation, also known as Natural Organic Reduction or Human Composting is a natural process of converting the body to soil. A very environmentally safe p…
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Community Health and Leadership at SLCC Health Sciences
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47:55Josh Hansen sits down with Professor Judi Hilman, the Program Coordinator for the Community Health and Leadership (aka CHL) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). She discusses, the newest, of the nine programs in the Health Sciences at SLCC, what prospective students can expect from the curriculum and how she sees this program growing in t…
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Mass Educate - Free Funeral Program in Massachusetts
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18:02You read that right, the two funeral programs in Massachusetts situated at Community Colleges, Cape Cod Community Colleges funeral program in Bridgewater Mass on the Bridgewater State University Campus and North Shore Community College's funeral program in Danvers are both free to Massachusetts Residents that do not have a prior Bachelor degree or …
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Josh Hansen sits down with Cory Thomas, a recent graduate of the Occupational Therapy Assistant (aka OTA) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the program. She discusses the road that led her to SLCC, the admissions process into the OTA program and what she plans on doing next. Get to better know Cory Thom…
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Josh Hansen sits down with Ana'lee Christensen, a recent graduate of the Radiology Technology (aka Rad Tech) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the program. She discusses the meandering non-traditional road that led her to SLCC, the leadership roles she undertook within her cohort and what she plans on d…
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Holistic Admissions at SLCC Health Sciences
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22:21Recently the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College have shifted their focus in their selective admissions to a more holistic approach. What does this mean? What does this change? And, how does this impact prospective students for eight of the nine programs in the School of Health Sciences? Find out the answer to your questions as Josh Hans…
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July podcast - The Royal Haunted Hotel of Seymour
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39:37In this podcast we chat to Leigh and Paul, owners of the Royal Hotel of Seymour - one of Victoria's most haunted sites. We met with Leigh and Paul on a visit to Victoria earlier in the year, and spent a day chatting to them about the history of their hotel and the spirits that still inhabit its rooms, from a cheeky young girl, to a railwayman, a pr…
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Ep 31: Marketing - How do you market a funeral home?
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33:37Send us a text Today with special guest Cherie Stevenson from Stellar Creative Marketing we dive into the dynamics of how to market a funeral home, where to start, what things work and what doesn't.By Bradley Shaw
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The consumer's journey to purchasing funeral services with Bill Johnston
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59:00We sat down with Bill A Johnston author and owner of Post and Boost as he discusses his new book "The Consumer's Journey to Purchasing Funeral Services: A Marketing Roadmap for Growing Market Share and Revenue"By Pocasset Hill Productions
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In this episode we hit the road and travel to Melbourne, Victoria for a chat with psychic, medium and healer Andy, about his love of Tarot, the spirit world, and how he finds a way to give back to the community. If you've ever had an interest in the cards, this is the pod for you. ***SPECIAL OFFER*** Andy is offering subscribers of our channel a $3…
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May podcast - spirits and spooks of southern Victoria
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35:16In this month's podcast we give you a taste of all the interesting, spooky, challenging and fun discussions to come out of our recent trip to Melbourne where we spoke to historians, paranormal investigators, the owners of a haunted pub and we did a bit of dabbling in the spirit world for ourselves. It was a whirlwind tour but the experiences we had…
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Send us a text Do you know what happens to your Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn when you die? Neither did we! So today we share what we learnt and how you can plan for this.By Bradley Shaw
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Ep 29: Funeral Costs - What does a funeral actually cost?
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22:53Send us a text Today we dive into the sticky one, funeral costs! ewwww.. always a difficult one, but one that needs to be addressed. Lets dive in!By Bradley Shaw
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April podcast - not your average hairdresser chat!
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37:13Multitasking is what it's all about in this month's podcast - love it or hate it, we decided to record a chat while Tracy was colouring Trish's hair - the result is insightful, yet unfortunately there's a bit of rattly noise from the foils and the plastic gloves Tracy is using. If you can hear past the sounds of hairdressing, you will get a glimpse…
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WARNING: This is a ‘restricted’ podcast. Listen carefully to the guidelines and please ensure you keep a path of least resistance open at all times. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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Send us a text The Do's and Dont's of DIY, controversial? Yes. We chat through what we see as value, what DIY can do for you and what to avoid when DIYing!By Bradley Shaw
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Ep 27: End of Life Care Practitioner Michael Harrington
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37:10Send us a text Today we are joined by End of Life Practitioner Michael Harrington who has been working in this space for almost 20 years. He shares some insights to his learnings that he has shared in his book Conscious Transition: A Journey into the Heart of Death & Dying. Michael has some great takeaways for the listeners in this episode!…
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Join us with Kim Zavrotny from Funeral Professionals Peer Support. FPPS is a non-profit that provides peer-based mental wellness support to bereavement professionals worldwide. Visit funeralpeersupport.com for more information. This is a great program providing free monthly peer meetings specific to students, funeral directors, embalmers, cemetery …
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Join as as we continue the conversation with Faith Haug Department Chair of Mortuary Science at Arapahoe Community College in Colorado. This is part two of transitioning funeral service as we move into how students are today and how the industry will change with them.By Pocasset Hill Productions
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‘Waterless’ or ‘Water-less’ | Episode #16
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48:03Join Andy and Rach as they ‘concentrate’ their discussion on the power of pure water and how a little really can go a long way. Is ‘waterless’ embalming really what you thought it was? Listen up and learn when to hold back on turning that tap. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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Welcome to our January podcast! We have a chat about some fairly heavy concepts in this episode so please we warned - graphic content ahead. But we'll ease you into it with some talk about different cultures and religions and the way they approach death, as well as the role of a general mortician/embalmer in cultural preparations. But deathcare is …
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Transitioning Funeral Service with Faith Haug
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1:16:28Episode 17 : Funeral service is transitioning - Join us as Faith Haug discusses with Dan Shea and Jess Clasby how funeral service can grow and serve clients as more transgender funeral professionals and students feel comfortable becoming their true self as well as serving families and navigating conversations at the arrangment conference. How to in…
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