Funeral Stories

In this episode, Casey finally shares her funeral story about one of her most impactful deaths. There are many twists and turns, and grief abounds with this story of how her and her closest friends' lives were turned upside down the summer after their freshman year of college.

Casey & Laura FINALLY talk Ginny (Casey’s sister) into guesting on an en episode! The hook was that it’s related to true crime... Laura relates a cautionary tale of true crime to a story of her own grief in this slightly different spin of a research topic. We hope you enjoy!

This week Casey gets inspired by a documentary about the Wild West (also a dream about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck). Her research includes burial practices of the Wild West and funerals of celebrity outlaws.

On this week's episode of Funeral Stories, Laura researches how they bury the dead in Alaska while Casey follows up with the important questions like, "What kind of trees grow in Alaska?". First we go back in time to talk about indigenous customs and then some stories from a modern funeral director and how burials work in such a wild landscape. Inspiration for this topic came from the book, "Welcome to the GD Ice Cube" by Blair Braverman.

On this week’s episode, we introduce a new guest (and friend), Rae. Though technically new to the funeral industry, her relationship with death goes way back. Rae is definitely an inspiration to anyone out there struggling with a crossroads in your life. We hope you enjoy her story of growing up Jewish, exploring the links between life and death, starting her career in the funeral industry, and fully embracing herself for who she is. Thanks for sharing your story with us Rae.

After a short break, we're back with another listener stories episode that will have you laughing, crying and scratching your head. If you'd like to submit your funeral stories, e-mail [email protected] or call 706-431-7009.

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In this week's episode, Casey takes another crack at a research topic and she dives into the funerals of some of the world's most notorious murderers. Feel free to send any corrections to [email protected] because let's be honest... We're pretty sure she was drunk when she did her research.

In part 2 of Jennie's story, she tells us a little more about her amazing uncle and the chaos that surrounded his funeral, and she wraps it all up with some pretty profound insight into living and loving yourself. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did getting to know Jennie.

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On this week's episode, we sit down to talk to Jennie Cain! She discusses growing up Cuban-American in Miami, being raised by her amazing grandparents, and a quirky uncle that will steal your heart. Her story is in stark contrast of the vivacious person she has become. Listen to part 1 of her story and get ready to fall in love with her the same way we did!

This week on Funeral Stories, Casey and Laura sit down to record for the first time in 2019. They check in how the holidays went, how the year is going, and Laura surprises Casey with her research on Genghis Khan.