The Eternal Debate

The Eternal Debate

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The Eternal Debate episodes

  • ‘Waterless’ or ‘Water-less’ | Episode #16

    Join 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.

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    49 min
  • ...And Not A Drop To Leak! | Episode #15

    Following on from our synchronised dive into the deep end of oedema in Episode 14, Andy and Rach wade through the embalming management of the oedema case and cast their views on effective procedures for the pre, during and post embalming care of the fluid retentive deceased.

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Water, Water Everywhere! | Episode #14

    No leaks allowed! But what about Oedema cases?

    Join Andy and Rach in the latest TEDcast and the first of a special two part ‘Oedema Edition’ where we dive deep into the science behind the condition.

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Thermo-affecTED | Episode #13

    Happy Easter everyone! Spring is in full swing and temperatures are on the climb but how does a warm ice-cream link to a frustrating problem experienced by embalmers!? 

    Listen to The Eternal Debate Episode 13 to find out if any of the deceased you have looked after have been Thermo-affecTED. 

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    1 hr 2 min
  • The Eternal Debate Meets: Kari the Mortician | Episode #12

    Join Rach & Andy as they chat with their very first guest on The Eternal Debate, the wonderful Kari the Mortician! It's an episode full of laughter, the dispelling of salacious mistruths and the eternal debate of is it a coffin or a casket, as well as a great Q&A with Kari were she answers our listeners' questions. 

    For more from Kari you can find her on Facebook and Instagram before joining her other 99.9k subscribers on YouTube! 

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Dye-ing matters! (And so does a fragrant tonic) | Episode #11

    Join Rach and Andy for the third episode in their arterial solution trilogy where the mystery of dyes, perfumes and salts are ‘solved’ with a little help from water (sometimes alcohol) and discover the magic of emulsification as oil and water miraculously ‘mix’. 

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Controlling Influences? | Episode #10

    Join Rach and Andy in the second of a trilogy of episodes looking into chemicals used in embalming. Buffers, anticoagulants, surfactants and humectants are the modifying agents up for discussion! 

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    1 hr 9 min
  • Dr Jekyll & Formaldehyde | Episode #9

    Join Rachel and Andy as they start the debate on the divisive chemical preservative formaldehyde. 

    Love it or hate it, how much do you really know about it? It has held its own as a reliable preservative and disinfectant for well over a century, but just how dark is its darker side? Why do its alternatives never seem to make the grade? 

    Let the debate begin! 

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    1 hr 9 min

About The Eternal Debate

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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…