The Funeralcast

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The Funeralcast has hit a milestone, and joing Ben is National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson, who has owned a funeral home for the last 18 years. His insights on life and fineral service are something you won't want to miss.

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Ever wonder what Ben's wife is like? Ever wonder if she actually exists? She does and she is here to share her experiences about life with a funeral director and specifically life with your beloved host.

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In this Fastcast we have a preview of Funeralcast episode 98. Green Thumb Thanatology with Cole Imperi, episode 99. The Beauty and the Brains with Jaclyn Kleinaitis, and episode 100 Hall of Fame Funeral Directing with Andre Dawson.

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Cole Imperi has had a big influence on Thanatology by founding the School of American Thanatology, identifying non-clincal terms like "shadow loss", and creating the sub-discipline of Thanabotany. Sounds like someone super serious, right? Wrong! She's a lot of fun and find out why on this episode of The Funeralcast.

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Kimberly Garrett is the founder of Anytime Mobile DNA in Los Angeles, a business that usually serves the living until she started to get calls to recover DNA from people who have died. Hear her journey into funeral service.

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Christa Ovenell left a high-profile position as the Principal at Canada’s largest international college to become a funeral director at the age of 50. She is now a funeral director/embalmer, end of life doula, and a deathcare educator. Learn what inspired her life change and how she has combined her love of education and her deathcare calling to help meet the needs of her community.  Be sure to rate and review the show, even if you don't like it!

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Read her article- Embalming Isn't the Enemy: How a Green Mortician Found the Good in a Polarizing Practice.

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On this episode:

Ethical AI Memorialization with Liminal Touch

Death's Apprentice

"What's your bold predicition for funeral service?"

Fluid Forum on August 18th

Embalming Chemicals in the Wild on YouTube Live

More people are blistering at the idea of AI usage, especially when it comes to memorializing someone they lost. The co-founders of Liminal Touch, offer what they believe is an ethical usage of AI for digital memorialization.  

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