The Funeralcast

By Ben Schmidt

Join some of funeral service's favorite characters as they offer advice to the public, analyze funeral service in the news, and help other professionals navigate current issues.... more

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The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

The Funeralcast episodes:

December 10, 2024 55. Two Floors Above Grief with Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O’Connor is a former educator turned author and grief navigator who grew up above a funeral home. His book Two Floors Above Grief documents his life and the lessons he learned during that time from cleaning the chapel to the death of a close friend as a child.
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Follow Kevin @thegriefnavigator on Facebook and Instagram
Visit Kevin’s website at www.kevinoconnorauthor.com
Find Kevin’s book on his website, Amazon, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, and Audible
Email me with your comments! [email protected]
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Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
Find upcoming continuing education
Read the Frigid Blog
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1h 6min
November 26, 2024 54. Funeral Directing in Ghana with Transitions Funeral Service
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Ghana is a unique country with unique funeral services practices and a stigma around death. The people of Transitions Funeral Service in Greater Accra, Ghana are working to end the stigma and raise the quality of care in their country.
Transitions Funeral Service Website
Follow them on Instagram @transitions_ghana
Email me with your comments! [email protected]
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Find upcoming continuing education
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
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1h 6min
November 12, 2024 53. Urban Legends with Friends!
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Identifying an urban legend and what is factual can be difficult, even when it is about your job. I asked about 30 of my colleagues at the National Funeral Director’s Association’s Conference in New Orleans what they thought about some stories found in the media.
Snopes article from Connecting Directors
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Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
Read the Frigid Blog
Find upcoming continuing education
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45min
October 29, 2024 52. The Cremation History You DON’T Know with Jason Ryan Engler
The United States has hit a 60% cremation rate, but do you know how we go here? Jason Ryan Engler is the historian for the Cremation Association of North America, and author, and the designer of the cremation exhibit at The National Museum of Funeral History. Find out that there is more to just Baron de Palm’s cremation in 1876...
History of Cremation Exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History
Read Jason’s interview from American Funeral Director
Follow Ben @thefuneralcast
Follow Frigid Fluid @frigidfluid
Find upcoming continuing education
Read the Frigid Blog
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
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46min
October 15, 2024 51. German Funeral Directing with Carla Müller
Have you ever wondered what funeral directing and embalming in other countries is like? How about Germany, specifically? Carla Mueller is a Master Funeral Director and ane embalmer in Germany, and she joins us to teach us about what her life is like as a funeral service professional in Germany.
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Register for the Embalm Better Conference and find upcoming continuing education Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
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33min
October 03, 2024 50. Open Air Cremation with The Crestone End of Life Project
The idea of a Viking or Jedi Funeral is a hot topic for both laypeople and people in funeral service alike. On this episode of The Funeralcast, I am joined by volunteer members of The Crestone End of Life Project and Informed Final Choices, the only legal open air cremation services in the United States to share with us how they serve the members of their community.
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Visit the Crestone End of Life Project website
Visit Informed Final Choices
Follow Ben @thefuneralcast
Email me with your comments! [email protected]
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
Register for the Embalm Better Conference and find upcoming continuing education
...more
1h 13min
September 17, 2024 49. Continuing the Vision with Regan Moreland
Regan Moreland is a massage therapist turned funeral director, a career choice that has opened new doors for her. Now, she wants to share her experience with others as a mentor and partner at Continuing Vision. She hasn't forgotten her roots as a massage therapist though! At this year's NFDA Expo, she will present will that be “Will That Be Swedish or Deep Tissue?” a seminar on the benefits of massage and embalming.
Email me with your comments! [email protected]
Free Expo Passes! Frigid Fluid Booth 3129
Visit Continuing Vision
Apply for Continuing the Vision
Read Regan’s blog post Millennial Mortician: The Middle Child of Funeral Service
Check out the NFDA Expo schedule for Regan’s presentation and Funeral Face-Off Trivia
Follow Ben @thefuneralcast
Follow Frigid Fluid @frigidfluid
Register for the Embalm Better Conference and find upcoming continuing education
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
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1h 3min
September 11, 2024 In The House of the Dead (AI Generated Hip Hop Theme)
On episode 48, Micah Spicer of Tukios floats the idea of AI generated songs for use at funerals. So, guess what? I tried it! The second one is hip hop theme song for The Funeralcast. Here are the lyrics:
[Verse] In the house of the dead we bring the heat Funeralcast is where we meet Frigid Fluid sponsoring the ride Embalming tales yo far and wide [Verse 2] Tech for the dead man that's the key From caskets to the new LED Life in funeral it's the way Let's take a journey to the graveyard sway [Chorus] Hear the stories that we share Funeral culture everywhere Living life with the final touch Funeralcast you can't get enough [Verse 3] Embalming fluid flowing smooth Preserving bodies making moves Respect the dead and all their peace Life and death a sweet release [Verse 4] Listen close you'll learn a lot From funeral tech to burial plots Guests with stories so profound In the house of the dead it's where we're bound [Bridge] Graveyard tales in the air Funeral service handle with care Frigid Fluid keeps it real Funeralcast man you know the deal
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3min
September 03, 2024 48. AI in Funeral Service with Micah Spicer

AI machine learning is on its way and funeral tech companies like Tukios are at the forefront of the helping funeral homes adapt it to support their businesses and the families they serve. Join Ben and Texas Emerging Leader University Speaker Micah Spicer to learn more about it.
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Follow Micah on LinkedIn
Email Micah [email protected]
Visit the Tukios website
Email me with your comments! [email protected]
Read the Frigid Blog
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
...more
39min
August 20, 2024 47. What is a Hospice Chaplain? with Brent Montgomery
It's not unusual for both funeral service professionals and families to encounter people who identify themselves as “hospice chaplains.” On this episode of The Funeralcast, Brent Montogomery, a hospice chaplain and leadership speaker for Bare Bones Dynamix joins us to explain a little bit more about that role and his presentation for Texas Emerging Leaders University (ELU)
Free Expo Passes! Frigid Fluid Booth 3129
Email Brent Montgomery
[email protected]
Visit the ELU website to register
Follow Ben @thefuneralcast
Email Ben [email protected]
Shop our selection of embalming fluids and prep room equipment
Register for the Embalm Better Conference and find upcoming continuing education
...more
33min

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How many episodes does The Funeralcast have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

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