Want to be cremated like Darth Vader? Soon this may be possible in Missouri. How will this work? Will there be chaos? We discuss how this will probably work in practice and whether or not the sky will fall on funeral service.

In this episode of the podcast, Brian travels to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to visit the cemetery and battlefield. He chats with Greg Goodell, Curator of the Gettysburg Military Museum.

In our second chat with Thomas Lynch, we discuss the essential elements of funeral service and other topics. His books, The Undertaking, The Good Funeral, Bodies In Motion and At Rest and Whence and Whither are all available at Amazon.com.

Ryan and Brian talk about Pride Month and the hurdles funeral directors face while serving our brothers and sisters in the LGBTQ community.

Brian and Ryan discuss everything about obituaries.

We travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan to chat with Kari Northey. Kari has been educating consumers on YouTube for over two years. With over 200 videos, she has reached over 4.1 million views.

In this episode we give an update on our fundraiser for Operation Kenya.

Preplanning, prefunding, prearranging - whatever you call it, that's what we are talking about in this episode with Frank Downing, funeral director and director for sales development in Indiana for Funeral Directors Life.

In episode number 50 we chat with John Henderson, fellow funeral director, embalmer and mentor to Ryan.

Brian and Ryan discuss the struggles of balancing work life and life as a parent.