Undertaking: The Podcast

Working in death care can be isolating and anxiety is very real. Having a network of friends has been vital to our growth in knowledge, but most importantly, it make anyone feel a little less alone.

Undertaking is hard enough, we need not make our lives worse by keeping ourselves separated. Champion someone else and see how it feels.

Today's show is sponsored by The Wilbert Group: https://www.wilbert.com/giving-back/

National Mortuary Shipping: https://www.natlmortuaryshipping.com/

Season 2 of Undertaking: The Podcast kicks off with a tell-all podcast about......................

planning for the future, preparing for it and leaving a legacy that will last generations.

Joe, the mystery-person featured on the veil-lifting-death book, Smoke Gets In Your Eye by Caitlin Doughty, joins the show and he's go so much to offer.

Seaon 2 of Undertaking: The Podcast kick off with a tell-all podcast about...........

planning for the future, preparing for it, and leaving a legacy that will last generations.

Frank has the heart of an undertaker and when called upon, we're sure he takes of people.

Support Caitlin's writing by buying her book here: https://amzn.to/3Yjc9mm

Today's show is supported by an ad spot from three months ago for ASD Answering Service for Directors and their still answering Brian's phones and that's why they're's two ads for ASD.

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Podcasting like we'll never do it again, Ryan and I hit the road and paratroop into the Illinois Funeral Directors Association's annual convention in Springfield, Illinois. They hit the ground and immediately built a network to visit the place where the usefulness of undertakers was realized.

Today's show is crafted in the spirit of a Celebration of Life because that's what Undertaking: The Podcast and the Network is all about. Expect three musical performances from our Network musicians, voices from the past and two undertakers exploring their usefulness in the world of undertaking, family, community, friends and podcasting.

As one season of our lives fades out, another will fade in. Join us. All are welcome as we explore life, distracted by a world of death and regret, as we all search for meaning and real human connection.

Today's show is brought to you by our long-time Network supporters:

Hilton Funeral Supply: https://www.hiltonfuneralsupply.com/

Indiana Donor Network: https://indianadonornetwork.org/

Pierce Chemical & the Wilbert Team: https://www.piercedirect.com/

MemoryShare: https://www.memoryshare.com/

ASD Answering Service for Directors: https://www.myasd.com/

NMS National Mortuary Shipping & Cremation: https://www.natlmortuaryshipping.com/

Gather, Funeral Home Software: https://gather.app/

MortuaryMall.com: https://www.mortuarymall.com/

Your Mortuary Magic Store: https://yourmortuarymagicstore.square.site/

How does funeral service care for our fellow human? It might not be as simple as you think. Do we understand each other outside of work? This show gets into it.

Micah and Tim discuss Tim's presentation at last year's NFDA convention which was nothing less than, impactful.

For any of us to see real change, we must observe, listen and do no harm.

Today's show is sponsored by

Hilton Funeral Supply: https://www.hiltonfuneralsupply.com/

and

Indian Donor Network: https://indianadonornetwork.org/

Learn more about Return Home here: https://returnhome.com/the-terramation-center/

Subscribe to the UPC Network's YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bB8Avc25fM

Illinois convention kicks off this Monday and Ryan has the day off. We're going somewhere, where, we'll find out. But in the meantime, let's talk with the keynote speaker, aurhor Todd Harra, who will be filling for our friend, Todd Van Beck.

This week is the network's first adopt a sponsor week. Ryan has selected

Jack's Doughnuts: https://www.facebook.com/jacksdonuts

Brian took Frich's Big Boy: https://www.facebook.com/bigboyrestaurant

Pick up Todd Harra's book here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Todd%20Harra/author/B00J24NBYC

Check out Illinois' convention schedule here: https://www.ifda.org/?

Recording in person and over the phone, Brian and Ryan visit the Indiana Donor Network to chat with Kelsey and her father Paul about their connection to organ and tissue donation and how miracles can be made when don't give up on life.

To learn more about the Indiana Donor Network visit: https://indianadonornetwork.org/

Happy 4th of July. The fellas relax and discuss their journeys in funeral service. How do you explain what undertakers offer?

Today's show is supported by Pierce Chemical. Connect with them on Facebook or at PierceDirect.com

On this episode of Tea and Mourning Wear with Ben Whitworth, he discusses the idea that sometimes the wishes of the deceased clash with the needs of the living.

Learn more about Ben Whitworth at https://www.expressfuneralfunding.com/

Today's show is supported by:

National Shipping and Cremation, learn more about NMS at: https://www.natlmortuaryshipping.com/

Express Funeral Funding, learn more about EFF at: https://www.expressfuneralfunding.com/

Long before the film Died Suddenly, embalmers have noticed abnormalities in human anatomy. During the recent pandemic, heated debated were held between embalmers. In this show, Brian and Wally, embalmers with completely different political backgrounds come together to discuss our observations.

Today's show is supported by NMS: National Mortuary and Cremation, learn more at: https://www.natlmortuaryshipping.com/

Every story matters. Today's show features Brian and Ryan on the road at the Indiana Donor Network. Today's guest Whitney, a member of the Donor Family Council and advocate, who also knows Brian's wife, share her story and we all remember her husband Ethan.

To learn more about Indiana Donor Network visit: https://indianadonornetwork.org/