The Funeralcast

By Ben Schmidt

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Episodes: 98

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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.

Episode Date
93. Scattering the Friendly Skies with Cremation Air
Jun 09, 2026
92. Cremation turns 150! with Barbara Kemmis
May 26, 2026
Funeralcast Fastcast 23MAY2026
May 23, 2026
91. Graceful Arrangements with Effie Anolik
May 12, 2026
90. Tending to Your Headstone with Artem Manilov
Apr 28, 2026
Funeralcast Fastcast 22APR2026
Apr 22, 2026
89. Cradle of Coaches with The Mazzarella Family
Apr 14, 2026
Funeralcast Fastcast 09APR2026
Apr 09, 2026
88. The History of Black Funeral Directors with Edwin Jackson
Mar 31, 2026
87. FDOTY 2025 with Sam James
Mar 17, 2026
86. Modern Mummification with Summum
Mar 03, 2026
85. Dissecting DABDA with Dr. Jason Troyer
Feb 17, 2026
84. Mortuary School Curriculum with Jzyk Ennis
Feb 03, 2026
83. The Funeral Meme Pages Part 2- @funeral.memes @the_funeral_channel @jerryspringerfuneralhome
Jan 20, 2026
82. The Funeral Meme Pages Part 1- @thefunerallife and @opencasketculture
Jan 06, 2026
81. Best of The Funeralcast 2025!
Dec 23, 2025
80. Honoring and Evolving with Walker Posey
Dec 09, 2025
79. What Would You Do With Your Free Booth?
Nov 25, 2025
78. Funeral Women Lead with Lisa Baue
Nov 11, 2025
77. The Barber Surgeons with Todd Hara
Oct 28, 2025
76. What is an End-of- Life Doula? with Ashley Johnson
Oct 14, 2025
75. Prion Diseases and Funeral Service with The Prion Center
Oct 01, 2025
74. Suicide and Funeral Service with Dr. Sara Murphy
Sep 16, 2025
73. Maintaining Your Mental Health in Funeral Service with Jade Dacus
Sep 02, 2025
72. Funeral Service; What Does It Mean To You? with Dylan Stopher
Aug 19, 2025
(Bonus) Online Mortuary School- Just the Students
Aug 19, 2025
71. What is Alkaline Hydrolysis? with Ryan Cattoni
Aug 05, 2025
70. One Positive Change in Funeral Service
Jul 22, 2025
69. Online Mortuary School with Rebecca Gardner
Jul 09, 2025
68. Researching Women and Funeral Service with Dr. Lucia Dickinson
Jun 24, 2025
67. How to Place Unclaimed Cremated Remains with Lanae Strovers
Jun 10, 2025
66. Dover Port Mortuary Affairs with Danielle Wilk
May 27, 2025
65. Checking In with the Moms
May 11, 2025
64. Seth Learns About Funeral Service (Part 1)
Apr 29, 2025
63. The Resurrectionists with Todd Hara
Apr 15, 2025
62. Human Trafficking Awareness with Katie Boller Gosewisch
Apr 03, 2025
61. Children and Grief with Amanda and Michaelene
Mar 18, 2025
60. Mortuary Confidential with Todd Harra
Mar 04, 2025
59. The NBE Reviewers
Feb 18, 2025
58. Jewish Ceremonies with Sara Kleinman Blau
Feb 04, 2025
Bonus Episode! Frigid Talks with Nelson Sanchez and Damon de la Cruz
Jan 24, 2025
57. Peer Support with Michael Dixon
Jan 21, 2025
56. Diversity in Deathcare with Joél Maldonado
Jan 07, 2025
Happy Holidays From Friends of The Funeralcast
Dec 20, 2024
55. Two Floors Above Grief with Kevin O'Connor
Dec 10, 2024
54. Funeral Directing in Ghana with Transitions Funeral Service
Nov 26, 2024
53. Urban Legends with Friends!
Nov 12, 2024
52. The Cremation History You DON’T Know with Jason Ryan Engler
Oct 29, 2024
51. German Funeral Directing with Carla Müller
Oct 15, 2024
50. Open Air Cremation with The Crestone End of Life Project
Oct 03, 2024
49. Continuing the Vision with Regan Moreland
Sep 17, 2024
48. AI in Funeral Service with Micah Spicer
Sep 03, 2024
47. What is a Hospice Chaplain? with Brent Montgomery
Aug 20, 2024
46. Funeral Service Summer Campers!
Aug 06, 2024
45. How to Chose a Mortuary School with Ben and Damon
Jul 23, 2024
44. How to Save Your Ink Forever with Kyle Sherwood
Jul 09, 2024
43. How to be a Mortician with Damon and Ben
Jun 25, 2024
42. Colorado Has a License! with Faith Haug
Jun 11, 2024
41. An Assassin's Revenge with Duane Hills
May 28, 2024
40. Striving for Your Highest and Best with Kenny Howe
May 14, 2024
39. Lincoln's Attending Physicians with Duane Hills
Apr 30, 2024
38. Organ and Tissue Donation with Kelley Romanowski
Apr 16, 2024
37. Cryonics: Funeral Science Fact and Fiction with James Arrowood
Apr 02, 2024
36. How to Start an Embalming School with Michelle Johnston
Mar 19, 2024
35. Burnout in Funeral Service with Caleb Wilde
Mar 05, 2024
34. The Dirt on Natural Organic Reduction in Illinois with Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Brienna Smith
Feb 20, 2024
32. How to be a Navy Mortician with Jennifer Lares
Jan 23, 2024
31. Cemetery Wine and Casket Races
Jan 09, 2024
30. A Summer Camp for Future Morticians!
Dec 26, 2023
29. Pregnancy in the Funeral Industry with Eileen and Amanda Part 2
Dec 12, 2023
28. Pregnancy in the Funeral Industry with Eileen and Amanda Part 1
Dec 12, 2023
27. What the heck is a Landau Bar?
Nov 14, 2023
26. Romance Between Funeral Directors -Megan Montegomery Part 2
Oct 31, 2023
25. Romance Between Funeral Directors- Megan Montegomery Part 1
Oct 31, 2023
24. What the Casket? with Micheal Cooney Part 2
Oct 17, 2023
23. What the Casket? with Micheal Cooney Part 1
Oct 17, 2023
22. Lonely Geese and Death Chairs with Nora Cummings
Oct 04, 2023
21. People of NFDA
Sep 19, 2023
20. Your Unoffical Guide to The NFDA Convention
Sep 04, 2023
19. The Oldest Embalming Chemical
Aug 29, 2023
18. Fictional Funeral Ceremonies with Jessica and Megan- Part 2
Aug 22, 2023
17. Fictional Funeral Ceremonies with Jessica and Megan Part 1
Aug 22, 2023
16. Embalming History with Ben!- A Live Funeralcast Event
Jun 28, 2023
15. Most Famous Preserved Bodies Part 1
Jun 28, 2023
13. Wild Speculation with Kevin Young Part 1
Jun 14, 2023
14. Wild Speculation with Kevin Young Part 2
Jun 14, 2023
12. Choosing the Right Casket with Panton Witter (Part 2)
Mar 30, 2023
11. Choosing the Right Casket with Panton Witter (Part 1)
Mar 30, 2023
10. Booing at Funerals with Lauren and Damon Part 2
Mar 13, 2023
9. Booing at Funerals with Lauren and Damon Part 1
Mar 13, 2023
8. Stay at (Funeral) Home Moms with Amanda and Dana Part 2
Mar 13, 2023
7. Stay at (Funeral) Home Moms with Amanda and Dana Part 1
Mar 13, 2023
6. Hunter Brothers with Damon de la Cruz
Mar 13, 2023
5. Embalm Better and Abandon Funeral Homes with Brian Waters Part 2
Mar 13, 2023
4. Embalm Better and Abandoned Funeral Homes with Brian Waters Part 1
Mar 13, 2023
3. Funeral Giveaways with Eileen Hollis
Mar 13, 2023
2. Embalm Better and Funeral History with Martha Thayer Part 2
Mar 13, 2023
1. Embalm Better and Funeral History with Martha Thayer Part 1
Mar 13, 2023