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A podcast where we talk about death, embalming, funerals and anything else that pops up in the ole cranium. We have guests come on to tell their most morbid stories. Listen or you're dead to us.... ☠️
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Fallen Hour Radio is hosted by Cdale Enick who is a Native American Entrepreneur. Cdale Enick studied the paranormal all his life and has witnessed first hand hauntings, possessions, and exorcisms. Fallen Hour Radio attempts to explain strange occurrences using knowledge of ancient texts from all over the world including biblical demonology and knowledge of Native American lore and worldwide superstitions and beliefs. What is it exactly we are experiencing in hauntings possessions and dark a ...
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This is the writing and marketing show with Wendy H. Jones, It does what it says on the tin. Everything you need to find your way around the business of being a writer.
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A podcast on everything: pop culture, what we’re reading, things that suck (and things that don’t), navigating sad stuff, true crime, random facts, and everything in between by two (sometimes) sad hags. Find us on the web: Instagram: @twosadhags Twitter: @twosadhags Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/two-sad-hags/support
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Episode 120: The Mortuary Show’s first ever LIVE recorded podcast! Coming to you from Compassion FS Continuing Education Event in Chicago. Michael has some fun with a dozen directors in-between CE lessons. Fun stuff (and by fun we mean decapitation stories, decomp, talking to the dead, etcccccc) The Mortuary Show makes Continuing Education entertai…
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Episode 119: As a funeral director, the post-loss side of things in deathcare can be tough... Penny gives us the real deal on how it is BEFORE the loss happens. Dealing with crazy families (✔️), weird noises and smells (✔️), financial situations (✔️), and the death RaTtTtLleeEe. ENJOY! @HospiceNursePenny ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funera…
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Episode 118: These guys put in the WORK. We’re talking a dozen removals in 24 hours, impossible transfers, and how the industry is getting overhauled by Compassion FS. You’re not going to want to miss the newest trend in funeral service.... Check out Compassion’s FREE C.E. event at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL Here’s how you can get in on the a…
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**Fallen Hour ** The Rebirth** Welcome back Fallen Hour!, In this episode, we delve deep into the enigmatic world of dreams and their meanings, uncovering the intriguing layers that lie beneath the surface. Notice some things missing in this episode? continue reading. for starters we will reference scriptures that i will speak about in our upcoming…
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Episode 117: We're taking a closer look at the community death care movement with funeral director and advocate William Turner Heath. From the growing shift towards personalized, alternative end-of-life practices to the role of death doulas, we’re diving into how the funeral industry is changing—and why it needs to. We'll talk about how funeral hom…
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Our favorite funeral babe does a pageant... Can you guess what her talent was??? If I had to pick mine it would probably be my ability to fall asleep swiftly & effectively (serves me well as a FD). You know her, she's the best. Listen and ENJOY! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start …
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Time to adapt!! We know that if we’re not growing, were dying (yes, pun is always intended). Lee, President of ICCFA, and Michael give some great thoughts, tips, and recommendations on how all of our firms can take things to the next level. Lee also gives advice to implement corporate level success to the small family firm. You’re getting some KNOW…
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You know what hasn’t gotten an upgrade in quite sometime? Tombstones. Toss a QR on there? Why NOT! These awesome entrepreneurs have a lot in the bag that can help our FH & sales. Enjoy the ladies of Life’s QR, Jen & Julie! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mor…
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Nicky tells us the overwhelming moving story of her near-death experience (yes, she went to the other side) and how it moved her to get into funeral service to help others. Nicky comes to us all the way from Sydney, Australia and boy o boy is there some wisdom each & every one of us can take from her perspective. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate yo…
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There's no way... Listen to the hilarious story on how Jennifer (The Mulling Mortician) saw a body's "arms" flail in the air. Mortuary affairs in Europe & Africa, full restoration of a skull, and passion for RA. ENJOY! :) ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mort…
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Josh handles remains over 700lbs. A tough thing for everyone involved: the deceased, family, and us in funeral service. Michael gets in to how he takes care of embalming obese cases, Josh’s best tips for transferring large bodies, edema, fight outbreaks. Lots to discuss today!! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. …
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Farewell Finder.... it's the new thing coming to funeral homes near you. Get in on convos with the founder, Jolene. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary Show? Follow our social medias: Instagram TikT…
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Things always get a little weird when we talk to Professor Ben Schmidt. AI casket displays & designs, Louis Vuitton & Apple designed urns/caskets, & how the Egyptians probably embalmed. Enjoy :) ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Wa…
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A fun one today that goes all over the place! Krissy spends her timing working for a tissue donation org andddd an intuitive medium. Moral issues with tissue donation, the power of spirits, how meditation & intention work in the death industry, and more. A LOT MORE. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it o…
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Let's get real... Funeral directors deserve more. We do the work that 99.9% of the world's population would not want to do. We do it with grace, dignity, and empathy for the families going through loss. Michael and Joe get into all of that, COVID funerals, work life balance, and the value of the mortician. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your fune…
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The dreaded walk-in...... A thing of the past? Kinda. How do we handle the stress, what makes a good funeral story, and shirtless digging by the graveside. Thanks to Josh D! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortua…
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It’s tough getting a business off the ground. Especially a business that requires 24/7 care, physical, emotional, mental labor/challenge, and clients that are not happy they need to use you. Former NFDA President, Randy Anderson has been through it all. Soak it up, this guy knows his stuff! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s onlin…
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What are the most important things we can do to keep our industry alive? Adapt, get involved, focus on the benefits family receive, use positive press. Tom Parmalee of Funeral Vision knows the ins & outs and all the future trends we are nearly approaching. Listen up funeral home owners & directors! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home…
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Something almost all of us have been through.... The dreaded FUNERAL BURN OUT. Yohan & Michael talk about their journeys through it, how to overcome, & best strategies for reducing the likelihood of it happening again. Great value for all of our young directors out there: Put yourself first sometimes!! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral …
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This one has got it all today folks. Renowned musician & mortician, Nathan Morris, gets real with Michael. They go deep on the role of mindset in funeral life, growing as a human, the struggles of the mortuary, & the role music has on life. Nathan’s new song comes out THIS WEEK: June 7th “Villain”. Listen to it 100 times & support this great funera…
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What happens with a preneed case that dies outside the location of the funeral home? Are you driving cross country for that removal? Asking the family to kindly use someone else? Hoping that they’ll cover the cost of an additional flight/shipping? Chris from SepioGuard & Michael get into all of this and so much more on how you can help your FH & it…
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It’s the 100th episode of The Mortuary Show!! And we’ve got an extra special guest for you... It’s the one & only Kennedy Reid. Kennedy just finished Top 20 in American Idol: She can sing, she can embalm, she can get the crowd going, and a special edition of Ave Maria may or (definitely won’t) make an appearance. Yay Kennedy! ----- Mortuary Marketi…
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How can we control that special odor we all so love to hate- DeCoMp??? Michael & Stephanie (@thegreendirector) discuss the changing shift towards green options for families. They also get into Parting Stones, opening a alkaline hydrolysis facility, and a lot more fun knowledge. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. …
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Go Jacqueline! A mommy to be still toughing it out in the prep room & at the funeral home. Find out what that's like, border "wars", & a suicide case wrongly identified... ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary…
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Katie tells some crazy stories in funeral service: Baby's choking during a service, medical emergencies on the job, smelling salts to get those passer-outers perked up & family fist fights. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want mo…
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Kelley’s got some good tips for us embalmers out there! Repairing cot damaged facial features, neck lines, using mouth formers in some unique ways, and why do funeral directors ALWAYS need a back up pair of paints... Great stuff from our teaching specialist out of the University of Minnesota. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s onl…
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Bridget is a playboy bunny... Ed & Michael are funeral directors... Where do you think this conversation goes??? The conversation might just SHOCK YOU! 👻👻 Listen to this exclusive interview with The Girls Next Door icon, Bridget Marquardt @bridgetmarquardt & her brother Ed the Mortician! We talk Playboy Mansion hauntings, seeing ghosts as a mortici…
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Rank these from difficult to most difficult: Raising a family, being a funeral director, going to Mortuary School. Well, Sam is doing all of these. AT ONCE. Michael & Sam recap life, Catholic funeral services, Military Honors, and too much more. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. …
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Give Alexis & Shannan a big mortuary HELLO. They've gotten trapped in morgue coolers, helped on some infamous funeral services, and just know how to rock the house. They've got their own pod too called "Gettin' Stiff" (Hey! That's the name of this week's episode.) ENJOY! ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to …
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Mika & Michael get deep... Is your state of mind different because you’re a funeral director? What is it like experiencing death when you see it every day? Life is PRECIOUS folks! One of the ways to enjoy it is listening to the Mortuary Show ;) ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. …
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We are in this together! The future of funeral service & the representation of morticians is in our hands... Ciara has great insight as to what happened in CO, and we discuss how to overcome the "negative news" that our industry is vulnerable to. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls.…
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A funeral home wedding (yes, they met in Mortuary School), ceremonial flag waving for veterans, and funeral home renovations. Mark can do it all! ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the …
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Today is National Funeral Directors Day! A sincere thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the work that morticians do. We are a selfless group of people that puts the needs of grieving families over our own. Thank you for what you do. Make today GREAT! You deserve it. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed t…
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Phil's funeral home has a secret.... What's the best way to impress families & get them coming back for life? The answer is different than what you may think. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want…
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Ed enlists in the Army the DAY after the 9/11 attacks, served as a Mortuary Affairs specialist in Afghanistan & Iraq, and now casually runs a studded trade service in Northern Michigan. This guy does it all! ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start toda…
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Some WILD stories on who's suing who in funeral service. Our favorite Mortuary Lawman, Mr Sharkey, shares some of his best stories (those he's allowed to tell). A brainy ice cream sunday, illegal body transferring over county lines, wage differences among FDs state to state, and more. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! …
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Tonight we are joined by Steve Kirkegard NEW Owner of Bullis Mortuary in Hardin Montana. In this episode we get a never before seen look inside The Bullis Mortuary and get an in depth take on the funeral industry and practices. We also touch on the Native American Funeral Practices in the area and abroad. It wouldn't be a Fallen Hour Podcast withou…
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Crafting Captivating Settings: How Locale Shapes a Novel's Soul with Best-Selling Author Danny Petrie
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Discover the magic that unfolds when setting takes center stage in a novel, transforming lifeless backdrops into dynamic entities with a soul of their own. This week, best-selling author Danny Petrie joins me, Wendy H Jones, to unravel the secrets behind crafting settings that captivate and characters who resonate with readers like old friends. Ami…
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Our dear funeral friend Brittany wrote a book! She is a funeral director soooo technically it's only a chapter, but that's like writing the Lord of the Rings series with our schedules. And she gives us some goodies ⬇️ FREE Grief Workbook (Thanks Brittany!) Link for the book: "The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection" -…
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How can you possibly prepare for a mass shooting, environmental disaster, or plane crash as a mortician? Michaelene (@Quietus_Bee) gives her unique perspective on this & more as a Thanatologist. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor…
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Have you ever faced a character in a book so flat they seem to fall off the page? Fear not, fellow wordsmiths, for I, Wendy H Jones, am here to share the secret sauce to spicing up your characters! This episode of the Writing and Marketing Show is a treasure trove of insights into the subtle art of characterisation. From the lush setting of Wester …
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This week's episode is brought to you by The SCCFA: Get your early-bird tickets to "The Southern" TODAY! ----- How does one build a cremation society? How about doing it from hundreds of miles away? Pierce goes deep into how he built up their family business, the importance of systems/training, & how association conferences can lift your game up. -…
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Yasi's so starstruck by Ms. Dolly Parton at her funeral home that she almost ends up in her own casket. What is the procedure for a megastar wanting to go to a service? You might be shocked by her answer... ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start today? …
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Fate threw a curveball that had us scrambling from the flames of my cousin's house fire to the tranquil embrace of a dense woodland retreat. As I share the harrowing details and our impromptu relocation, you'll feel the weight of the narrative's backdrop—the enigmatic allure of the woods—taking center stage. It's in this unexpected haven where I po…
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Mack's got a jaundice formula he GUARANTEES to work... I'm almost excited for my next yellow case to give 'er a try. The boys open up about their first removal (Mine was my own grandmother) & thoughts about families in the prep room. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it o…
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Does designing cakes shaped like *explicit* body parts translate to restorative art? I'm dyin' for a slice. Kayleigh is a long time supporter of Mortuary Marketing & first time guest! ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out. Want to start today? Email: conor@mortuary-m…
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Embracing the Unfamiliar: A Journey of Resilience and Creative Exploration with Wendy H Jones
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Life has a way of tossing curveballs that can either strike us out or propel us to new heights. When my home was devastated by a flood, it felt like a heart-wrenching setback, but that experience became a catalyst for growth and new opportunities in my writing and work. Embrace change with me, Wendy H Jones, as I recount the resilience it took to r…
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This funeral home delivers cremated remains by drone and accepts crypto payments for burials... No one has ever done any of it, but hey, it’s great publicity for the mortuary. Jeff is a lifelong mortician & master at getting his funeral homes noticed. Guaranteed to get the embalming juices flowing today! ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funer…
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Talk about getting ahead of things. Madison is a Veteran, Licensed Funeral Director, and planned her funeral (70?) years in advance... All before the age of 26. She wants to be a professor, I think she should become a mime next. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death calls. Check it out.…
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My two favorite things? Talking funerals and..... a splash of bourbon. You'll want to join in after this one on the world's first cemetery bourbon pairing with Lacy Robinson. Also funerals before death, hospice relationship cultivation & more more more. ----- Mortuary Marketing Increase your funeral home’s business! Guaranteed to get you more death…
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