The Mortuary Show

Latest Episodes:

Embalming With Twins On Board 👶 👶 Nov 22, 2022

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Alicia tells us exactly what it’s like to be a funeral director 8 months pregnant with TWINS! Bloody walls, maggots, babies at the FH, and so much more fun & laughs.

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Show Notes:

(00:49) – Pregnant with 2 in the prep room.

(12:59) – Funeral directors are weekend WARRIROS.

(23:46) – Services for your family.

(37:01) – Wellness check gone wrong.

How To Live In a Pink Hearse Society 💖 Nov 15, 2022

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Savannah (AKA The Pink Mortician) adds pink into everything mortuary: Pink trocar buttons, pink fluid, pink hearse, PINK EVERYWHERE. We also get into Aqua Cremation/Alkaline Hydrolysis- listen up! Follow her @PinkHearseSociety

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Show Notes:

(00:42) – How to become a pink mortician.

(09:41) – Finding information as a prospective mortuary student.

(14:29) – What does Aqua Cremation look like?

(20:28) – Family removes clothes off of deceased mid-funeral.

A Woman Goes Commando To Her Mother's Funeral 👙 Nov 08, 2022

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Get ready for some MOTIVATION! Leanne's got just what you need to make it through a tough day at the FH. Mindset hacks, funny undies stories, & ideas on how you can make your next services special.

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Show Notes:

(04:30) – How to cope with those tough arrangements.

(17:03) – Streaking in the funeral home?

(25:10) – Advice for youngsters in the industry.

(33:49) – How to stay motivated.

How to Create Life-like Lips Using Wax 👄 Nov 01, 2022

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Recreating lips using wax, plowing a cot through a foot of snow, & where do you hide your skeletons? I keep mine in the closet. Funeral director, embalmer & artist Emily helping us find form.

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Show Notes:

(05:42) – Embalming a loved one.

(10:50) – Collecting skeletons.

(18:46) – Hospital hides wedding ring in denture box.

(38:01) – Removals in a snow storm.

10 Ways to Increase Your FH's Business 📈 Oct 25, 2022

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Michael gets into YOUR business! What are the ways you can get more calls in? Listen & find out 10 fantastic ways to increase your FH’s business.

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Show Notes:

1. Do the little things

2. Upgrade your facility

3. Enhance your outside

4. Update google & website listings

5. Ask for reviews

And FIVE more!! Listen for some great details & insight.

Email molly@themortuary.store if you're interested in being one of the 5 beta FHs for increasing first calls.

Digital Toe Tags 🦶 Oct 11, 2022

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Body tracking with digital toe tags, cleaning up public blood spills, and all things digital with the Gather App. Michael welcomes on CEO Zach for a discussion on this, the future of funeral service & MORE!

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Show Notes:

(06:16) – The inception.

(11:15) – The shift towards technology in funeral service.

(19:00) – Toe tag tracking.

(33:03) – Cleaning up blood.

PROST! Michael Goes On German TV 🇩🇪 Oct 04, 2022

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Michael does his best attempt at speaking about death in German... JK he can't speak a lick, but he does an OK job talking in English. Listen to his interview on RTL Germany.

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Show Notes:

(02:03) – How did the tok start?

(05:59) – How does social media help funeral directors.

(10:20) – A funeral director's sense of humor.

(17:29) – Funeral directors have got the heart.

Creating Cadavers for Medical Schools 🏩 Sep 27, 2022

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It’s a Michael sandwich! Removing dead lamas from a field, double-simultaneous embalms, and the embalming process to make med school cadavers. Check out @HoosierEmbalmer for more.

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Show Notes:

(02:32) – Funeral Home Flower Shops.

(11:07) – Farm Removals.

(26:20) – Med School Embalmings.

(33:03) – Prayer Card Trading Cards.

Dr. D Keeping Directors Quite Curious 🤔 Sep 20, 2022

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The Embalming Doctor, Dr. Damon de la Cruz, gets into the biochemistry of embalming with Michael. What does embalming look like throughout the world? How does one open a Mortuary School? How can embalmers stay curious?

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Show Notes:

(06:07) – Special Jaundice Embalming.

(16:12) – Water as a your fluid vehicle.

(29:05) – Embalming Calc in Real Life.

(39:20) – Embalming Machines All Over the World.

Do You Enjoy Poop Pranks in the Prep Room? 💩 Sep 13, 2022