Undertaking: The Podcast

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#180 National Suicide Prevention Month - The Lankford Story Sep 29, 2020

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In another episode in the Life Through Loss Series, Ryan and Brian talk with licensed funeral director and embalmer, Randy Lankford. The trio discuss National Suicide Prevention Month and Randy bravely shares his personal journey as we remember his father, Don Lankford.

For more information about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline visit: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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#179 Curtains - Adventures Of An Undertaker-In-Training with Tom Jokinen Sep 25, 2020

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Tom Jokinen, author of Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-In-Training, joins the show. Tom talks about his work as an apprentice funeral director and what he learned along his journey in writing his book.

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#178 Your Life Talks with Jolene Hill Sep 22, 2020

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Jolene Hill, a funeral director from Australia, joins the show to talk about Your Life Talks, a creative way to spark end of life planning and discussion.

To learn more about Your Life Talks visit:

https://yourlifetalks.com/

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#177 Video Chat Gets An Afterlife with AFTR Sep 18, 2020

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A grave camera? Yes, exactly. With AFTR, you can virtually visit your loved one's grave, anytime, anywhere.

To learn more about AFTR visit:

https://www.aftr.live/

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#176 The Memorial Frame Sep 15, 2020

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The Memorial Frame was invented by Geraldine Doris Grenci but she died before it came to market. Her son, Angelo Grenci, joins the show to talk about how he's carrying on her legacy by continuing her vision.

To learn more about the Memorial Frame visit:

www.memorialframe.net/

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#175 Remembering 9/11 - Our Stories Sep 11, 2020

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Brian and Ryan, remember 9/11 by sharing their story of where they were and what they were doing September 11th, 19 years ago.

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#174 Anna Marie Foster Sep 08, 2020

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Funeral director and embalmer Anna Marie Foster joins to the show to discuss her journey into funeral service.

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#173 Hearse Talk with Ron King of Butler Coach Company Sep 04, 2020

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Ron King of Butler Coach Company returns to the show to discuss all the new products for 2020 from Platinum, MK, K2 Vehicles and Coasson.

To learn more about Butler Coach visit:

https://www.butlercoach.com/

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#172 The Importance of Viewing with Shane Ritchie, Founder of NecroMetics Sep 01, 2020

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Shane Ritchie, founder of NecroMetics, joins the show to share a personal story of life, death and the importance of viewing. We also discuss NecroMetics, the newest company to offer cosmetics to the funeral industry.

To learn more about NecroMetics visit:

https://www.necrometics.com/

Check out the NecroMetics YouTube page at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEh9XjuuCb4LMZ_TVtgJhnw

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#171 Alive In Detroit - Waking Up In A Funeral Home Aug 28, 2020

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This week near Detroit, a young woman was pronounced dead and transported to a funeral home where their employees found that she was, in fact, alive.

Ryan and Brian talk about how this could happen and answer your questions.

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