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by Ben Schmidt
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.
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- 1 weeks ago49 min
100. Hall of Fame Funeral Directing with Andre Dawson
The Funeralcast has hit a milestone, and joing Ben is National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson, who has owned a funeral home for the last 18 years. His insights on life and fineral service are something you won't want to miss. Rate and review the show! Free NFDA Expo Passes, booth 1313!Email me bschmidt@frigidfuid.com Follow @thefuneralcast
- 3 weeks ago43 min
99. The Beauty and The Brains with Jaclyn Kleinaitis
Ever wonder what Ben's wife is like? Ever wonder if she actually exists? She does and she is here to share her experiences about life with a funeral director and specifically life with your beloved host. Rate and review the show, even if you don't like it! Free NFDA Expo Passes! Booth 1313! Email Ben bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Follow @thefuneralcast
- 3 weeks ago13 min
Funeralcast Fastcast 28AUG2026
In this Fastcast we have a preview of Funeralcast episode 98. Green Thumb Thanatology with Cole Imperi, episode 99. The Beauty and the Brains with Jaclyn Kleinaitis, and episode 100 Hall of Fame Funeral Directing with Andre Dawson. Free NFDA Expo Passes Booth 1313 Email me at bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Follow @thefuneralcast
- Aug 18, 202654 min
98. Green Thumb Thanatology with Cole Imperi
Cole Imperi has had a big influence on Thanatology by founding the School of American Thanatology, identifying non-clincal terms like "shadow loss", and creating the sub-discipline of Thanabotany. Sounds like someone super serious, right? Wrong! She's a lot of fun and find out why on this episode of The Funeralcast. Be sure to rate and review the show, even if you don't like it! Check out the School of American ThanatologyFollow Cole @imperiEmail Ben bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Follow Ben @thefuneralcast
- Aug 4, 202647 min
97. Postmortem DNA Recovery with Kimberly Garrett
Kimberly Garrett is the founder of Anytime Mobile DNA in Los Angeles, a business that usually serves the living until she started to get calls to recover DNA from people who have died. Hear her journey into funeral service.Rate and review the show! Email Ben bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Follow @thefuneralcast Visit Kimberly's website
- Jul 21, 202643 min
96. Death’s Apprentice with Christa Ovenell
Christa Ovenell left a high-profile position as the Principal at Canada’s largest international college to become a funeral director at the age of 50. She is now a funeral director/embalmer, end of life doula, and a deathcare educator. Learn what inspired her life change and how she has combined her love of education and her deathcare calling to help meet the needs of her community. Be sure to rate and review the show, even if you don't like it! Follow Christa on instagram @deathsapprentice.caVisit her websiteRead her article- Embalming Isn't the Enemy: How a Green Mortician Found the Good in a Polarizing Practice. Email Ben bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Follow Ben @thefuneralcast Visit our newly revamped website
- Jul 16, 202611 min
Funeralcast Fastcast 16JUL2026
On this episode: Ethical AI Memorialization with Liminal Touch Death's Apprentice "What's your bold predicition for funeral service?" Fluid Forum on August 18th Embalming Chemicals in the Wild on YouTube Live
- Jul 7, 202646 min
95. Ethical Digital Memorialization with Liminal Touch
More people are blistering at the idea of AI usage, especially when it comes to memorializing someone they lost. The co-founders of Liminal Touch, offer what they believe is an ethical usage of AI for digital memorialization. Rate and review the podcast, even if you don't like it! Email Ben bschmidt@frigidfluid.com Check out Liminal Touch here. Follow Ben @thefuneralcast Follow Frigid Fluid @frigidfluidVisit our newly revamped website
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