The PodCasket
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Are you curious about funerals? Through a casual banter between Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home Owner and licensed funeral director Steve Wickens and Family Service Advisor Deb Millin, topics surrounding death, death care, undertaking, and aftercare will be covered along with answers to your questions about funeral service and mortuary science.
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7M ago
Steve has a new puppy joining the crew at Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home to comfort families and eventually become a certified as a therapy dog. Deb asks Steve about the recent awards and honors that the funeral home has been a recipient of. ..read more
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7M ago
A Dual Podcast! A Merger (not to be confused with 'murder' lol) with the 'Let's Talk About Death' podcast hosts Benny and Dr. Nick. Steve and Deb chat with these bearded identical twins ..read more
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7M ago
The kind of obituary that jumps off the page and into your heart is what professional writer Petra Orlaff creates through her company Beloved. She has been writing personalized obituaries and eulogies for more than 25 years. Steve and Deb ask her all about the special art of obituary writing ..read more
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7M ago
Starting Season 2 - as one of the only funeral home podcasts! Through a series of questions from a fanboy, Deb and Steve reveal their own final wishes in advance. Their prearrangements are deeply personal, but also highlighted in such a fun way! ..read more
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7M ago
We find that families ask a lot of the same common questions when they meet with a funeral director. Steve and Deb debunk several common myths about photographs, death certificates, and cremation authorizations. ..read more
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7M ago
A gift can be given even after a person passes away. And that is the gift of life. Organ and tissue donation is explained by the Gift Of Life Senior Medical Examiner & Funeral Home Liaison Stephanie Sommer. ..read more
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7M ago
Deb and Steve interview a mortician from the UK. Hayleigh is an embalmer who has one of the largest TikTok followings in the mortuary profession. She is best known on social media to debunk myths. Join us as we compare funerals in the US to that of the UK ..read more
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7M ago
Deb's good friend from a previous job passed away. Deb took part in the Celebration of Life by shedding tears for her friend, singing the songs that they knew and remembering the good times with her pal, even some that she had nearly forgotten about. Steve helps shed some light on the grief that we all have to go through at times ..read more
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7M ago
Steve and Deb are joined by Young Adult Author Helene Dunbar. Join them as they discuss the themes of grief, love, and ghosts in her books. Her book 'The Promise of Lost Things' is a recent novel that is out now ..read more
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7M ago
Anthony Lamont is the owner of the world's only ice cream hearse. Join hosts Steve and Deb, along with The PodCasket voiceover guy Nik Havert, as they talk to the owner of Frozen Stiffs Ice Cream and hear about the preservation of old funeral coaches ..read more