Undertaking: The Podcast

Ryan digs through the vault and finds an episode that was never released. Lets talk embalming, conventions and ICCFA 2023! Robert Falcon and his interview with Observations from a Hearse.

Lots of laughs with Jeff Grimm from Kachina Funeral Supply at Indiana's funeral convention. Check out KachinaFuneralSupply. Today's show is supported by: Pierce Chemical: www.piercedirect.com/ Garfield Refining: www.garfieldrefining.com/

With a Titanic matchup this Sunday in The House That Peyton Built, is the return of Jonathon Taylor enough to end a 5 game losing streak against our AFC South rival? Find out what Blake & JB have to say on this week's preview episode of Undertaking: The Colts. "My favorite thing is trying to convince them that they can win." -Dick Butkus, 1942-2023 Today's show is supported by Indiana Donor Networ...

JB and Blake have post-game coverage of Rams at Colts. As we ponder the loss, the Tennessee Titans loom in the distance.  Today's show is supported by: Indiana Donor Network: https://indianadonornetwork.org/

While grilling, Robert Falcon chats with Brian Waters on their observations from Las Vegas and the NFDA annunal convention.  Brian sees Starlink for the first time and thing it's a UFO and Robert talks mentorship. Today's show is supported by: Garfiend Refining: https://www.garfieldrefining.com The Wilbert Group: https://www.wilbert.com/

Brian learns details of the death of John the Baptist. Not long after, sitting with Pastor Roger Spitler of Eaton Church of God, Brian has questions. Listen in. Today's show is supported by: Indiana Donor Network: https://indianadonornetwork.org/ ASD Answering Service for Directors: https://www.myasd.com/

A mob of restless Rams is approaching the Circle City. As the Colts prepare to defend their home turf, quarterback Anthony Richardson takes another step to clear consussion protocol. His biggest task, to date, looms ahead - avoiding 99 problems for 60 grueling minutes. This show is supported by National Mortuary Shipping and Cremation: https://www.natlmortuaryshipping.com/

If you're like us and missed the Colts - Ravens game, tune in to Blake and JB as they break-down the action from Sunday's game in Baltimore. Today's show is supported by the Wilbert Group: https://www.wilbert.com/

Robert Falcon joins the Undertaking Network with his Observations from a Hearse. Today we look back at NFDA in Las Vegas. Robert kicks off the trade show with Brian Waters, followed by an interview with Salvador Perches. Don't miss this show.  Today's show is supported by ASD Answering Service for Directors: https://www.myasd.com/

Colts at Ravens: An unkindness of #Ravens await the Boys in Blue - and so does a tropical storm. Blake and JB take flight to give you every key matchup, injury, and expectation for this Sunday's matchup in Charm City.  Saddle up boys n girls! #ForTheShoe #Colts Today's show is supported by Express Funeral Funding: https://www.expressfuneralfunding.com/  

Mentor, friend, and employer of Ryan Ballard, John Henderson of Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle, Indiana visit with the show about his upcoming speaking tour with the Indiana Funeral Directors Association.  Today's show is supported by our friends at:  Gather, The Future of Funeral Home Software: https://gather.app/ MemoryShare: Professional Funeral Home Support for LiveStreaming & Dela...

Blake and JB react to the Colts' impressive AFC South road victory. From Minshew Mania takeover to Head Coach Shane Steichen channeling his inner Bill Belichick, hear why all signs are pointing upward to a bright future in Indianapolis Colts Nation, with a couple MASSIVE head nods to AR5 and Ryan Kelly for setting the example looking out for their own health - both mentally and physically.

Indianapolis Colts travel to Houston and Blake Waters with Jordan Brock have the scoop. 

Did you miss opening day? Catch up on the Indianapolis Colts with Blake Waters of the Undertaking Network. 

Playing amateur reporter, funeral director and embalmer, Brian Waters chases down the scoops on the NFDA trade show floor in Las Vegas. Celebrating the Network's first "International Day", Brian talks with National Mortuary Shipping and Cremation, Funeral One and SOKNA, while discussing the hot topics and announcements of the day. In the end, Brian get's invited into funeral services Skunk Works. ...

Brian walks the trade show floor to visit some friends including James Fletcher of Matthews Aurora, our friends at Pierce Chemical (with Formula 496) and Craig from ASD updates us on the news of the week.  Each day, over 10,000 funeral homes are supported by Answering Service for Directors and today we let them know, we've got their back when they need us. 

Coming in hot from Las Vegas, Brian drops his nephew's show, Undertaking the Colts with Blake Waters.

Alexandra Jo of the Death Curious Podcast, joins Brian on Undertaking: The Podcast as they go down the rabbit hole to consider how we communicate  and how death care professionals can listen with intention to understand. You can hear their first conversaton over at Death Curious https://deathcurious.com/  

Someone has been listening! Who could it be?  Finally, from the shadows, not seen in 40 years...... Maybe 30, but a long time. Just listen. 

Right, after a bit of announcements by Brian, the show is returned to its previous host, Mr. Benjamin Whitworth CFSP, MBIE and best of all, a proper chap and embalmer.  Allow us the opportunity to be redirected by another undertaker who cares. This is a show worth sharing.  Learn more about the British Institute of Embalmers here: https://www.bioe.co.uk/   They're sorry for Brian, it's in the minu...

Almost 30 years ago, back in 1983, Edward Calahan CFSP opened his own funeral service company. He started small – in fact, Calahan Funeral Service was based out of an existing funeral home in Chicago. When the owner of that firm suggested that Edward take his passion for excellence in service out into the wider world –he took the suggestion to heart. Join Brian on the road in Springfield, Illinois...

Everyone take a breath; the Undertakers are here, and football season kicks off in September. Sport is intended to be fun and exciting but when our people are not seen, valued, or appreciated, things get rough. As we step away from the heaviness of death care for one little show, Brian introduces his nephew, Blake Waters, an Air Force Veteran, and fan of the Indianapolis Colts. Together, the two U...

Recording from the sandy beaches of Cancun, Mexico at this year's Frigid Embalm Better International Conference, Brian Waters meets Dominic and his brother Damien Jude, undertakers and embalmers from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Embalmers often feel isolated for their trade too. It's not that we love it, it's because people ask for it. Let's learn from our brothers from Malaysia.  This episode is spons...

In the first minutes after you die, your family is extremely vulnerable. First impressions matter and can set the tone for the next few days, two years down the road.  When people feel vulnerable, they are sensitive and resistant to pressure, influence, and sometimes even action. Often the bereaved simply need to be seen to be understood.  Undertakers talk amongst themselves about how to connect w...

Brian catches up with Ryan for the week and they revisit the voice of their mentor, Todd Van Beck. As they discuss the upcoming tributes to Todd in Vegas, both decide to re-air episde #377 for a second examination of Todd's "Funeral Chronicles" on "Visibility".  The topic of isolation, anxiety, and grief will gain much visibility itself, when undertakers gather at the big show in Vegas.  Allow us...