Brian Waters and Ryan Ballard: Indiana Funeral Directors

Undertaking: The Podcast

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Funeral Directors, Ryan Ballard and Brian Waters discuss life, death and the story of funeral service.

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Brian Waters and Ryan Ballard: Indiana Funeral Directors

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#67 Garfield Refining with Melissa Polis 23.08.2019 12:40

Ever wonder what happens with all the remaining metals after a cremation or alkaline hydrolysis? Melissa Polis from Garfield Refining talks about an environmentally friendly option.

#66 DeathCon2019: LifeNet Health with Cameron Axelson 21.08.2019 39:28

At DeathCon2019 in Washington state, Ryan and Brian chat with Cameron Axelson from LifeNet Health about how they're saving lives with tissue recovery and transplantation.

#65 Near The Exit with Lori Erickson 16.08.2019 24:08

New book alert! Westminster John Knox Press released this week the new book, Near The Exit: Travels With The Not-So-Grim Reaper by Lori Erickson. The author, Lori Erickson, stops by the show to chat about this exciting new book.

#64 DeathCon 2019 with Rob Goff, Executive Director of the Washington State Funeral Directors Association 14.08.2019 35:20

Kicking off DeathCon 2019 in Washington State, Ryan and Brian chat with Rob Goff, Executive Director of the Washington State Funeral Directors Association.

#63 Speaking of the Dead with Chelsea Tolman 09.08.2019 48:45

Author of Speaking of the Dead, Chelsea Tolman stops by the podcast to chat with Brian about writing her book, blog and starting a trade service. Join us as we go down the rabbit hole.

#62 Embalmers Supply Company with Dana Goodell 02.08.2019 58:23

Ryan and Brian chat with Dana Goodell from the Embalmers Supply Company about what is on the mind of today's embalmers. From time delays, to methylene blue to hexyethylphenoform, this is one conversation you don't want to miss.

#61 Viking Funerals with Mike Everest 26.07.2019 1:06:21

What's a Viking funeral? Not the Minnesota Vikings - the real Vikings. In this episode Brian chats with Mike Everest from Portals to the Past.

#60 What's New With The Podcast 19.07.2019 37:39

Brian and Ryan chat about what's in store for the podcast, from YouTube to speaking engagements, the boys discuss everything that's happening.

#59 Breaking News: Jedi Disposition Act & A Major Acquisition 13.07.2019 23:17

In an unscheduled breaking news episode, Brian's discusses the fate of Missouri's Jedi Disposition Act and a corporate partner and friend of the podcast is purchased by a major company within funeral service.

#58 Jedi Disposal Act 12.07.2019 20:09

Want to be cremated like Darth Vader? Soon this may be possible in Missouri. How will this work? Will there be chaos? We discuss how this will probably work in practice and whether or not the sky will fall on funeral service.

#57 Remembering Gettysburg 05.07.2019 30:28

In this episode of the podcast, Brian travels to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to visit the cemetery and battlefield. He chats with Greg Goodell, Curator of the Gettysburg Military Museum.

#56 Thomas Lynch & The Essentials of Funeral Service 28.06.2019 1:08:11

In our second chat with Thomas Lynch, we discuss the essential elements of funeral service and other topics. His books, The Undertaking, The Good Funeral, Bodies In Motion and At Rest and Whence and Whither are all available at Amazon.com.

#55 Pride Month & Funeral Service 21.06.2019 33:54

Ryan and Brian talk about Pride Month and the hurdles funeral directors face while serving our brothers and sisters in the LGBTQ community.

#54 Best Obituary Ever? 14.06.2019 28:46

Brian and Ryan discuss everything about obituaries.

#53 Kari Northey 07.06.2019 57:40

We travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan to chat with Kari Northey. Kari has been educating consumers on YouTube for over two years. With over 200 videos, she has reached over 4.1 million views.

#52 Update: Operation Kenya 01.06.2019 24:56

In this episode we give an update on our fundraiser for Operation Kenya.

#51 Frank Downing & Funeral Directors Life 31.05.2019 1:14:19

Preplanning, prefunding, prearranging - whatever you call it, that's what we are talking about in this episode with Frank Downing, funeral director and director for sales development in Indiana for Funeral Directors Life.

#50 John Henderson 24.05.2019 1:22:01

In episode number 50 we chat with John Henderson, fellow funeral director, embalmer and mentor to Ryan.

#49 Balancing Life as a Parent and Funeral Director 17.05.2019 22:49

Brian and Ryan discuss the struggles of balancing work life and life as a parent.

#48 Wrapping Up 139th IFDA Convention 16.05.2019 10:02

Brian and Ryan grab a quick chat at the close of the 139th Indiana Funeral Directors Convention.

#47 IFDA 139th Convention and Whole Body Donation 15.05.2019 18:04

We chat with Kelsey from the Indiana University School of Medicine about whole body donation- how it works and how funeral directors can be involved.

#46 IFDA 139th Convention with Aftercare.com 14.05.2019 10:22

Aftercare.com helps funeral directors keep in touch with their families months after services are complete. Listen how Aftercare.com can make this easier than you think.

#45 IFDA 139th Convention with CJ Boots 14.05.2019 17:19

Brian and Ryan talk caskets with Chris Boots, founder of CJ Boots Casket Company.

#44 IFDA 139th Convention with CRaKN 13.05.2019 15:15

Who loves paperwork? We chat with Barbie from CRaKN to learn how a software company can help funeral directors save hours of paperwork per family and entire work weeks per year - just in paperwork.

#43 IFDA 139th Convention with C&J Financial 13.05.2019 9:38

Brian and Ryan discuss how funeral directors can find help with processing insurance claims with James and Jackie from C&J Financial, plus an exciting announcement about Operation Kenya.