Houston funeral home raid, Titan Casket promos, EPA formaldehyde updates, and declining Catholic funerals highlight this week’s key death-care news.
Click here for complete show notes.
Texas Funeral Drama, Formaldehyde Rules & Catholic Burial Declines
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Release Date: 12/04/2025
Catching up with Kari the Mortician
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
In this episode, Kari and I discuss her content, her career, her crush, and her latest role with The Champion Company. I also reveal how to become known as an Expert Embalmer. Watch or listen- Enjoy! Kari (Northey) Ickes has been a licensed funeral director for two decades and has worked in the funeral business for over three decades. She has freelanced at multiple funeral home locations along with being on staff. For over 8 years, Kari has worked educating consumers and those interested in the deathcare business.
info_outline
Exploring the New AI Platform 'Impart' With Melissa Schmidt, Known as 'The Funeral Babe'
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Melissa Schmidt, managing funeral director of New York's Oyster Bay Funeral Home and established social media content creator, explains the new AI platform, Impart. She was instrumental in its creation and describes how Impart can be a much-needed tool for funeral service practitioners everywhere. Additionally, Melissa describes how she balances living life while being on call, her views on funeral industry legislation that's under consideration in her state, and more.
info_outline
Beyond the Casket: Why One Funeral Director Switched to Human Composting
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Licensed funeral director Mandy Stafford discusses her shift from casketed ground burials to ecological options and her new role with Return Home. Click here for complete show notes. https://www.kates-boylston.com/beyond-the-casket-why-one-funeral-director-switched-to-human-composting/article_772882af-6649-4820-81da-03aa2af5aba9.html
info_outline
EEOC Woes at Everstory Partners, a Big Week for Green Dispositions and More
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Bathroom discrimination, NOR in Brooklyn, a pro-green disposition doc, and more in this week's episode. for complete show notes.
info_outline
Ontario’s Unclaimed Remains, Medicaid Mausoleum Sales, and Oklahoma Casket Wars
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
This week we consider Ontario’s unclaimed remains, Medicaid funeral spending, human composting in Maine/Utah, and Oklahoma's casket sales lawsuit. for complete show notes.
info_outline
Engineering Eternity: Rick Dilts on Modern Design in Stone Memorials
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Rick Dilts of Dakota Granite discusses the "Mausolarium," the 60% cremation rate, and how cemeteries can simplify the private mausoleum sales process. Click here for complete show notes: https://www.kates-boylston.com/engineering-eternity-rick-dilts-on-modern-design-in-stone-memorials/article_3f6822cc-6fa4-44ff-88a5-3a705a37c562.html
info_outline
Douglas Simpson on Mentorship and the Future of Death Doulas
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
INELDA’s Douglas Simpson explains how end-of-life doulas provide emotional support and fill gaps in the traditional hospice and funeral systems. Click here for complete show notes: https://www.kates-boylston.com/douglas-simpson-on-mentorship-and-the-future-of-death-doulas/article_5e9f7e9b-e46f-4cb4-a26e-135333c8ac85.html
info_outline
Pet Cremation, Veterans Burials, and ‘Live free and Die Free’ in New Hampshire
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
In this episode of In Case You Missed It, we look at legal and regulatory shifts within the funeral and pet cremation industries. The program highlights the upcoming of a pet memorial owner, the , and a to protect veterans' burial benefits. Additionally, the episode covers to become the 14th state to legalize natural organic reduction.
info_outline
The Future of Grass: Saving Time, Money, and Water
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Learn how low-maintenance grass with 8-foot roots can save cemeteries and homes up to 100% on mowing and water bills while remaining 100% organic . for complete show notes.
info_outline
From Funeral Home Heroism to the NIMBY Brigade
Funeral Service Insider: The Podcast
Executive shifts at Carriage, funeral home heroism in Georgia, political drama in Tennessee, the struggle for new crematories, and more. for complete show notes.
info_outline