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Tracy's a mortician, Trish is not. Together we discuss what goes on behind the mortuary doors and go behind the scenes of the funeral industry to shed some light on the final frontier - death. Answering your questions, talking about taboos, sometimes things get graphic, but it's always done with love, care and respect. Are you dying to know?

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Tracy's a mortician, Trish is not. Together we discuss what goes on behind the mortuary doors and go behind the scenes of the funeral industry to shed some light on the final frontier - death. Answering your questions, talking about taboos, sometimes things get graphic, but it's always done with love, care and respect. Are you dying to know?

    May podcast - spirits and spooks of southern Victoria

    May podcast - spirits and spooks of southern Victoria

    In this month's podcast we give you a taste of all the interesting, spooky, challenging and fun discussions to come out of our recent trip to Melbourne where we spoke to historians, paranormal investigators, the owners of a haunted pub and we did a bit of dabbling in the spirit world for ourselves. It was a whirlwind tour but the experiences we had were well worth the effort. Thanks to all the amazing people who made our trip to Ballarat, Seymour, Geelong and Melbourne so productive and memor...

    • 35 min
    April podcast - not your average hairdresser chat!

    April podcast - not your average hairdresser chat!

    Multitasking is what it's all about in this month's podcast - love it or hate it, we decided to record a chat while Tracy was colouring Trish's hair - the result is insightful, yet unfortunately there's a bit of rattly noise from the foils and the plastic gloves Tracy is using. If you can hear past the sounds of hairdressing, you will get a glimpse into what it's like day to day working as a mortician and the types of things you need to do, to get the job done and prepare the deceased for the...

    • 37 min
    January 2024

    January 2024

    Welcome to our January podcast!We have a chat about some fairly heavy concepts in this episode so please we warned - graphic content ahead. But we'll ease you into it with some talk about different cultures and religions and the way they approach death, as well as the role of a general mortician/embalmer in cultural preparations.But deathcare is like that - most of the time it's caring for old people who have lived many, many decades on this planet, but unfortunately younger people die too an...

    • 40 min
    Natural death care - education and choice are key

    Natural death care - education and choice are key

    Hi folks, It's been a while since we have produced a pod, but we are back this week with a fascinating interview with Zenith Virago, who has advocated, informed and educated people on the possibilities for wholistic death care for more than 30 years.Zenith founded the Natural Death Care Centre in northern NSW, Australia and compiled a series on in-person and online trainings for Deathwalkers - those who want to be better equipped to deal with death - their own, or the death of those arou...

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Body dealers & general chit

    Body dealers & general chit

    We had a mishap with the audio files from the podcast that was supposed to be released last week so we've pulled together a quicky for your listening pleasure, answering a question to the YouTube channel about body dealers in Australia.We hope you enjoy.Til next time,take care,T&T xWatch us:YouTube: (48) Are you dying to know? - YouTubeContact us:insta: @are_you_dying_to_knowemail: areyoudyingtoknow@gmail.comwebsite: www.aydtk.comWARNING:This video contains graphic material that may distu...

    • 23 min
    Becoming a mortician

    Becoming a mortician

    We have had the question so many times - I'm really keen to get into the industry as a mortician, how do I do it?Here in Australia, the process is very different from other parts of the world. In this podcast we discuss what it takes to be a mortician, how to get started in the industry and they types of experiences you can expect - and no folks, it's not all hair and make-up.Thanks for joining us. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel for loads more content and if you like our pod, p...

    • 33 min

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