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32 episodes
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Ben SchmidtExplicit
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Date created
2021/03/02
Latest episode
2026/01/05
Average duration
15 min.
Release period
107 days
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The Funeral Science Podcast is a podcast about funeral science.
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Bonus Episode! Blood in the Cornfields Appearance
2026/01/05
In a special holiday episode, a funeral scientist appeared on the Blood in the Cornfields Podcast to discuss how to embalm a Gremlin and Kate Beringer's father.
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October Case Report: Masque of the Red Death
2025/10/17
A funeral scientist conducts a case study of an individual who dies of the Red Death.
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Disenfranchised Grief
2025/07/30
A funeral scientist talks about disenfranchised grief and the death of a celebrity.
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Foolish Blues
2025/02/07
On this episode of the Funeral Science Podcast, a funeral scientist discusses the foolish nature of formaldehyde and methylene blue. The something good that’s happening is theContinuing Vision mentorship program.
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References:
Foolish Nature of Formaldehyde Blog
Methylene Blue
Autopsy results
Blue Bottle Experiment
Meta analysis of MB and Alzheimer's
Studies on the anti-microbial properties of MB
October Case Report- Seth Brundle and a Treat!
2024/10/10
In this episode, a funeral scientist does case analysis for the BrundleFly and hopes for the world's oldest cheese to hit your trick or treat bags.
The Funeral Science Podcast on pH
The world's oldest cheese
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Cold Temperatures
2024/01/29
In this episode, a funeral scientist discusses the effects of cold temperatures on tissue after death and answers listener Nora’s question about the Canary Girls of World War 1.
Wales Museum History of the Canary Girls
Episode on Otzi
Episode on Lenin
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October Case Reports- Zombies and E.T.
2023/10/24
In this episode, a funeral scientist looks at embalming zombies and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial.
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"Slow and Low"
2023/09/21
In this episode, a funeral scientist discusses the physics of embalming and a doctor who is rehydrating dead bodies in Mexico.
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BBC article about Dr. Cardenas
New York Times Article about Dr. Cardenas
Incorruptible?
2023/06/28
A funeral scientists discusses Sister Wilhelmina, bodies in resin, and the Indiana Funeral Education Foundation.
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Who was Sister Wilhelmina?
A miracle in Missouri?
What is incorruptibility?
Gower climate and weather
Water absorption and wood
Fungal succession during mammalian cadaver decomposition and potential forensic implications
Snopes article about the resin photos
Indiana Funeral Education Foundation
October Case Reports- Frankenstein's Monster and Gremlins
2022/10/27
A funeral scientist creates some Halloween content for the listeners.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob's Disease
2022/09/13
In this episode a funeral scientist discusses Creutzfeld-Jacob's Disease, clots embalmers claim are from the Covid-19 vaccine, and Funeral Face-Off Trivia
Funeral Face-Off Trivia Sign-Up
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe26zIXF6H4OuvYzwdH1ybQQqNmaq_JeWGkLn0rxryckux30A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Interview with Meghan Lewis: Autopsy Coordinator, Natl Prion Disease & Pathology Surveillance Center
Dodge SDS for BRIOHOCL
https://shop.dodgeco.com/content/files/SDS/BrioHOCLPrPMSDSV2.pdf
Press release for BRIOHOCL
https://azfcca.org/biotech-inc-announces-distribution-agreement-dodge-tackle-deadly-prions/
Johns Hopkins on prion diseases
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases
Harvard on protein folding
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2010/issue65/
WHO guidelines for funeral professionals
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/66707/WHO_CDS_CSR_APH_2000.3.pdf
CDC Guidelines for funeral professionals
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cjd/funeral-directors.html#:~:text=CJD%20patients%20who%20have
Fact check on clots found by embalmers
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/theres-no-scientific-evidence-that-vaccines-are-responsible-for-strange-blood-clots-observed-by-embalmers/
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/mike-adams-flawed-analysis-clot-embalmer-richard-hirschman-doesnt-demonstrate-link-between-blood-clots-and-covid-19-vaccines-epoch-times/
Mayo Clinic and clots
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/blood-clots/basics/causes/sym-20050850
Fossils
2022/08/17
In this episode, a funeral scientist discusses fossils and interviews his local paleontologist.
Dinosaur Mummy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mummified-armored-dinosaur-makes-its-debut-1-180963311/
Goatelope
https://allthatsinteresting.com/goatelope-mummy
DABDA
2022/03/16
In this episode, a funeral scientist examines the validity of the five stages of grief, answer a lister question about the Dyson Purifier Hot and Cold Formaldehyde Purifying Fan, and the Mike James Endowment
Criticism of DABDA
The Dyson Hot and Cold Air Purifier
Engadget article about formaldehyde filters
ATSDR Formaldehyde in your home
Mike James Endowment (when donating, be sure to note this specifically when prompted)
Maggots
2022/01/13
A funeral scientist discusses maggots, how to become an OSHA inspector, the Indiana Educational Foundation's scholarship opportunities.
Links:
Maggot Debridement Therapy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2771513/
Forensic Entomology
https://www.sfu.ca/~ganderso/forensicentomology.htm#:~:text=Maggots%20are%20larvae%20or%20immature,corpse%20very%20soon%20after%20death.&text=The%20larva%20then%20loosens%20itself,outer%20skin%2C%20but%20remains%20inside.
Indiana Funeral Education Foundation
https://www.indiana-fda.org/education-foundation-scholarships
OSHA search tool
https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/industry.html
SIC-7261
NAIC- 812210
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Ötzi
2021/12/10
A funeral scientist talks about the Copper Age Iceman, distinguishes between ligature, thread, and suture. There is also suggestions for holiday donations. Here are the links to those charities;
Indiana Funeral Education Foundation
https://www.indiana-fda.org/the-indiana-funeral-education-foundation
Worsham Organization for Research, Learning, and Development
https://www.funeralworld.org/donate/
Funeral Boss Non-Profit
https://funeralbossinc.com/pages/funeral-boss-non-profit-foundation
Hi Precious Scholarship https://www.nxtgenmortuarysupport.com/scholarship/
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tkbitner 2022/08/18
Fossils
Best episode ever! Loved the guest!
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