The Eternal Debate

Happy Easter everyone! Spring is in full swing and temperatures are on the climb but how does a warm ice-cream link to a frustrating problem experienced by embalmers!? Listen to The Eternal Debate Episode 13 to find out if any of the deceased you have looked after have been Thermo-affecTED. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Join Rach & Andy as they chat with their very first guest on The Eternal Debate, the wonderful Kari the Mortician! It's an episode full of laughter, the dispelling of salacious mistruths and the eternal debate of is it a coffin or a casket, as well as a great Q&A with Kari were she answers our listeners' questions. For more from Kari you can find her on Facebook and Instagram before joining her other 99.9k subscribers on YouTube! Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Join Rach and Andy for the third episode in their arterial solution trilogy where the mystery of dyes, perfumes and salts are ‘solved’ with a little help from water (sometimes alcohol) and discover the magic of emulsification as oil and water miraculously ‘mix’. Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Join Rach and Andy in the second of a trilogy of episodes looking into chemicals used in embalming. Buffers, anticoagulants, surfactants and humectants are the modifying agents up for discussion! Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

After an image of a text conversation around removal (or lack of) of tampons from deceased has been doing it’s rounds on social media, Rach & Andy discuss their thoughts, practises and other techniques surrounding the orifices of the human body.

Join Rachel and Andy as they start the debate on the divisive chemical preservative formaldehyde. Love it or hate it, how much do you really know about it? It has held its own as a reliable preservative and disinfectant for well over a century, but just how dark is its darker side? Why do its alternatives never seem to make the grade? Let the debate begin!

And now for something a little different! Join Andy and Rach as they get to grips with videocasting and have a casual catch-up after the festive break. Watch the video on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TheEternalDebate/videos/3311985272258170/ The non-invasive mouth closure method mentioned in the episode was shared with us by John Van Dermark. Follow us! FacebookTwitterInstagram

Join your hosts Rach and Andy for a Hallowe’en special as they discuss the post-mortem phenomenon that is Rigor Mortis. A condition you may think you know, but do you know it well? Acidic tissue, deteriorating cells and one final Myosin fling. It’s a story of harsh conditions, decomposing tissue and a loving embrace destined to be broken apart...forever!

In this time of ‘body positive’ can an embalmer really be sure when they open that fridge door? Join Rachel and Andy as they dip their brushes into an assorted palette of post-mortem discolourations.

Back after a 5 month hiatus due to the Covid-19 disruption, Rach and Andy consider the real context of 'Drinking Grandma', discuss a broken seal on Producer Si's fridge as well as the effects Embalming may, or may not have on the environment.

In this topical edition of The Eternal Debate, Rach and Andy discuss the awful effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus and the impact that it is having on the world and the embalming profession.

We're back! After a busy festive break, Rachel and Andy have been back in the studio to discuss what it's like to be an active Embalmer, why we Embalm the deceased and the history of the occupation.

This time around, Rachel and Andy tackle the first listener requested topic in the shape of Vein Drainage. If you have any other subjects that you want to hear covered, give us a shout on our social media pages!

Now for the real stuff! Following on from the Introduction to Pressure and Rate of Flow, Rachel and Andy dive into how it applies in a practical sense.

In the first part of a bumper episode on Pressure and Rate of Flow during the Embalming process, Rachel and Andy go over a few of the basic principles.

Pilot Episode | Rachel and Andy discuss the dreaded Embalming Equation and its benefits in modern embalming.