Over My Dead Poddy

S3: Episode 4 Brewing Community Through Grief

Fresh coffee. Honest conversations. Unexpected hope. ☕🖤
This week on the show, we’re joined by David Martin from Maple Park Café @ Thirsk Crematorium, for a conversation that goes far beyond tea urns and sausage rolls.
We’re talking about the reality of running a coffee shop inside a crematorium. The sensitive act of balancing business and grief. The quiet pressure of getting it right for families on one of the hardest days of their lives. And why the most important thing to families after a funeral is often comfort, connection and somewhere to just be.
With the usual honesty and humour,  David shares how coffee and cake are unexpectedly helping people talk about grief,  build a community,  and perhaps even find some  hope.
Because sometimes the conversations people can’t have in the Crematorium … start over a brew instead.
It’s thoughtful, funny, honest and full of the kind of humanity we love best. 🤘🏻☕

S3 Episode 3: Dead Good Care: Behind Closed Doors

Most people never see what happens behind the scenes in a funeral home… but this week, we’re talking to the people who do it all. 🖤
From late night call-outs and private ambulances, to caring and preparing for your loved one with dignity, carrying coffins and making sure every detail runs exactly as it should... Funeral Service Operatives (FSO's) are the unsung heroes of funeral care, and one of the most vital cogs in our engine. 
We're discussing what they do and what it takes to be an exception FSO, with one of the best in the industry. It’s honest, emotional, insightful and full of  humanity - just as you’d expect from Over My Dead Poddy.
You can also find out what happens about those intimate piercings you know your loved one had, but were too embarrassed to mention to the FD! 
Download our latest episode and settle in for a great listen! 

S3 Episode 2: Where Dan's Drumbeat Played On

Live West End vocals. Socks with meaning. Detroit Lions pride. Christmas carols. Ginger Shots. This wasn’t a typical funeral… this was Dan's funeral.                                                                                                                                                                                          In this heartfelt episode, Kay Jones joins us to share the story behind a farewell that refused to follow the rules and instead captured a life exactly as it was lived. From the pressure of suddenly having to plan everything, to the fierce determination to get every detail right, this is an honest, moving and  powerful conversation about love, loss and what it really means to say goodbye properly. It’s about the small things that turn out not to be small at all. The moments that matter. And the courage it takes to trust your instincts when it matters most.
It’s a longer listen… but it’s worth every minute.
🎧 Download now and hear what’s possible when a goodbye is built with love.

S3 Episode 1:🎙💀🤘🏻 The Resurrection Episode - The Dead Air Is Over, we are Back with Bruises and Actual Scars 🎙️💀🤘🏻

🎙💀🤘🏻 The Resurrection Episode - Dead Air Is Over Back with Bruises And Scars 🎙️💀🤘🏻
We’re back. Season 3, Episode 1 is live now with the usual host line up of Nichola and Carl and no, we haven’t been quietly behaving ourselves.
In Episode 1 we’re honest about why we’ve been off air, Nichola fully admits to taking an unexpected tumble, and Carl unveils a flashy new purchase that absolutely no one asked for but everyone will have opinions on.
Same dark humour. Same myth-busting. Same honest conversations about death that somehow still make you laugh in the wrong places.
You’ve had a few quiet weeks to recover from season 2... that’s over! Come and join our growing community of 1500 followers on Facebook and see what it's all about.
Download the new episode now wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️💀🤘🏻
 

S2 Episode 10: 💀🎙️🤘🏻 Season 2 Finale 🖤💀🎧

 
In this wrap-up episode, we’re diving into your questions from the last few weeks. The curious ones, the heartfelt ones, the “is it normal if…” ones, and the ones that made us go… right, grab a beer, let’s talk about that. We also take a wander down memory lane for our favourite Season 2 moments. The laughs, the lump-in-the-throat bits, and the moments where we remembered exactly why we started this poddy in the first place.
And yes… Nichola gets a bit Ranty Pants™ about faffers at funerals. Not malicious. Not disrespectful. Just… the gentle chaos of people who don’t mean to be chaotic. If you know, you know. (And if you are a faffer… we still love you. )
 
It’s a sad one, because it’s the end of the series. But it’s also a proper community episode. Honest, warm, a little bit ridiculous, and full of gratitude. And don't worry, we'll be back with Season 3 really soon ....just give us chance to catch our breaths for a moment! 
 
🎧 Hit play, bring a brew, and come say goodbye to Series 2 with us...
 
 

S2 Episode 9: Talking Before It's Too Late: How Palliative Care Is There To Help

💀🎙️🤘🏻 Series 2: Episode 9 - Talking Before It's Too Late: How  Palliative Care Is There To Help''    🤘🏻🎙️💀  
This one’s gentle, honest, and as always, vitally important. In this episode we’re talking end of life choices and the support available if you or someone you love needs palliative care. What it actually is (and what it isn’t), where to find help, how it can support families, and how to start the conversations most people avoid until it’s too late.More than anything, it’s a reminder: you’re not alone, and there is support for the hard moments and the hard words.
We’re joined by palliative care specialists Hayley and Claire, helping us cut through the fear and the myths, with warmth, clarity and real-world truth.
🎧 Download the latest episode now wherever you usually find your Podcasts. 
Disclaimer: all views shared are those of our guests and are not representative of any organisation or Trust they are associated with.

S2 Episode 8: Tiny Life, Massive Love: Bex and Evelyn's Story

🎙️💀🤘🏻Series 2: Episode 8: Tiny Life, Massive Love: Bex and Evelyn's Story🤘🏻🎙️💀
This one is tender, raw, and deeply real. We sit down with our gorgeous former Co-host Bex,  as she shares Evelyn’s story, losing her baby just hours after she was born. We talk honestly about those first unbearable moments, and how being a Funeral Director helped Bex find her footing, and later helped her support other families walking the same road.
It’s a longer listen, because some stories deserve time and space. We couldn’t cut it short, and we wouldn’t want to.If you’re carrying your own grief, go gently with this one. And if you don’t know what to say to someone who is, this episode might help.
Download the latest episode now wherever you get your Podcasts

S2: Episode 7: Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney with Special Guest Danielle Sutcliffe

🤘🏻💀🎙️ Season 2 Episode 7 🤘🏻💀🎙️
This week we’re getting uncomfortably practical about death. Wills, Probate and Power of Attorney. Whether you’ve got a record collection and a cat or a million-pound mansion, someone’s dealing with it one day, and you need to deal with it now!
We’re joined by the brilliant Danielle Sutcliffe to make sense of it all and inspire you to set up your own Death File! No doom. No jargon. Just dead good advice and a few laughs along the way.                                                                 
Download the latest episode now, from wherever you usually get your Poddys and check out Danelle's services at www.DSWills.uk 

S2 Episode 6: What’s really going on in the funeral world right now and the stuff families are quietly dealing with.

🎙️💀🤘🏻WE’RE BACK. with Hosts Nichola Reeder and Cllr Carl Tate SERIES 2 EPISODE 6 🎙️💀🤘🏻
                                                                           
After a short hiatus where life (and yes… death) did what it does best and got in the way, Over My Dead Poddy is back on the airwaves. And we're so excited! 
 
In this latest episode, we’re catching up on what’s really going on in the funeral world right now and the stuff families are quietly dealing with. 
 
We're talking: 
 
⚖️ Why is it taking so long in some areas to register a death?
💷 What is the real cost of a funeral, and why does it vary so wildly?
🖤 Why Carl's got his ranty-pants on?
 
It’s honest, it’s unfiltered, and it’s very much us.
 
👀 And… stay with us right to the end, where we're calling on you, our trusty listeners, for a little help.
 
Same poddy. Same honest truth. Just back where we belong.
 
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S2 Episode 5: Behind The Curtain At The Crem

Ever wondered what really happens inside a crematorium? This week we’re joined by Simon Routledge from the Crematoria & Memorial Group — a man who has seen everything… including the day the Teletubbies hijacked a funeral. Yes, really. We’re pulling back the metaphorical (and very literal) curtain to talk about the unseen world of crematoria: the care, the precision, the surprises, the humanity, the technology… and why getting to know your local crem team before you need them,  might be one of the smartest, most empowering things you do. It’s candid. It’s eye-opening. It’s surprisingly uplifting. And it’s full of the usual chat that reminds you that funerals are far more human — and far less gloomy — than people assume. And we'll also be sharing the plans for a special Christmas Remembrance Episode we'll be releasing next week.