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Over My Dead Poddy
Over My Dead Poddy is the podcast that lifts the lid on death, dying, and funerals – busting the common funeral myths with honesty, humour, and heart.
Hosted by three passionate professionals who work across the funeral industry, it’s a human-focussed, fear-facing, no-nonsense look at what really happens when it’s time to say goodbye to those we love – and why it matters.
We’re here to answer the questions you’ve always wondered about but never quite dared to ask. From the practical to the…
Episodes
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💀🎙️S 3 - Episode 12 : An Inspector Calls - Well, We Did Ask!💀🎙️
A few weeks ago, Poddy regular David Knowles said he'd welcome an inspection from the NAFD.Well, guess what? They've been! 👀 So we're back behind the mic…
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🤘🏻💀🎙️ S3: Episode 11: Ashes to Ashes: The Direct Cremation Debate 🤘🏻💀🎙️
Part of a140 year-old family business W. Uden & Sons, Matthew Uden also has an audience of over 24,000 on TikTok, where his straightforward views on funerals…
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S3: Episode 10: When Trust Is Broken
In Season 3, Episode 10, When Trust Is Broken, Nichola and Carl are joined by funeral director David Knowles to reflect on the sentencing of convicted funeral…
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S3: Episode 9: 🤘🏻💀🎙️ Is There A Right Way To Grieve - Part II 🎙️💀🤘🏻
Everyone experiences grief... but almost nobody is taught how to live with it. In Part 2 of our special conversation with grief educator Carole Henderson, we…
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S3: Episode 8 - 💀🎙💐 Is There A Right Way To Grieve 💐🎙💀
Everyone experiences grief - almost nobody knows what to do with it. In this first of a two-part special, Nichola sits down with grief educator Carole…
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S3: Episode 7 - 💀 🎙 Fast Fire Funeral Q's 🎙 💀
You asked. We answered. We're back again answering all the questions you fire at us on a regular basis including: 💀 Is there really a secret second deck in a…
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S3: Episode 6 - Keeping The Faith
In the episode where Carl is proved right for once, we’re opening up the conversation around what faith-led funerals, specifically Church of England services…
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S3: Episode 5 - Death, Dilemmas and a Glass of Wine 💀 😕 🍷
Ever wondered if Cllr Carl Tate gets scared at funerals? Or whether Nichola Reeder would agree to take the funeral of a convicted criminal? Well, you asked. So…
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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…
Over My Dead PoddyS3 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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S2 Episode 4: How To Leave A Dead Good Legacy
This week we’re talking legacies — the real kind, not the dry legal sort. We’re joined by Katie from Dead Good Legacies, who’s flipping the script on death…
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S2 Episode 3: From Runways to Regulation - Flying Through 30 Years in Funerals with David Knowles
This week, we invite fellow Funeral Director David Knowles into the studio to do two things: 1) fact-check a few of Carl’s Series 1 bombshells, and 2) bring…
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S2 Episode 2: Soul Midwife Katie Costello - Support the Dying - Honour the Dead - Educate the Living
This week we’re chatting with the brilliant and award-winning Katie Costello — soul midwife, funeral celebrant, death education powerhouse — about why talking…
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S2 Episode 1: Back with a Bang!!
Season 2 kicks off with a big, old catch-up episode, chatting about what we've been up to, what's coming up in the new series, and why Carl's devastated he's…
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S1 Episode :11: The Live Edit
🎙️💀🤘🏻 Episode 11: The Live Edit – Season Finale 🎙️💀🤘🏻 Fast. Frantic. Occasionally flying off at a tangent (ok, often flying off at a tangent)… this one’s raw…
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S1 Episode 10: 💀🎙🤘🏻 Fast Fire Funeral Qs & As: Your Burning Questions, Our Blunt Answers 💀🎙🤘🏻
💀🎙🤘🏻Fast Fire Funeral Qs: Your Burning Questions, Our Blunt Answers 💀🎙🤘🏻 It’s our Fast Fire Funeral Qs special! We blitz through your most-asked questions from…
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S1 Episode 9: Crafting Killer Eulogies
🎙️💀 Eulogies are no longer just life CV's, told through tears. This week we’re getting dead real about how to write a tribute that truly reflects the colour…
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S1 Episode 8: The Zetland FM Edition
We had a killer chat with Dave Robson on Zetland FM this week which pulled us right back to why we started this podcast in the first place — you, our…
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S1 Episode 7: Good From Grief: Part II - Tiny's Story
In this episode, Carl sits down with Chris Power for a conversation straight from the heart about her late husband Anthony “Tiny” Power. Tiny wasn’t just a…
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S1 Episode 6 - Family Funeral Feuds & Final Goodbyes
Funerals: where grief meets grudges and the family WhatsApp explodes. We’re talking bust-ups over hymns, side-eye at the service, and who really gets the last…
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S1 Episode 5 - Good From Grief: The Harvey McWilliams Foundation
In this episode, Nichola sits down with Michael McWilliams for a raw and moving conversation that began in heartbreak. In 2022, Nichola led the funeral for…
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S1 Episode 4 - Direct Cremations: The 'NEW' Funeral Phenomenon
No doubt you’ve seen those endless TV ads for “no fuss” funerals — the promises to save you time, money, and stress. Sounds perfect, right? Here’s the twist……
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S1 Episode 3 - Crafting a Ceremony - the personal touches that make memorable services
So you’ve got the bones of the ceremony … now what? In this episode, we’re getting into the good stuff — the personal touches that turn a standard service into…
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BBC Radio Tees Interview - 5th August 2025
Co-Hosts Carl and Nichola were invited for chat on the BBC Radio Tees Breakfast Show. They explained their thoughts behind the concept, why they wanted people…
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S1 Episode 2 - First Call Fears - Funeral Directors and Officiants are there to help you!
Your loved one has passed.... Who do call, what should you be asking and why you don't need to be scared...
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S1 Episode 1 - First Steps - a loved one passes, so what happens next?
Following a stuttering start the guys have their relaunch episode for you to start delving into the realms of the UK Funeral Industry. Co-Hosts Nichola Reeder…