The Last Track
Bateman Funeral Home is focused on helping people showcase their life story in their final wishes. This podcast is designed to provide tips and tools, as well as answer common questions about the funeral industry, to help people navigate the funeral planning process.
Podcasting since 2020 • 166 episodes
The Last Track
Latest Episodes
Talking to Your Adult Children about Your Final Wishes
While most deaths today are due to chronic illness such as heart disease and cancers, death can occur unexpectedly in accidents and sudden severe illness. This is why it is important to start the conversation about final wishes early. In this e...
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Season 47
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Episode 3
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23:10
How to Talk to My Child about the Passing of a Loved One?
Grief is a difficult subject to talk about, especially when talking about it to a child for the first time. Brian talks about ways to help a child process grief and understand the permanence of death. He covers how grief can be expressed throug...
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Season 47
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Episode 2
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16:50
Should a Child attend a Funeral?
Deciding whether or not to bring a child to a funeral is a very difficult and sometimes overwhelming decision. Brian Norris talks about how to decide whether a child should attend a funeral and how to present the choice of whether to go or not ...
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Season 47
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Episode 1
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19:19
Understanding Hospice and End of Life Care
In this podcast, Brian interviews Theresa from Samaritan Evergreen Hospice. Theresa Karlik is an RN and the manager of Samaritan’s coastal hospice team for Samaritan Evergreen Hospice. The coastal hospice team, based in Newport, provides hospic...
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Season 46
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Episode 3
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29:45
Writing Out Your Final Wishes
Pre-planning is determining the details of your funeral and cemetery services in advance. To some, this may sound like a difficult conversation. But putting a plan in place is actually a smart and caring thing to do that helps to reduce stress ...
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Season 46
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Episode 2
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15:24