Celebrate Good Lives
Bradley Shaw
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About This Podcast
What the Living Can Learn from the Departed
Hosted by two funeral directors who spend more time in chapels than most people spend in cafes, Celebrate Good Lives is a podcast about life, seen through the lens of death.
After years of helping families say goodbye, we’ve realized something: the people who’ve passed on still have a lot to teach us. From meaningful last words to the hilarious (and sometimes awkward) moments at funerals, we’ve collected stories, lessons, and reminders about what really matters - love, connection, laughter, and leaving things a little better than you found them.
Each episode, we share what we’ve learned from the back of the chapel — the quiet insights, the big emotions, and yes, the occasional funeral mishap. We’ll also talk with guests who work in grief, caregiving, legacy, and life — people who help us all understand how to live fully, love deeply, and not take ourselves too seriously.
This isn’t a podcast about death. It’s about life — and how to make yours a good one, all the way to the end.
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Recent Episodes
Ep 36: Its an EPIDEMIC!
Send a textToday the boys discuss a very topic in the funeral service sector... Where has embalming gone? Dean has been away, AGAIN! Direct Cremations are a thing of the past? maybe... join the guys…
Ep 35: 30 Years of Funeral Service - What's Changed?
Send a textToday is special, i interviewed Dean Weber on 30 years of funeral service. We covered all aspects of his time, his study, the changes and what he is grateful for.
Ep 34: Are funerals expensive?
Send a textWelcome to 2025, today we discuss the curly one, are funerals expensive? We share our experiences and some justification on the matter. Thanks for joining us!
Ep 33: Death Positivity
Send a textToday we chat about death positivity, the language we use to help be more positive about the death journey, the personalization of a funeral and starting the grief journey well.
Ep 32: Halloween 2024
Send a textAll tings Halloween, funeral ghosts, dreams, nightmares and the word FUNERAL.
Ep 31: Marketing - How do you market a funeral home?
Send a textToday with special guest Cherie Stevenson from Stellar Creative Marketing we dive into the dynamics of how to market a funeral home, where to start, what things work and what doesn't.
Ep 30: Digital Legacy
Send a textDo you know what happens to your Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn when you die? Neither did we! So today we share what we learnt and how you can plan for this.
Ep 29: Funeral Costs - What does a funeral actually cost?
Send a textToday we dive into the sticky one, funeral costs! ewwww.. always a difficult one, but one that needs to be addressed. Lets dive in!
Ep 28: DIY - Do's and Dont's
Send a textThe Do's and Dont's of DIY, controversial? Yes. We chat through what we see as value, what DIY can do for you and what to avoid when DIYing!
Ep 27: End of Life Care Practitioner Michael Harrington
Send a textToday we are joined by End of Life Practitioner Michael Harrington who has been working in this space for almost 20 years. He shares some insights to his learnings that he has shared in…
Ep 26: Personal Grief Journey - Ali from Align and Nourish
Send a textWe sit down with Ali from Align and Nourish to chat about her own personal grief journey. Ali was very open, vulnerable and has been diligent in her healing process. She had some great…
Ep 25: Memorable Moments
Send a textThis episode looks into the memorable moments of our careers, the funerals that have stuck in our minds, the things that make you smile, the moments that glisten and most of all the…
Ep 24: International Views Pt 3
Send a textThe last of the catch up with Craig, Ben and Jordan on their overseas trip.
Ep 23: International Views - with Craig Caldwell, Ben Whitworth and Jordan Goss PT2
Send a textToday Dean sits down with international embalmers Craig Caldwell (US) Ben Whitworth (UK) and Jordan Goss (NZEA) to discuss embalming and international funeral trends.
Ep 22: International Views - with Craig Caldwell, Ben Whitworth and Jordan Goss PT1
Send a textToday Dean sits down with international embalmers Craig Caldwell (US) Ben Whitworth (UK) and Jordan Goss (NZEA) to discuss embalming and international funeral trends.
Ep 21: Lets Catch Up
Send a textWoaaaaaaah, been a busy few weeks with guests, lets draw back the curtain and catch up.
Ep 20: with Glenys Talivai from Public Trust
Send a textToday we catch up with Glenys Talivai who is the CEO of Public Trust New Zealand. We yarn today about wills, estates and everything we need to prepare for after death to administer an…
Ep 19: Embalming Pt 3 - With Jordan Goss
Send a textOur third and last part of the series with Jordan Goss from the New Zealand Embalmers Association. A massive thank you to Jordan for his time and sharing of knowledge around embalming…
Ep 18: Embalming Pt 2 - With Special Guest Jordan Goss
Send a textThe second part of our embalming series with special guest Jordan Goss - President of New Zealand Embalmers Association.
Ep 17: Embalming Pt 1 - Special Guest Jordan Goss
Send a textThe first part of our embalming series with special guest Jordan Goss - President of New Zealand Embalmers Association. We discuss the pre embalming and starting of embalming in this…
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Celebrate Good Lives has published 36 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Business, Life Sciences.
Celebrate Good Lives is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 26m.
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