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Carving the Path: Mentorship and Community through WinMBNA
Jun 02 2026 • 00:34:59
In this special takeover episode of Monument Matters, the leadership team of WinMBNA shares personal stories, career lessons, and insights into the f...
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Typography Matters: Bringing Craft and Creativity Back to Monument Lettering
May 19 2026 • 00:33:45
Lettering is often treated as a secondary step in monument design—but should it be? In this episode, Brandon Billester of the Monument Lettering Cente...
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Honoring a Life Lived Full Throttle: The Story Behind an Award-Winning Monument
May 05 2026 • 00:27:36
What does it take to turn a life story into a lasting memorial? In this episode, the team at Harrison Monument share how they worked with Salem Stone ...
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More Than a Job: Training Monument Professionals
Apr 21 2026 • 00:22:57
In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns talks with Troy Caldwell about the launch of Monument Builders Academy, MBNA’s new online educati...
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From Shop Floor to President: Sean Longstreth, CM, AICA on Craftsmanship, Community, and the Future of Memorialization
Apr 07 2026 • 00:22:51
New MBNA President Sean Longstreth, CM, AICA shares how growing up in a fifth-generation monument business shaped his passion for memorialization. In ...
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Beyond Cremation: Why Families Still Want a Place to Remember
Mar 24 2026 • 00:27:17
Despite rising cremation rates, many families still want a permanent place to remember their loved ones. In this episode of Monument Matters, Mike Joh...
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Cremation Isn’t the Whole Story: What Consumers Really Want in Disposition and Memorialization
Mar 10 2026 • 00:26:38
Dr. Tanya Marsh joins Monument Matters to unpack what consumer research really reveals about cremation, burial and emerging options like green burial ...
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The Stone Carver’s Apprentice: How CNC Technology Is Shaping the Future of Monument Craft
Feb 24 2026 • 00:32:49
In Season 2, Episode 2 of Monument Matters, Ross Oglesby of Keystone Memorials and Dan Weeres of Coldspring discuss how CNC technology is reshaping th...
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The Art of Memorialization: Craftsmanship That Endure
Feb 10 2026 • 00:36:53
Are memorialists artists or tradespeople—or both? In this Monument Matters episode, Danielle Lehman and Steve “Kaz” Kaczmarski explore how design fund...
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The Quiet Cost of Credit Card Fees Hurt Monument Builders and Their Families
Jan 27 2026 • 00:31:27
In this episode of Monument Matters, we explore how MBNA members can take control of credit card processing costs without changing providers or disrup...