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You'll Be Dead, Give Us Your Kidneys
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You’re gonna die someday—might as well make it count. In this brutally honest episode, we talk with Kevin, a tissue procurement specialist (yes, that’s a real job), who spends his days elbow-deep in the stuff you leave behind when you check that little box on your driver’s license. Spoiler: he’s not here to steal your kidneys in a back alley—he’s here to save lives.
From slinging HDMI cables at Best Buy to preserving human limbs with surgical precision, Kevin breaks down what really happens after you flatline. Forget the myths: doctors won’t pull the plug early if you’re a donor, your casket can stay open for the viewing, and no, your tattoos don’t make your organs goth rejects.
We also hit some cold, hard facts: someone in Texas joins the transplant waitlist every nine minutes, and 17 people die each day because there’s not enough to go around. Still think your spleen’s too special to share?
And just when you thought this episode couldn’t get more unexpected—Kevin also flexes his Rangers pride, immortalized in World Series tattoos and childhood memories of his baseball-loving grandpa. Death, donations, and dingers? We cover it all.
If you’ve got a pulse, you need to hear this. If you don’t—well, Kevin might be on his way.
#DeadButUseful #OrganDonationTruths #TexasTransplantCrisis #FunkyPantherPodcast #RangersInkAndOrgans
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Fort Worth Magazine
Best of 2022 - Radio Personality/Podcast (Reader's Pick)
Show Links
The Funky Panther
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Chapters
1. Introduction and Baseball Talk (00:00:00)
2. Best Buy Memories and Connections (00:04:32)
3. Kevin's Journey Since 2020 (00:18:02)
4. Understanding Tissue Procurement (00:30:29)
5. Debunking Organ Donation Myths (00:45:12)
6. Rangers Fandom and World Series Victory (01:10:53)
7. Sports Talk and Celebrity Encounters (01:33:12)
199 episodes
Manage episode 476350612 series 2787194
You’re gonna die someday—might as well make it count. In this brutally honest episode, we talk with Kevin, a tissue procurement specialist (yes, that’s a real job), who spends his days elbow-deep in the stuff you leave behind when you check that little box on your driver’s license. Spoiler: he’s not here to steal your kidneys in a back alley—he’s here to save lives.
From slinging HDMI cables at Best Buy to preserving human limbs with surgical precision, Kevin breaks down what really happens after you flatline. Forget the myths: doctors won’t pull the plug early if you’re a donor, your casket can stay open for the viewing, and no, your tattoos don’t make your organs goth rejects.
We also hit some cold, hard facts: someone in Texas joins the transplant waitlist every nine minutes, and 17 people die each day because there’s not enough to go around. Still think your spleen’s too special to share?
And just when you thought this episode couldn’t get more unexpected—Kevin also flexes his Rangers pride, immortalized in World Series tattoos and childhood memories of his baseball-loving grandpa. Death, donations, and dingers? We cover it all.
If you’ve got a pulse, you need to hear this. If you don’t—well, Kevin might be on his way.
#DeadButUseful #OrganDonationTruths #TexasTransplantCrisis #FunkyPantherPodcast #RangersInkAndOrgans
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Fake ad
CALL OR TEXT OUR HOTLINE AND LEAVE US A MESSAGE! 817-677-0408
Fort Worth Magazine
Best of 2022 - Radio Personality/Podcast (Reader's Pick)
Show Links
The Funky Panther
Merch
YouTube
Chapters
1. Introduction and Baseball Talk (00:00:00)
2. Best Buy Memories and Connections (00:04:32)
3. Kevin's Journey Since 2020 (00:18:02)
4. Understanding Tissue Procurement (00:30:29)
5. Debunking Organ Donation Myths (00:45:12)
6. Rangers Fandom and World Series Victory (01:10:53)
7. Sports Talk and Celebrity Encounters (01:33:12)
199 episodes
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