OBITCHUARY Wondery

Oh Geoffsssssss it’s thursday! This week we’re talking about ghost bikes and some deadly terms with some not so deadly meanings behind them. We’ve got some iconic obituaries and of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!

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Sources:
https://abc7.com/taco-bell-arrest-drive-thru-fighting-with-police/403848/
https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2020/07/22/how-to-invent-bike-sharing-and-never-be-credited/
https://drivingchange.org/luud-schimmelpennink-the-che-guevara-of-bike-sharing/
https://bikeleague.org/highest-ever-reported-number-of-people-killed-while-biking-in-2022/
https://grist.org/living/the-story-of-ghost-bikes-how-a-bike-memorial-in-st-louis-sparked-a-global-movement/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luud_Schimmelpennink
https://www.newspapers.com/image/665121093/?match=1&terms=%22ghost%20bike%22
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-cardinel-obituary?id=55534878
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/13/richard-simmons-dead/
https://icehorse.com/blogs/news/go-inside-the-horses-hoof-the-coffin-bone-and-surrounding-structures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/coffin-bone
https://extension.psu.edu/to-deadhead-or-not-your-final-answer-is
https://simpleflying.com/aviation-deadheading-guide/#:~:text=A%20deadhead%20is%20a%20flight,the%20middle%20of%20the%20sequence.
https://theweek.com/articles/441697/true-origin-stories-favorite-airport-lingo
https://www.musson.com/coffin-lock-heavy-duty.html
https://audaciastrategies.com/the-murder-board-getting-comfortable-with-discomfort/
https://www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org/curiosities-1/dead-letter-box
https://infoserve.lexmark.com/ids/ifc/ids_topic.aspx?root=kb20211110015849387&topic=SO7194&productCode=Lexmark_CX510&loc=en_SG#:~:text=Overview,cyan%2C%20magenta%2C%20or%20yellow.
https://www.thefactsite.com/first-homeless-shelter/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/hong-kong-coffin-homes-horror-my-week
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/inside-coffin-homes-worlds-most-161800259.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALaxsC-zNTDxwRJIB_k2r6W1H7FwIbvB7Yqotn_uEe3aMYI7VFabYXu4_LTXNOtcQ_WxdSb3A1Mi2_vbB0mXl0QCQ4bRnJ8SOv1FRnukpiVxcQMQOcypaClILv2Aojd2QzeqXpi1p2MwDenH8kXu1TVneiyem1M9PTiwsrdadGoZ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)
https://www.brownstoner.com/architecture/coffin-corner-history-myth-stair-niche-historic-architecture/
https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a220697/woman-hides-from-police-in-coffin/

Get ready for a wild episode because Madison is talking about the great Michigan pizza funeral, and then Spencer is telling us the insane story of an outlaw mummy! We’ve got an obituary for a scandalous socialite, and one for a mummy…no not that kind! We’ve also of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Let’s go! 




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Sources:

https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/06/21/stephanie-kwolek-inventor-kevlar-dies-90/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism

https://www.newspapers.com/image/98296678/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/682259571/?match=1&terms=mario%20fabrini

https://www.newspapers.com/image/205756343/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22

https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2017/03/tainted-mushrooms-end-immigrants-ossineke-pizza-factory/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2023/03/06/50-years-ago-how-the-great-michigan-pizza-funeral-came-to-be/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Michigan_Pizza_Funeral

 https://reason.com/2023/02/09/remembering-the-great-pizza-funeral-of-1973/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michigan-pizza-funeral

https://everloved.com/life-of/cheese-and-mushroom-pizzas/obituary/

https://krausefuneralhome.com/event/fish-fry-preplan/

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/christopher-heuman-obituary?id=54952461

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-arrested-after-allegedly-pelting-roommate-with-pizza-dough

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Farris

https://www.mummystories.com/single-post/madelineburkhardt

https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hazel_Farris

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This week Madison is giving us the lowdown on a couple who are living our dream, they literally live in a cemetery! But first Spencer is sharing some sad truths behind Death Row in the U.S. We’ve got an obituary for a troubled warden, one for a grave digger and so much more; including some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 




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Sources:

https://www.clickondetroit.com/consumer/help-me-hank/2024/06/27/why-a-grieving-widow-turned-to-help-me-hank-to-bring-husbands-ashes-home/

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/career/Cemetery-Groundskeeper/What-Is-How-to-Become#:~:text=Grave%20Care%3A%20Dig%20and%20fill,respectfully%20and%20replaced%20as%20necessary 

https://nypost.com/2013/10/26/the-married-couple-who-live-in-a-cemetery/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/nyregion/green-wood-cemetery-nyc.html

https://www.rrstar.com/story/entertainment/human-interest/2016/10/22/a-day-in-life-sexton/24697981007/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/801737219/?article=f3f15bbc-9c66-4ec5-b9ad-e3f258174aea&terms=gravedigger

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-man-caught-on-camera-in-miss-cemetery-taking-pictures-of-spirits/

https://apnews.com/article/stingray-pregnant-dead-charlotte-aquarium-a1f937173c816eb25ad98e04037148ca 

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/07/bibb_county_kidnapping_slaying.html

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hubbard_(murderer)

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row

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We’re going back on tour! Check out obitchuarypodcast.com for tickets! In this week’s episode Madison’s getting cheesy as hell, and then Spencer is giving us the lowdown on a mysterious lil place known as Lily Dale! We’ve got an obituary for a gal with a message and one for a man who met a very unfortunate ending. OH! We didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 




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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:

https://nationalhistoriccheesemakingcenter.org/history-of-cheese/

https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/storyroom/production/the-history-of-cheese-in-switzerland#:~:text=The%20Alps%20and%20their%20foothills,the%20more%20remote%20Alpine%20valleys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(dairy_product)#:~:text=Quark%20or%20quarg%20is%20a,as%20fresh%20acid%2Dset%20cheese.

https://www.helvetickitchen.com/curiosities/vin-des-glaciers

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/most-unusual-cheese-switzerland

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/10/26/The-Death-Cheeses-of-Grimentz-Switzerland/

https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/a-traditional-funeral-food-as-old-as-its-history

https://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-iq/oldest-cheese-world/

https://frenchly.us/dark-story-behind-fondue-swiss-cheese-cartel-made-popular/

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2020/03/24/death-cheese-a-short-history/

https://time.com/5371503/ancient-egypt-tomb-old-cheese/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Xiaohe

https://www.livescience.com/43782-mummies-have-oldest-cheese.html

https://www.oldest.org/food/cheese/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/306335899/?match=1&terms=%22cheese%20bandits%22

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/italy-cheesemaker-dies-crushed-falling-wheels-cheese-rcna98716

https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/community

‘No One Dies in Lily Dale.’ 

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Grab the popcorn Geoffs this week Spencer tells the incredible story of Joseph Merrick a.k.a. ‘The Elephant Man’ and the alleged auction for his bones! Madison then tells the wildest story ever about a man ‘who never was.’ We’ve got an obituary for a glamour gal, a brave man who revealed a secret life, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! 

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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:

https://www.wmur.com/article/maine-woman-charged-with-fake-threats-against-new-hampshire-walmart/43355953

https://www.museumslondon.org/museum/141/royal-london-hospital-museum

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32785484

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick

https://allthatsinteresting.com/joseph-merrick

https://www.newspapers.com/image/971722617/?article=a2a2228c-2ae9-4015-86ad-dab7efd7ded1&terms=glamour

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61080456

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-12/operation-mincemeat-netflix-true-story-explained

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Martin_(Royal_Marines_officer)

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-real-man-behind-the-fake-body-used-in-operation-mincemeat/

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-war-on-paper-operation-mincemeat

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/operation-mincemeat.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-mincemeat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_occupation_of_Greece

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/secret-agents-secret-armies-operation-mincemeat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmyth201019-13

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https://www.toreallybeawitness.com/2019/08/11/living-with-bay-area-reporter/




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Geoffs, this week’s episode is a special one, we sat down and listened to the FIRST ever episode of OBITCHUARY. Join in as we rip ourselves a new one, reminisce and laugh through the awkwardness. 




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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807

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