OBITCHUARY Wondery
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Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
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OBITCH it's a rot girl summer!
Hello Geoffs!! This week Madison’s got a weird backstory on a company that wants to make mummies great again, and Spencer is giving us the lowdown on putridariums! We’ve got an obituary for some love birds, and one who raised hell! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonese_Castle
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/prayers-decomposing-corpses-death-aragonese-castle-0010124
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/purging-the-myth-of-the-vomitorium/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putridarium
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psychologist-becomes-first-person-in-peru-to-die-by-euthanasia-after-fighting-in-court-for-years/ar-AA1nuq1Y?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a62c2b5de9a431ef98a9039f3c2cf58&ei=19
https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/burl-peveto-obituary?pid=206721093&v=batesville&view=guestbook
http://www.summum.org/again.shtml
https://www.summum.us/about/firstencounter.shtml
https://www.summum.us/mummification/philosophy.shtml
https://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20110807065624/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/042702/rel_0427020109.shtml
http://www.summum.org/documents/
https://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Nowell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summum
http://www.summum.org/ModernMummification.pdf
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/woman-becomes-first-person-peru-die-euthanasia-yearslong-court-fight-rcna148898
https://www.wymt.com/2023/10/17/deputy-says-he-found-man-having-sex-with-stuffed-animal-rocking-vehicle/
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OBITCH that'll make your tongue tingle!
Calling alllll Geoffs! This week Madison is putting us to bed with bed burials! But first Spencer is giving us an overdue lesson on autopsies. We’ve got an obituary for a girl who took snacking too far, one for a glam socialite and one self-written! We’ve also, of course, got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.eernissefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Troy-W-Stuart?obId=31185354&fbclid=IwAR3BfKvriaW0icCJ28vmrA6G6qIqVjkMtVjz8OtwPzNt0D2uwpR-cNbp7sU_aem_AVtISkLj28wd_vmFm7-0VGIz-gKU4E0QrBPyE2eFmR7k68zduzlFxIEPYt4YX3z_2q4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_burial
https://www.iflscience.com/-64678
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/mar/16/cross-bed-anglo-saxon-grave
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/sleeping-by-the-riverside.htm
https://theclio.com/entry/56447
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/tarpon-springs-rose-cemetery-included-in-school-curriculum-to-teach-students-black-history
https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/rose-hill-cemetery-nominated-for-the-national-register-of-historic-places/2305180/
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=53993
https://www.al.com/living/2013/07/vanished_in_bermuda_triangle_e.html
https://www.tripadvisor.com/FAQ_Answers-g30644-d7244270-t2458355-Why_would_this_be_considered_things_to_do_on_this.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grancer_Harrison
https://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/236b174dc9535/these-2-alabamians-were-buried.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13254899/Florida-woman-caught-shoplifting-1-000-worth-Walmart-merchandise-tells-cops-just-playing-GAME-giggles-says-really-fun.html
https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/17/brazilian-woman-arrested-dead-uncle-bank-secure-loan/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-autopsies
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OBITCH Hollywood is forever!
Oh boy are y’all in for a show this week! Spencer takes us through the history of espionage and all of the wild weapons spies used back in the day to kill, but first Madison is giving us the lowdown on LA’s most famous final resting place, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery! We’ve got an obituary for Madison’s loved one, and one that’s absolutely scattttthing! Oh, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.newser.com/story/347943/cops-insurance-scam-costs-man-both-legs.html
https://la.curbed.com/2014/2/20/10142088/hollywood-history-daeida-wilcox-beveridge
https://ivypanda.com/essays/history-of-hollywood-california/
https://losangelesrevisited.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-women-at-hollywood-and-highland.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7940724/highland-mary-price
https://lastreetnames.com/street/highland-avenue/#:~:text=It's%20named%20for%20a%20woman,Thomas%20worked%20as%20a%20blacksmith.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_J._Griffith
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-25/four-hours-hollywood-forever-cemetery
https://lorenwoodcuts.medium.com/the-strange-history-of-hollywood-forever-cemetery-ffddb69358a
https://www.route66ca.org/hollywood-cemetery/
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/a-history-of-l-a-s-hollywood-forever-cemetery
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/burial-plots
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259747/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl
https://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/cemetery-of-the-stars-hollywood-forever-cemetery-1692207/
https://hollywoodforever.com/premium-memorialization-and-funeral-services/
https://etandoesla.com/178-hollywood-forever-cemetery-hollywood/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hollywood-forever-cemetery
https://www.grunge.com/1342790/untold-truth-hollywood-forever-cemetery/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_interments_at_Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/15/magazine/getting-in.html
https://hollywoodforever.com/cemetery/#pageTop
https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/hollywood-forever-the-story-of-an-la-icon
https://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/gallery/Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery/G0000Hhm5Vu2Itmw/
https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/oj-simpson-dead-cancer-1235967744/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/copyranter/20-cool-kgb-cold-war-devices
https://stayweird.com/weird-spy-weapons-and-gadgets/
https://www.historyhit.com/coolest-spy-gadgets-in-espionage-history/
https://www.nww2m.com/2011/09/weird-weapon-with-a-hollywood-connection/
https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/lipstick-pistol/#:~:text=Meet%20the%20lipstick%20pistol%2C%20used,ultimate%20%E2%80%9Ckiss%20of%20death.%E2%80%9D
https://theweek.com/articles/470079/poison-pens-lipstick-guns-8-reallife-spy-weapons
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OBITCH you can stand under our umbrella...
Geoffs, have you or someone you know been injured by an umbrella? Statistically speaking….probably! Spencer will explain. Afterwards Madison is ditching the victorian era to tell us a crazy tale from the Georgian era that’ll have you screaming. We’ve got an obituary for somebody who met a terrible demise, and one for a gal who got married out of convenience, and of course, we didn’t forget, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/760444517/?article=1290f50f-cde6-460a-abad-dea8f5762d6a&terms=umbrella
https://www.foxnews.com/health/motorcyclist-dies-after-freak-accident-with-umbrella
florida woman umbrella
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/lifestyle/2017/05/18/his-common-household-item-is-killing-millions-of-people-worldwide/116637412/
https://www.wtkr.com/2016/06/08/death-investigation-underway-at-virginia-beach-oceanfront
https://www.wtkr.com/2016/06/08/death-investigation-underway-at-virginia-beach-oceanfront
https://www.iflscience.com/the-astonishing-true-story-of-the-poisoned-umbrella-assassination-69989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_umbrella
https://www.newspapers.com/image/647037489/?article=f6997925-2f28-4f24-8b5a-3aefdcb3cf5c&terms=haunted
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/montereyherald/name/bettye-sollecito-obituary?id=53008831
https://benjaminpauley.net/c18booktracker/node/3926
https://www.geriwalton.com/mourning-in-georgian-era/
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/chm/outreach/irish_giant/thestory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunter_(surgeon)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England#Hunterian_Museum
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/the-colour-of-mourning/
https://thelondondead.blogspot.com/2014/01/maria-van-butchell-died-1775-hunterian.html
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/curious-tale-martin-van-butchells-first-wife
https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/martin-van-butchell/
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/auto-shop-employee-uses-forklift-catch-suspected-thief-midair/6HPUSR76CRF3PPHPZLT7W522S4/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/867735802/?terms=%22martin%20van%20butchell%22&match=1
https://www.reddit.com/r/askportland/comments/1bv5xi9/anyone_know_where_to_hire_funeral_clowns/?rdt=40084
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OBITCH we're goin to town!
Oh Geoffs….put your seatbelts on because we are going on a journey this week! First up, Madison goes nuclear talking about doom towns! Afterwards, Spencer’s taking the driver’s seat to talk all about ghost towns! We’ve got an obituary for a man who’s legacy continues to this day, and one for a sweet man who deserves all the recognition. Oh, and of course, we’ve also 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.britannica.com/topic/ghost-town
https://www.history.com/news/6-famous-ghost-towns-and-abandoned-cities
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509#:~:text=The%20town%20is%20named%20for,few%20dozen%20to%20a%20boomtown
https://medium.com/@scarestreet/strangest-disappearances-d5e024e0fd9e
https://www.factinate.com/places/ghost-towns-facts
https://www.farandwide.com/s/dangerous-ghost-towns-75a6a5bf1b9e43ee
https://nemasket.theweektoday.com/article/lorenzo-wood-vi-61/65904
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiking/comments/1bi12yq/found_tucked_in_a_tree_near_the_top_of_mt/
https://www.nps.gov/mapr/learn/historyculture/secretcities.htm
https://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Project
https://archive.curbed.com/maps/map-fake-cities
https://www.oddee.com/item_99521.aspx
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/making-public-what-was-once-secret-los-alamos-and-manhattan-project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_basecamp.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer
https://www.afnwc.af.mil/About-Us/History/Trinity-Nuclear-Test/#:~:text=Department%20of%20Energy)-,The%20world's%20first%20nuclear%20explosion%20occurred%20on%20July%2016%2C%201945,the%20test%20was%20%22Trinity.%22
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/operation-doorstep-1953/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpo0qAfwDk&t=166s
https://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-doorstep
https://nnss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOENV_1243-1.pdf
http://netwagtaildev.unl.edu/nebstudies/en/1950-1974/civil-defense/witnessing-an-atomic-blast/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/watch-nuclear-test-footage
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/what-happened-to-the-atomic-test-dummies#
https://history.nebraska.gov/behlen-buildings-survive-atomic-bombs/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vital-records-protection-nuclear-test-file-cabinets-operation-teapot
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OBITCH heads will roll!
You’re in for it this week Geoffs! This week Spencer is telling us the incredible story of Florence Nightingale and how she ended up symbolizing the Nurse Honor Guard. Next, Madison is rounding out our postmortem photography lessons with the history of headless photography. We’ve got an obituary for We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/peninsuladailynews/name/virgil-johnson-obituary?id=32328187
https://abc7.com/alabama-subway-robberies-jared-diet-zachary-torrance/376960/
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1393643/the-head-of-john-the-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/#:~:text=Rejlander%20probably%20intended%20this%20photograph,to%20Salome%20on%20a%20plate.
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/13/victorian-era-headless-portraits/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/oscar-gustav-rejlander-pioneered-combination-printing/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/895621263/?terms=%22Oscar%20Gustave%20Rejlander%22&match=1
https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/23/joel-peter-witkin-the-controversial-photographer-who-seeks-to-turn-corpses-mutilated-and-deformed-bodies-into-an-art-form/
https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/horsemaning.html
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joel-peter-witkin-man-without-a-head
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/joelpeter-witkin--the-controversial-us-photographer-who-uses-human-remains--opens-first-solo-australian-exhibition-20170802-gxo086.html
https://rockwellcenter.org/student-research/the-beauty-on-the-ugly-the-kiss-joel-peter-witkin/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/995025781/?article=6445a292-cfd0-4dc9-a16e-5c69a3603a6a&terms=%22poodle%22
https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/georgia-nursing-january-2024/nurse-honor-guard-a-symbol-of-tradition-respect-and-compassion
https://www.ajc.com/pulse/nurse-honor-guards-pay-tribute-to-health-care-heroes-at-funerals-nationwide/TFNS6CV5LFDRTFPDCP5RVTPUGM/
https://www.opeiunursescouncil.org/NursesHonorGuard.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale
https://www.theguardian.com/century/1910-1919/Story/0,,126410,00.html#:~:text=Monday%2015%20August%201910&text=We%20greatly%20regret%20to%20announce,of%20death%20was%20heart%20failure
https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/10-things-you-should-know-about-florence-nightingale/
https://www.countryjoe.com/nightingale/funeral.htm
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Customer Reviews
Makes me happy
I love this podcast!!! They are so positive, I love them talking about their life and then going into stories of others. I have had a few near death experiences and always say I want my obituary to be funny and life affirming!
Can’t wait for the next episode each week!!!
One of my favorite podcasts!! Look forward to each new episode every week. Their chemistry together is perfect!They have me literally laughing out loud while I get through my eight hours of work. Highly recommend!!
Cackling all the way home
Found this because that’s spooky got me into the morbid network and I needed something lighthearted but still morbid and this show is so delightfully unhinged and their laughter is contagious. Love it.