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OBITCHUARY
Morbid Network | Wondery
Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 168

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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169: OBITCH you're a real odd fellow...
Episode 169
jeudi 26 septembre 2024 • Duration 01:19:54
In this week’s episode Spencer is back with some almost-disasters, but first Madison is telling us about some real odd fellows with skeletons in their closets! We’ve got an obituary that’ll have you thinking twice about jack-o-lanterns and one that was…electrifying! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!
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Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?entity-types=obituary&keyword=jack-o-lantern
https://toofab.com/2024/09/06/woman-steals-coffin-dumps-body/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-01-mn-45210-story.html
https://archives.mtexpress.com/1999/10-27-99/10-27skeleton.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/image/144293063/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton
https://connectingdirectors.com/61568-ioof-skeletons
https://www.newspapers.com/image/96580029/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/odd-fellows-found-skeletons
https://kval.com/archive/oregon-girl-finds-skeleton-in-a-closet-11-12-2015
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bones-garage-ohio-odd-fellows-ritual-1329419/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633931/independent-order-odd-fellows-secret-society-skeletons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Todd
https://listverse.com/2015/07/23/10-narrowly-averted-disasters-that-nearly-shook-the-world/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/10-lucky-celebrities-who-escaped-disaster-180947668/
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168: OBITCH it's written in the stars...
Episode 168
jeudi 19 septembre 2024 • Duration 01:19:19
This week Spencer is getting all kindsa astrological, Madison is finally doing a part 2 of ironic deaths!!! We’ve got an obituary with a tongue twister, and a new contender for the scathing obituary hall of fame! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary
Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary
Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/08/30/obituary-florence-flo-harrelson-2/
https://www.them.us/story/horror-movie-deaths-zodiac-sign
https://nypost.com/article/how-you-will-die-based-on-your-zodiac-sign/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seven-famous-people-who-missed-the-titanic-101902418/
https://thought.is/the-25-most-supremely-ironic-deaths-in-world-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Book_of_Running
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/02/Man-drowns-at-lifeguard-party/3367491803200/
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/08/02/161834.html?pageNumber=7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto-Dominion_Centre
https://www.curiousarchive.com/the-bizarre-death-of-garry-hoy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Rodale
https://newrepublic.com/article/119007/bizarre-life-and-death-mr-organic
https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/when-that-guy-died-on-my-show/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-rider-dies-protesting-motorcycle-helmet-law/story?id=13993417
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/john-simmerer-obituary?id=55393970
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159: OBITCH on the road again...
Episode 159
jeudi 11 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:11:12
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!
Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary
Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary
Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://nationalhistoriccheesemakingcenter.org/history-of-cheese/
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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69: OBITCH caught in 4k...
Episode 69
jeudi 6 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:07:53
Oh sweet Geoffs, even a root canal and mysterious flu couldn’t keep us away from you this week. This week Spencer takes us through the terrifying history of teeth, and then Madison gives us the lowdown on spirit photography! We’ve got an obituary for a spooky king, one for a real innovative gal, and so much more! Oh we almost forgot, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://archive.org/details/strangecaseofwil0000kapl/page/22/mode/2up
https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1860?amount=10
https://www.history.com/news/spirit-photography-civil-war-william-mumler
https://lincolncollection.tumblr.com/post/174406401789/the-story-of-the-lincoln-spirit-photograph
https://www.history.com/news/spirit-photography-civil-war-william-mumler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsx6xqi0vzU&t=101s
https://www.cultofweird.com/blog/william-mumler-spirit-photography/
http://photographymuseum.org/mumler.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Price#cite_note-33
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/style/rommy-revson-dead.html?searchResultPosition=30
https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Harry-Price-Famous-English-Ghost-Hunter
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-spirit-photographs-of-william-hope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_(paranormal_investigator)
https://allthatsinteresting.com/spirit-photography
https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-woman-special-message-mourners-funeral-000150873.html
https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-woman-special-message-mourners-funeral-000150873.html
https://silveradofamilydental.com/true-history-false-teeth/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160301-the-gruesome-and-mysterious-case-of-exploding-teeth
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33085031
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization
https://ssfamilydentistry.com/blog/what-are-dentures-made-of/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sam_cleal/facts-about-teeth
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73497/when-dentures-were-made-teeth-dead-waterloo-soldiers
https://www.historicmysteries.com/exploding-teeth/
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68: OBITCH a royal affair...
Episode 68
jeudi 29 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:23:44
This week we’re giving the lowdown on royal funerals, crossroad burials, and so much more. We’ve got our longest obituary yet…one from the past, and one full of dad jokes. Oh and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61605149
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/secrets-royal-funerals-unusual-objects-23923737
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61605149
https://medium.com/the-collector/why-the-english-buried-suicides-at-crossroads-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England#cite_note-136
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Richard-Lionheart/
https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/burial-henry-i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy
https://poets.org/poet/thomas-hardy
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63428/10-people-whose-hearts-were-buried-separately-rest-them
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/02/The-Heart-Cherished-by-Frankensteins-Maker/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heart-burial
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109582657/the-los-angeles-times/#
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109582597/the-los-angeles-times/
https://medium.com/the-collector/why-the-english-buried-suicides-at-crossroads-ecc12fef4122
https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/burial-of-suicide-act-1823-c-52-x5qQsZDqwJt
https://escapetobritain.com/jays-grave-dartmoor/
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67: OBITCH check out our rack!
Episode 67
jeudi 22 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:17:18
Our eyes are up here Geoffs! This week Spencer is answering the age old question, can you truly die of a broken heart? The answer might surprise you! Madison shakes things up with some of the most insane torture devices that ever existed. We’ve got a whole lotta obituaries this week and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram.
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/rack-torture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_a_rail
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/wooden-horse-0017081
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poena_cullei
https://allthatsinteresting.com/scolds-bridle
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/augustachronicle/name/angela-obituary?id=16585082
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17156928/isaac-gravatt-finds-a-dead-man-who/
https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/george-adam-obituary?pid=201997771
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/disorderly-conduct/charles-easter-mug-shot-921670
https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/states
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takotsubo_cardiomyopathy
https://www.heart.org/en/search#q=takotsubo%20cardiomyopathy&sort=relevancy
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66: OBITCH welcome to the unamusement park...
Episode 66
jeudi 15 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:18:55
You’re in for a wild ride this week Geoffs! Spencer is sharing the dangerous world of amusement parks, but only after Madison teaches us the rules on selling a haunted house! We’ve got an obituary for a woman who laughed too hard, one for a straight shooter, and so much more including but not limited to some DUMB.ASS.CRIMINALS!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok.
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://www.ranker.com/list/horrible-amusement-park-incidents/ihateeverything
https://webtribunal.net/blog/amusement-park-accident-statistics/#gref
https://www.barkerhillrealty.com/how-to-sell-a-haunted-house/
https://www.barkerhillrealty.com/is-my-house-haunted/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmatized_property
https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Our_Haunted_House_on_the_Hudson_May_1977-1.pdf
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/selling-a-haunted-house
https://lindleylawoffice.com/blog/2016/10/26/haunted-house-law-the-duty-to-disclose/
https://www.realestatewitch.com/paranormal-activity-study/
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24370452/wendy-ann-hines
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65: OBITCH class is in session...
Episode 65
jeudi 8 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:05:20
That’s right Geoffs put on those learning caps because summer is over and it’s time to go back to school. Your favorite professors are taking you through the concept of promession and the backstory behind the wild discovery of some bejeweled remains! We’ve got an obituary for our obituary hall of fame, and one who’s name made us hungry, and of course we’ve got some dumba.ass.criminallllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram.
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promession
https://nypost.com/2018/04/16/freeze-drying-dead-bodies-could-be-the-future-of-cremation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgWUhH8Buk4
https://www.fosters.com/obituaries/pprt0274779
https://manitousprings.org/emma-crawford-coffin-races/
https://www.learnreligions.com/martin-luther-biography-700828
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/protestant-reformation
https://www.bizarrepedia.com/catacomb-saints-skeletons/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skeletons-waldsassen-basillica
https://www.themarysue.com/trial-by-combat
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64: OBITCH dead in space...
Episode 64
jeudi 1 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:24:57
Greetings Geofflings, this week’s episode is out of this world, literally, buckle up because Spencer is taking us to space to learn all about death in space, but first Madison is giving us the lowdown on living funerals. We’ve got an obituary for a starlet, one for a real clown and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram.
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://www.usurnsonline.com/funerals/living-funerals/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQ7mX9wIJg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWP_4uea-k
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/south-koreans-take-part-in-living-funerals-to-improve-lives/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEaJUEOhjs&t=96s
https://listverse.com/2017/08/22/10-shocking-cases-of-people-who-attended-their-own-funeral/
https://www.clanbreazeale.com/UncleBush/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc5CXnuNR5c
https://www.popsci.com/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-die-in-space/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
https://www.breitbart.com/news/childless-bosnian-couple-stage-and-attend-their-own-funeral/
https://www.nj.com/news/2010/08/sussex_county_man_diagnosed_wi.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2010/08/sussex_county_man_diagnosed_wi.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/timothy-dexter
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63: OBITCH it's tee time...
Episode 63
jeudi 25 août 2022 • Duration 01:04:32
Oh say can you see Geoff’s, this week we’ve got a whole ass history lesson planned. First, self-proclaimed ‘America’s Sweetheart’ Spencer takes us through some shocking facts surrounding the deaths of several U.S. Presidents, then Madison comes in with low-down on Golf Course funerals inspired by the recent bizarre funeral of Ivanna Tr*mp. We’ve got an old school obituary, one for a funny lady, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram.
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2016/03/florida_couple_behind_bars_aft.html
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/american-presidents-washington-lincoln.html/2
https://www.ranker.com/list/how-us-presidents-died/mel-judson
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/For-Reagan-mortician-the-honor-of-a-lifetime-2750626.php
https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/fund-the-repatriation-of-natives-buried-near-a-golf-course-now
https://www.grunge.com/246656/the-tragic-true-story-of-the-hiawatha-insane-asylum/
https://www.liveabout.com/fairway-golf-definition-1560842
https://darbycreekgolf.com/about-us/
https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/articles/golf-and-cemeteries-halloween
https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/annenberg-retreat-sunnylands-golf-course
http://www.foremagazine.com/classic-course/behind-the-scenes-of-sunnylands/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14576374/walter-hubert-annenberg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34747368/leonore-annenberg
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