OBITCHUARY

Written by: Morbid Network | 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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  • 184: OBITCH CURSED! AGAIN!

    184: OBITCH CURSED! AGAIN!
    Jan 23 2025
    Geoffs!!! We’re coming to you with a whole lot of chaos today! First, Madison is finally giving us a CURSED part 2! And then Spencer is telling us the truth behind the origins of Davy Jones’s Locker! We’ve got an obituary with a plot twist, one with an unconventional request and so much more including but not limited to DUMB.ASS.CRIMINALLLLLLS! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryGet your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterNew episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: obitpod@gmail.comSpencer Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/16/the-unlucky-mummy/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000702783/?match=1&terms=the%20unlucky%20mummyhttps://jamesmdeem.com/stories.mummy.titanic.htmlhttps://essiefox.com/2020/05/15/salon-for-the-city-the-unlucky-mummy/https://nautil.us/the-curse-of-the-unlucky-mummy-234874/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_Fletcher_Robinsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlucky_Mummyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhuttonhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120320170842/http://www.thirskmuseum.org/chair.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6pWaGe9Er4https://hypnogoria.com/folklore_deathchair.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/992667099/?article=b8bb8326-c49a-4525-8b33-497c846688c4&terms=cursedhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28/americas/peru-mummy-puno-delivery-man-intl-latam/index.htmlhttps://www.kezi.com/news/local/eugene-man-faces-charges-for-allegedly-making-dozens-of-improper-911-calls/article_f8912caa-c7a9-11ef-8f48-3b6680d1bb99.htmlhttps://www.wtvy.com/2025/01/06/be-careful-who-you-text-florida-woman-arrested-after-accidentally-texting-sheriffs-dept-instead-drug-dealer/https://www.visitwales.com/info/history-heritage-and-traditions/st-david-five-factshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Davidhttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/davy%20jones's%20locker#google_vignettehttps://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/Davy%20Jones's%20Locker-2014-08-22https://owlcation.com/humanities/Old-sea-legends-The-Incredible-story-of-Davy-Jones-and-his-LockerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 183: OBITCH purt your seatbelt on!

    183: OBITCH purt your seatbelt on!
    Jan 16 2025
    Helllllo Geoffs! This week you’re in for a treat, a treat with deadly consequences!!!!!! That’s right Madison is giving us the lowdown on the poison squad! But first, Spencer is telling you why you’re never really alone with 3rd man syndrome! We’ve got an obituary that read this woman to filth, a wild death notice and so much more! ALSO watch this episode on YouTube! That’s right, from audio to visual baby! OH MY GAWD we almost forgot of course we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryGet your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterNew episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: obitpod@gmail.comSpencer Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/christmas-eve-arrest-tangerine-whiskey-holy-water-b2670758.htmlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/01/01/jocelyn-wildenstein-cosmetic-surgery-obituary/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/americas/poison-christmas-cake-brazil-intl-latam/index.htmlhttps://www.gbnews.com/news/world/brazil-news-women-dead-christmas-cake-police-investigationhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/24/brazil-floodshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14241053/Snack-killed-man-six-months-wife-baked-arsenic-laced-Christmas-cake-led-deaths-three-relatives-police-prepare-exhume-remains.htmlhttps://www.eater.com/2020/1/28/21112258/pbs-the-poison-squad-documentary-food-regulation-history-deborah-blum-interviewhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/959227617/?match=1&terms=%22the%20poison%20squad%22https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/food-testing-in-1902-featured-a-tuxedoclad-poison-squad-eating-plates-of-acidhttps://blog.history.in.gov/dr-harvey-wiley-and-his-poison-squad/https://law.wisc.edu/newsletter/Law_Library/The_Poison_Squad_A_Go_Big_Read_B_2020-02-21#:~:text=Most%20famously%2C%20Wiley%20found%20volunteers,sodium%20benzoate%20they%20ate...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Washington_Wileyhttps://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2020/01/27/american-experience-poison-squadhttps://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-leadership-1907-today/harvey-wileyhttps://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/harvey-wiley-and-the-pure-food-movement/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lowellsun/name/paul-conway-obituary?id=51545559https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/6021785/fife-glenrothes-power-cable-thief-electrocuted/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_man_factorhttps://www.npr.org/2009/09/13/112746464/guardian-angels-or-the-third-man-factorhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/third-man-syndromehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/third-man-syndromehttps://www.deseret.com/23737552/third-man-syndromehttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1877v2k/have_you_ever_experienced_third_man_syndrome_if/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 182: OBITCH the fifth f-word!

    182: OBITCH the fifth f-word!
    Jan 9 2025
    Well Hi Geoffs! This week Madison is talking about the origins behind ‘pouring one out for the homies’ and then Spencer discusses the terrifying true story of the Lake Nyos disaster. We’ve got an obituary that reminds us to call people out, and one for a jack of all trades. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalsssss! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryGet your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterNew episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: obitpod@gmail.comSpencer Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/name/eric-hayertz-obituary?id=53914885https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/80-year-old-woman-died-1-month-sleep-number-bed-trapped-wall-2-days-la-rcna183976https://abc7.com/diamond-thieves-kenwood-ohio/994534/https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2870/a-sumerian-wall-plaque-showing-libation-scenes/https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=stu_hon_theseshttps://www.theishtargate.com/Death-and-the-Afterlife/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_underworldhttps://www.bibleref.com/Psalms/16/Psalm-16-4.html#:~:text=John%20Jude%20Revelation-,Psalm%2016%3A4,their%20names%20on%20my%20lipshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation#:~:text=The%20libation%20was%20part%20of,directed%20to%20the%20underground%20dead.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerhttps://www.apofenie.com/letters-and-essays/2021/7/12/libations-in-saturdays-waters-a-series-of-estranged-libationshttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/701/ancient-mesopotamian-beliefs-in-the-afterlife/https://africame.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-55.htmlhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-libations-on-graveshttps://www.joincake.com/blog/pour-one-out/https://beyondthedash.com/blog/cultural-spotlight/what-does-it-mean-to-pour-one-out/7297https://www.brides.com/libation-ceremony-5079929https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/the-enduring-ritual-of-libations-unveiling-the-deep-roots-of-an-ancient-practicehttps://vinepair.com/wine-blog/libations-and-the-ancient-history-of-pouring-one-out/https://www.sciencealert.com/how-this-small-lake-in-africa-once-killed-1-700-people-overnight-and-we-still-don-t-know-why?utmhttps://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/lake-nyos.htm?utm_https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/037702739290067N#:~:text=On%20August%2021%2C%201986%2C%20a,and%206000%20head%20of%20cattlehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-nyos-disaster?utm_sourceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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Love these two!

Great banter, you can tell you're best friends, I was sent over from the ladies at Morbid - and of course wasn't disappointed in the slightest! Enjoying binging all the episodes!

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