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OBITCHUARY

OBITCHUARY

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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.Copyright SiriusXM 2025 Social Sciences True Crime
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  • OBITCH we're far from the gallows now....

    OBITCH we're far from the gallows now....
    Sep 4 2025
    Happy Thursday Geoffs!! This week Madison had us cracking up with some gallows humor, and Spencer has a WILD scandal that just broke in the UK that has us concerned about the funerary world over there. We’ve got an obituary for a gal with some strong opinions, one that got it all wrong and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuaryWatch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcastBuy 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.comSources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crisis-control/202006/in-praise-gallows-humorhttps://www.thehastingscenter.org/for-media/press-releases/press-release-09-26-11-is-gallows-humor-in-medicine-wrong/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence#Martyrdomhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/8b7f9y/til_that_saint_lawrence_was_executed_in_a_giant/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morehttps://thetudorenthusiast.weebly.com/blog/the-execution-of-sir-thomas-morehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3229742/https://comicnurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Gallows_Humor_in_Medicine.pdfhttps://gapscience.com/cracking-the-case-of-gallows-humor/https://havokjournal.com/culture/military/why-gallows-humor-is-essential-in-the-military/https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/first-responders-and-gallows-humor-when-joking-becomes-harmful/https://www.jstor.org/stable/2769536https://bigthink.com/thinking/gallows-humor-philosophy/https://www.reddit.com/r/widowers/comments/r6lp36/gallows_humour/https://www.newspapers.com/image/12786735/?article=9d1f9348-a55f-4ef9-b06f-76c9d39b0931&terms=sexyhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1044418524/?article=e87991c4-bb7f-426e-ad27-31b49f3ce010&terms=halloweenchuck e cheese mascot arrestedhttps://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-chuck-e-cheese-mouse-mascot-arrested-credit-card-fraud-theft-tallahassee-police/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpt7CMfauj8https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/florida-woman-arrested-allegedly-supergluing-222822376.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH_UnCCU51071D0hFfZ9PJgYn8K-2b7pCMHCDwVlAvm-uEjtbHzWMBkJpVdJjy5NFJ3yZE4mFDtnLrTZxZYQ_HYisY9ItOlUBQeo-c5tPqmYVY7jTd0Jud_XpZgn43S92o1_DERjmQg6wpkO_R0ZoGV3PKH-Bas3WQpGh9BDjH-Ihttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/recorder/name/marilyn-hartman-obituary?id=8335348https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/27/funeral-director-babies-cartoons-leedshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjr0ylenzohttps://www.thefarewellguide.co.uk/how-funeral-directors-regulated-uk#:~:text=How%20Are%20Funeral%20Directors%20Regulated%20in%20the%20UK%3F,subject%20to%20routine%20mandatory%20inspections
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • OBITCH otwitchuary!

    OBITCH otwitchuary!
    Aug 28 2025
    Hi Geoffs! This week Spencer is talking about the iconic Dorothy Parker and her posthumous journey, but first Madison is telling us all about anatamical Venuses! We’ve got an obituary with some roasting, another for a trouble-maker and SO much more….including….some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter 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 Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parkerhttps://poets.org/poet/dorothy-parkerhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170605-dorothy-parkers-stunning-wit-and-tragic-lifehttps://dorothyparker.com/https://www.history.com/articles/enlightenmenthttps://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/02/28/hidden-cemetery-in-concord-explainedhttps://nypost.com/2025/08/18/us-news/florida-man-dressed-in-full-jester-costume-arrested-for-pulling-12-inch-dagger-on-landscaper-over-loud-mowing/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-romantic-macabre-history-anatomical-venushttps://pathologicalbodiesproject.home.blog/2019/08/08/bare-bereft-and-beautiful-the-anatomical-venus/https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/sacred-anatomy/https://www.joannaebenstein.com/anatomicalvenushttps://hyperallergic.com/296700/the-history-of-life-sized-fully-dissectible-anatomical-venuses/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agalmatophiliahttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/andrew-cardamone-obituary?id=38653536https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemente_Susinihttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/anatomy-obstetrics-collection-museo-de-palazzo-poggihttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-specolahttps://www.bjasamuel.com/post/wax-anatomical-models-by-clemente-susinihttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2815948/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-ode-to-an-anatomical-venus-morbid-anatomyhttps://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/02/28/hidden-cemetery-in-concord-explained
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • OBITCH FREAKY THURSDAY!!!

    OBITCH FREAKY THURSDAY!!!
    Aug 28 2025
    FREAKY THURSDAY!!!! This week things are whacky as your fave duo mix things up in a never-been-done-before way! We’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls, we’ve got some obituaries and Madison is telling us the WILD story of Eva Peron’s traveling corpse. Spencer is covering the legendary columnist ‘Dear Abby’ who offered up some pretty sage advice, with a touch of pettiness. Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter 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 Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044360370/?article=4470460f-8af9-42c8-a7a8-cb044524dcb9&terms=zombiehttps://www.brinkmanngynaecology.com/announcements/the-bizarre-story-of-eva-perons-cancer-treatment-and-what-weve-learnedhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150710-the-gruesome-untold-story-of-eva-perons-lobotomyhttps://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/39/1/article-pE12.xml?tab_body=fulltexthttps://www.thecollector.com/eva-peron-things-you-didnt-know/https://buenosairesherald.com/society/the-post-mortem-kidnapping-of-eva-peronhttps://time.com/archive/6843839/historical-notes-the-odyssey-of-eva-per/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/16/evitas-well-traveled-remains/53e362dd-220e-4cd4-ac8c-34f80e416133/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/12/02/little-eva-evita-peron-profilehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22079825/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Peronhttps://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5yfwhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-man-tries-dig-dead-dad-so-he-can-go-n412606https://nypost.com/2025/07/14/us-news/bitter-texas-woman-tries-to-kill-newly-engaged-ex-husband-with-congratulatory-fentanyl-laced-chocolates-cops/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abbyhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/6636871/?article=a284695d-e7bc-4b92-a7b8-b925152d56ee&terms=%22baffled%22https://www.uexpress.com/life/dearabby/1991/12/27https://www.newspapers.com/image/684623323/?article=bcae6c0c-8582-4778-a61e-de28b481fcb7&terms=%22Dear%20Abby%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/486121332/?article=3dfb4448-9029-4f12-9f62-b8c99276467a&terms=%22Dear%20Abby%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/1005580609/?article=fd88f623-e92a-46df-b0fd-24fedcbd669a&terms=%22Dear%20Abby%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/546679543/?article=f6adce8f-d648-47e4-a001-128ff542e963&terms=%22Dear%20Abby%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/773927119/?article=56b53205-a38b-4a69-b6af-a1fdbcffa85a&terms=crazed
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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These guys are pretty hilarious and have an awesome formula. One episode a week leaves you begging for more!

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