Episodes

  • OBITCH gone girl!

    OBITCH gone girl!
    Oct 30 2025

    Happy Halloween Eve Geoffs! This week we’re bringing the tricks and the treats! We’ve got surprises, we’ve got Spencer telling us about some ghoulish happenings at the Tennessee State Capital, Madison is telling us about a candy scandal that was anything but sweet. We’ve got a lotta obituaries and oh baby we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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    Sources:

    https://www.history.com/articles/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919

    https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

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

    https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

    https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/florida-police-discover-large-thermos-shoved-up-repeat-offenders-butt-during-his-26th-arrest/

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/randall-jacobs-obituary?id=2185424

    https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-binges-junk-food-cigarettes-after-hiding-walgreens-bathroom-roam-store-after-hours

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/974207052/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20banfield%22

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles,_London

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

    https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/

    https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood

    https://historynuggets.squarespace.com/nuggets/2015/4/10/the-beer-flood


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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • OBITCH problematic poltergeists!

    OBITCH problematic poltergeists!
    Oct 23 2025

    Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Madison has some wild ghost hoaxes she’s sharing about some very problematic poltergeists! Next, Spencer is taking us on one skulls postmortem journey! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who wasn’t finished, one for Nancy Drew…NOT THAT ONE…and a guy who achieved a whole lot in his lifetime! Oh….we almost forgot…we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!


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    Sources:

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn%27s_skull

    https://inmozartsfootsteps.com/2227/the-strange-story-of-haydns-missing-skull/

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/nancy-drew-obituary?id=52693334

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/30/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-equivalent-video-games-kate-summerscale-wicked-boy

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/980091531/?match=1&terms=spring%20heeled%20jack

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

    https://caasbrey.com/the-london-garrotting-panic-of-the-mid-19th-century/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-hoaxing

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526

    https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/9042062/ballarats-ghostly-past-revived-in-role-playing-game/

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.2015.1121622

    https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • OBITCH Live in Tulsa!

    OBITCH Live in Tulsa!
    Oct 16 2025

    You’re in for a treat this week Geoffs! We’re coming to you live from the Loony Bin in Tulsa Oklahoma. We had an absolute blast talking about EVERYTHING, and we mean everything baby. We’ve got coffin spinners, we’ve got obituaries, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!


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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • OBITCH going up!

    OBITCH going up!
    Oct 9 2025
    Get in the elevator Geoffs we’re going to HELL! This week Madison’s coffin spinner will have you questioning whether or not you should just take the stairs….Next Spencer breaks down some funeral directors behaving badly! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who lived life to the fullest, one with some twists and of course some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast 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 Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047014394/?article=e0ad67b9-b478-4a4e-96f5-7782cb8ced6f&terms=ghoulhttps://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/2022/08/23/matthew-mcconaughey-bongos-arrest-1999-austin-tx-history/65416410007/https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3686442f69d76f6209be63/mcconaughey-arrested-in-austinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otishttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/otis_hi.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Elisha-Otishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_skyscrapershttps://architecturecompetitions.com/what-was-the-world-s-first-skyscraperhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzakhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crashhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-28/plane-crashes-into-empire-state-buildinghttps://people.com/plane-crashed-into-empire-state-building-sending-woman-into-record-free-fall-11773102https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-logan-daily-news-betty-lou-oliver-re/86889700/?iid=4725https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10539068/man-trapped-in-elevator-decapitatedhttps://www.reifflawfirm.com/decapitation-caused-malfunctioning-elevators/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/nyregion/elevator-accident-kills-a-woman-in-a-madison-avenue-building.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2011/12/15/elevator-kills-madison-ave-ad-exec/https://observer.com/2012/02/elevator-that-killed-young-rubicam-executive-had-dodgy-safety-protocols-city-confirms/https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-elevator-trapped-starve-death-20160305-story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/world/asia/china-woman-elevator-death.htmlhttps://www.postindependent.com/news/obituaries/obituary-janet-west/https://www.newspapers.com/image/48271533/?match=1&terms=%22funeral%20director%20arrested%22https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/funeral-director-angeliegha-stewart-took-corpse-pictures-gets-probation/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • OBITCH nightmare on geoff street!

    OBITCH nightmare on geoff street!
    Oct 2 2025

    Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Spencer is giving us some WILD stories of saints with whacky origin stories. Next, Madison tells us about a real life nightmare on elm street situation. We’ve got an obituary for a sweet Geoff and one for a gal who lived quite the life! OH, btw we also have some dumb.ass.criminallllls!


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    Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com



    Sources:

    https://www.police1.com/bizarre/watch-ariz-driver-busted-with-finger-stuck-in-white-claw-can-after-crash

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/960050165/?article=11df6cdd-e0d9-49ea-af80-9092e9df0b7f&terms=incorrect

    https://www.history.com/articles/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death

    https://www.ripleys.com/stories/freddy-krueger-syndrome#

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/wes-craven-nightmare-on-elm-street-sunds

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6796814/

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3401955/

    https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/12/05/119321.html?pageNumber=8

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/387630247/?match=1&terms=hmong%20sleep

    https://falvofuneralhome.com/tribute/details/5627/Amanda-Caruso/obituary.html

    https://theconversation.com/saint-olga-of-kyiv-is-ukraines-patron-saint-of-both-defiance-and-vengeance-178019

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/olga-of-kiev

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

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

    https://www.grunge.com/804649/the-worst-things-saints-have-ever-done/

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


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • OBITCH dining with the donners!

    OBITCH dining with the donners!
    Sep 25 2025

    Oh Geoffs! This week the gruesome twosome were spinning in their coffins together! Spencer & Madison are breaking down the true story of the infamous Donner party, from the journey to the unfortunate ending. We’ve got some obituaries that are very fitting, and of course, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls, let’s go!


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    Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com



    Sources:

    https://www.nps.gov/cali/learn/historyculture/donner-reed-party.htm

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/donner-diary-patrick-breen/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/donner-party

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

    https://donnerparty1.weebly.com/timeline.html

    https://historyexp.org/the-story/

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58747932/lemuel_b-murphy

    https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-heist-just-went-down-at-disney-world-that-sounds-like-something-out-of-a-movie/1100-6534779/

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

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Manifest-Destiny

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donner-party

    https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/may46.html

    https://www.americanheritage.com/farther-continent-james-clyman#:~:text=So%20Reed%20and%20Clyman%20argued,impossible%20if%20you%20don't.

    https://historytogo.utah.gov/donner-party/

    https://yourtahoeguide.com/2021/12/the-175th-anniversary-of-the-donner-party-adventure/

    https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/oct46.html

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-virginia-reed-murphy-obi/32112870/



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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • OBITCH we're feeling hollywood honey!

    OBITCH we're feeling hollywood honey!
    Sep 18 2025
    Knock Knock Geoffs! Open the door my gawwwwwd! This week Madison is telling us about an incredible cemetery in Maine with a special yearly tradition that was giving us stars hollow vibes. Spencer breaks down what exactly goes into becoming canonized and shares the recent story of a Saint nicknamed ‘God’s Influencer.’ We’ve got an obituary for a real witch, one for an absolute ICONIC pup and of course, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast 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 Sources:https://www.austintexas.gov/news/apd-detectives-identify-two-suspects-connection-abuse-corpse-investigationhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1076946930/?article=f7c77a56-a9ca-4c09-beca-5a7137185776&terms=witchhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gary-wolfelt-obituary?id=58346356https://www.police1.com/bizarre/watch-ariz-driver-busted-with-finger-stuck-in-white-claw-can-after-crashhttps://www.weld-maine.orghttps://www.npr.org/2025/09/04/nx-s1-5507127/maine-residents-hold-a-party-to-toast-with-their-future-neighbors-at-the-cemeteryhttps://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a62559193/party-in-the-cemetery-weld-maine/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mefrankl/mtnviewcem.htmhttps://www.pressherald.com/2024/09/22/get-to-know-who-youll-spend-eternity-with-a-small-cemetery-in-maine-has-an-unusual-tradition/https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/get-to-know-who-youll-spend-eternity-with-a-small-cemetery-in-maine-has-an/article_9a2e8428-79ac-11ef-beff-73cc1b436e88.htmlhttps://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/06/rightsofowners.pdfhttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/columnists/memmott/2024/10/04/small-town-cemetery-in-weld-maine-has-an-unusual-tradition/75456696007/https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-19a/chapter-368j/section-19a-297-formerly-sec-19-148/https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-19a/chapter-368j/section-19a-296-formerly-sec-19-147/https://poughkeepsieruralcemetery.com/faq/https://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0541.htm?https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lowellsun/name/janet-mahoney-obituary?id=20349930https://nypost.com/2025/01/26/us-news/calif-pho-restaurant-workers-stop-would-be-thief-from-kidnapping-their-18k-robot-co-worker/https://www.npr.org/2025/09/07/nx-s1-5528970/millennial-saint-carlo-acutis-canonization-catholic-churchhttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/46048/who-was-carlo-acutis-a-cna-explainerhttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/46045/tomb-of-carlo-acutis-is-opened-for-veneration-ahead-of-beatificationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Acutishttps://apnews.com/article/leo-canonization-saint-acutis-frassati-vatican-3a90197181f4ea3b7d1e29eff5fb9a01https://apnews.com/article/leo-canonization-saint-acutis-frassati-vatican-3a90197181f4ea3b7d1e29eff5fb9a01 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr
  • OBITCH it's Anna Nimity!

    OBITCH it's Anna Nimity!
    Sep 11 2025
    OBISH! This week Madison has some insane true stories of scummy embalmers! Next, Spencer is getting all kindsa Midsommar on us with a lesson on Ättestupa. We’ve got an obituary that’s a two-for-one, one for an absolute icon and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 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://people.com/indiana-man-comedic-obituary-fatally-crashing-plane-11735295https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-embalmer-charged-mutilating-corpse-registered-sex-offender-rcna195816https://wgntv.com/weird-news/texas-embalmer-charged-castration-sex-offender-corpse/https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/embalmer-cuts-off-dead-sex-offenders-penis-stabs-his-groin/https://www.newsweek.com/texas-houston-embalmer-cut-penis-sex-offender-court-judge-bail-police-2043521https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-embalmer-charged-castrating-dead-sex-offenderhttps://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/texas-mortuary-worker-corpse-experiments-b2738385.htmlhttps://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-crime-adeline-bui-capital-mortuary-services-arrest-chargeshttps://www.kxan.com/investigations/austin-mortuary-employee-arrested-accused-of-experimenting-on-corpses/https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/austin-mortuary-employee-experimenting-on-corpses/269-7aafc21e-1cde-424a-9d1f-a8f27c58811bhttps://nypost.com/2025/09/02/us-news/florida-man-allegedly-runs-over-foot-model-on-their-first-date-after-she-refused-to-let-him-smell-her-feet/https://www.wwlp.com/news/social-media-influencer-rolling-ray-dies-at-28/https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/attestupa/31090/https://anthropologyandgerontology.com/falling-off-the-cliff-mythical-sacrifice-mirrored-in-swedens-covid-19-response/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84ttestupahttps://www.gq.com/story/ari-aster-midsommar-interview Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 6 mins