logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2023
1h 10m

121: OBITCH life in plastic, it's fantas...

Morbid Network | Wondery
About this episode

In our first episode back since our little unplanned ‘hiatus’ we’re feeling better (and more deranged) than ever! Madison is breaking down some inventions you didn’t know were invented by funeral industry professionals, and Spencer is filling us in (literally) with Plastination! We’ve got an obituary for someone tired of the bullsh*t and a new scathing one for the arsenal! We didn’t forget…we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!!



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


Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast



Sources:

https://talkroute.com/a-little-history-fun-facts-about-phone-numbers/

https://www.myasd.com/about/asd-history

https://www.sparkmuseum.org/almon-b-strowger-the-undertaker-who-revolutionized-telephone-technology/

https://www.invent.org/inductees/almon-brown-strowger

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2015/04/06/tufts-schildmeyer-celebrating-years/25842825/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=94&v=e8StVMchIaE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myasd.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo

https://www.newspapers.com/image/362964823/?clipping_id=33985396&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2Mjk2NDgyMywiaWF0IjoxNTY5NTE0NTA1LCJleHAiOjE1Njk2MDA5MDV9.NqlVg9DkD-F0_kLoGwbrIELyvmSb1HSOmY9gH29XTK0

https://www.myasd.com/blog/6-things-you-didnt-know-were-invented-funeral-directors#:~:text=In%201923%2C%20funeral%20director%2C%20Richard%20Stone%2C%20established%20the,not%20allow%20him%20to%20work%20on%20their%20cars

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/qctimes/name/george-rasmussen-obituary?id=33855309

https://wrif.com/2023/08/18/a-naked-man-gives-cops-crazy-excuse-for-breaking-into-a-home/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931543/#:~:text=Plastination%20allows%20a%20long%2Dterm,their%20body%20for%20medical%20science

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

https://bodyworlds.com/plastination/plastination-technique/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/21/i-want-to-be-plastinated-when-i-die

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/finally-kicked-the-bucket-daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-dead-dad-7571306

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/finally-kicked-the-bucket-daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-dead-dad-7571306

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up next
Jul 3
208: OBITCH extra, extra, read all about it!
Ring Ring! Hello? Hi Geoffs! This week Spencer is giving us the 4-1-1 on 9-1-1! Next, Madison tells us the incredible way newsboys used to look out for one another! We’ve got an obituary that had us rollin, and a beautiful self-written final goodbye. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ ... Show More
1h 17m
Jun 26
207: OBITCH we're in crisis mode!
Geoffs!!!! This week we’ve got a wild episode. Madison is in full on crisis mode as she talks about the phenomenon of crisis apparitions. Next, Spencer tells us the insane story of the Cincinnati Fire Coffin! We’ve got an obituary for a helluva guy, one that took us on a journey, ... Show More
1h 12m
Jun 19
206: OBITCH touring the ghostly archive with Rosie Grant!
You’re in for a delicious episode this week Geoffs! We sat down with the iconic Rosie Grant a.k.a. @ghostly.archive and discussed her incredible journey from librarian hopeful to Queen of gravestone recipes. Pre-order Rosie’s book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/to-d ... Show More
1h 6m
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2018
Episode 35 – The Devil Made Me Do It Case
Can you remember back to a time when you were afraid to go to sleep at night as a child because of a game you played with friends, like Bloody Mary or maybe with a Ouija board? Or how about sleeping with the light on because of a spooky story or an urban legend you heard at bedti ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2022
Best Served Cold (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 2015, police in New York were alerted to a very strange death; The victim, who was a pillar of their own community, had died suddenly and unexpectedly, and their autopsy showed something very unusual. So the police began digging into the case, and eventually, after a few major ... Show More
49m 56s
Aug 2022
Dead Man Walking (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 2004, a woman living in Nashville, Tennessee, was sitting up in her bed one night trying to get some homework done for a Bible study class. As she sat there, she started to feel tired and so she decided to call it a night. She bookmarked the page she was on, and leaned over to ... Show More
51m 6s
Sep 2022
Bathroom Man (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In the fall of 1994, a 52 year old woman pulled into the driveway of her home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and then turned her car off. As she sat there for a minute, chatting with her daughter on her car phone, she was suddenly startled by someone running up and knocking on her w ... Show More
51m 54s
Mar 2023
If walls could talk
Foul play? A CIA coverup? Or just a bad trip? In this episode of Thick & Thin, we dig into an unresolved case from the 1950s to see how a man of science ended up dead on the streets of New York City. Thanks to our sponsors! Get 22% off @iherb with promo code THICK at https://iher ... Show More
55m 22s
Aug 2022
A Truly WTF Story (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 2016 a woman had just pulled into her driveway in her quiet neighborhood in Missouri, when suddenly her passenger door flung open and in jumped a man she didn't recognize who was wielding a knife. The woman froze in terror hoping this was just a robbery, but when the man spoke ... Show More
42m 11s
Aug 2022
Love Makes You Do Crazy Things (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 1996, an 18 year old college freshman named Diane, began acting strangely. She would suddenly break down and start crying hysterically, and then a second later, she'd get extremely mad, and then a second after that, she'd be fine again, as if nothing had happened. For a while, ... Show More
45m 53s
Mar 2023
#245: YouTuber Faked A LiveStream To Allegedly Create An Alibi For Murder (Ongoing Case of Stephen McCullagh)
Can you be at two places at once? Not in the metaverse, or in VR, but physically? Recently, a case has gone viral because it seemed a YouTuber was able to be at two very different places at the same time.December 18, 2022, Stephen was home live-streaming for his YouTube audience. ... Show More
57m 34s
Oct 2023
755: Sensitive People, Crime Con, & Australian Hillbillies
Susie got to visit her favorite tourist trap in Boston (where everyone knows her name!), but had to do so the old-fashioned way since her family's phones malfunctioned. Let's just say, if the bad guys ever take down our country's phone service we're all screwed. We learn why some ... Show More
1 h