Episodios

  • From the Crypt: The Real Life Dr. Frankenstein

    From the Crypt: The Real Life Dr. Frankenstein
    Oct 6 2025
    Examining the real life mad doctors and their galvanic experiments that inspired one of literature's most famous monsters. (This episode was originally released October 10, 2023.) Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 m
  • "What's it like to die NINE times?" - Q&A

    "What's it like to die NINE times?" - Q&A
    Sep 22 2025
    Reddit user Generic Box was 20-years-old when they had their first out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest -- meaning, their heart just suddenly stopped beating. After being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, eight more sudden cardiac arrests and "deaths" happened to them. In this episode, we dive into their Reddit AMA and get to the heart of what it's like to cheat death and their various near death experiences. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 m
  • America's Most Isolated Family: The Whittakers

    America's Most Isolated Family: The Whittakers
    Sep 8 2025
    Who are the Whittakers, and why has the world become so fascinated with them and their isolated West Virginia way of life? We take a look at their insular family tree, and the genetic fallout that can occur with inbreeding. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 m
  • The Unspoken Rules of Appalachia

    The Unspoken Rules of Appalachia
    Aug 25 2025
    Is the rich history of Appalachian folklore meant to be taken literally? Do cryptids, spirits and supernatural dangers exist in those rugged hills? If you hear a voice say your name in the woods, should you respond? (Spoiler: no.) In this new episode, we examine the unspoken rules of Appalachia and give a brief history of the mountain range. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 m
  • "Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?" Q&A with a Cemetery Groundskeeper

    "Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?" Q&A with a Cemetery Groundskeeper
    Aug 11 2025
    In this episode, we pull the most interesting questions and responses from Reddit user odd_fisch's cemetery groundskeeper AMA! They live at and maintain a historic and still active cemetery. https://www.reddit.com/r/CemeteryPorn/comments/1l79n8e/im_a_cemetery_grounds_keeper_ama/ Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Cemeteries vs. Graveyards: What's REALLY the Difference?

    Cemeteries vs. Graveyards: What's REALLY the Difference?
    Jul 28 2025
    Cemeteries and graveyards aren’t actually the same thing. An important distinction that probably doesn’t matter much… if you’re dead. In this episode, we examine the historical and practical differences that set these two bone yards apart. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 m
  • Corpse Cleaning: Crime Scenes, Hoarders, and Detective Work

    Corpse Cleaning: Crime Scenes, Hoarders, and Detective Work
    Jul 14 2025
    Ever wonder what happens after a crime scene gets cleared? When the cops leave, the body’s been removed, and the yellow tape comes down? What happens to all the... mess? The blood, the broken glass, the smell? Well, someone has to clean it up. And that job falls on a very specific group of people, known as trauma cleaners or biohazard cleanup crews. Learn what goes on behind-the-scenes in this morbid and messy profession. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 m
  • From the Crypt: Tombstones, Epitaphs & Symbols Explained (New Intro)

    From the Crypt: Tombstones, Epitaphs & Symbols Explained (New Intro)
    Jun 30 2025
    This is a rerelease of an episode that originally aired July 19, 2022 with a new intro from Elyse & Jessica. Exploring the origins of the modern tombstone and what the future of memorial monuments might hold. Plus, we break down the anatomy of epitaphs, and share some of history’s most bizarre and funny ones. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 m