Corpse Cleaning: Crime Scenes, Hoarders, and Detective Work
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
14 Juli 37min
From the Crypt: Tombstones, Epitaphs & Symbols Explained (New Intro)
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
30 Juni 44min
From the Crypt: Funeral Home Secrets (New Intro)
This is a rerelease of an episode that originally aired September 13, 2022 with a new intro from Elyse & Jessica. The modern funeral industry capitalizes on stigmas about death, creating a deliberate air of mystery and secrecy around how funeral homes operate. We go inside the unspoken practices of morticians, and debunk some of the myths and tall tales surrounding the post-mortem process. 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
16 Juni 46min
30 Morbid Minutes Presents Petty Crimes: Airbnb Boat featuring Ego Nwodim
Check out this episode of the podcast Petty Crimes! The rental listing said “please don’t unsnap.” Spoiler alert…she snapped. Follow Ego Nwodim on Instagram and listen to her podcast, Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim. ... And look for new episodes of 30 Morbid Minutes, every other Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Juni 46min
The First Televised Royal Funeral and a Death Headline Fit for a King
Both George V and George VI succumbed to declining health and respiratory ailments. The latter, was the first royal to have his funeral televised, whereas the former's death was seemingly expedited to meet the morning headlines -- a secret unearthed fifty years after his passing. 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
26 Maj 33min
Ranking the Most Morbid Facts
It's an apples to oranges of morbidity as Jessica and Elyse take ten random yet gruesome facts and, using their macabre expertise, rank them from least to most disturbing. 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
12 Maj 50min
The Final Moments of Pompeii
Buried in an instant. Preserved for eternity. What really happened in the final moments of Pompeii? Plus, Jessica reminisces about her phallic-filled tour. 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
21 Apr 40min
Fireworks Made with Human Ashes: The Explosive New Post-mortem Trend
If you’re considering cremation as an alternative to traditional burial, we might be able to help you take things up a notch with fireworks displays containing actual human cremated remains. Did you know that there are pyrotechnic companies around the world that will memorialize your deceased loved one by firing their remains up into the sky in tiny rockets? We look into the rules and logistics behind this new post-mortem trend, and talk about the famous writer who had it done. 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
7 Apr 31min
