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30 Morbid Minutes

30 Morbid Minutes

Journey into the morbid, macabre, gruesome and unexplained, with comedians and friends Elyse Willems and Jessica Vasami. Covering topics like: untimely deaths on cruise ships, sleep paralysis demons, celebrity death hoaxes, obituary bandits, pesky cursed objects, spontaneous human combustion, zombie apocalypses, the Victorian obsession with death, screaming mummies, the Dark Forest alien paradox, medical malpractice, good old-fashioned cannibalism, and so much more. Episodes on Mondays. ***Featured

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37:12

Corpse Cleaning: Crime Scenes, Hoarders, and...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/07/14

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

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44:49

From the Crypt: Tombstones, Epitaphs & Symbols...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/06/30

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

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46:22

From the Crypt: Funeral Home Secrets (New Intro)

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/06/16

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

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46:48

30 Morbid Minutes Presents Petty Crimes: Airbnb Boat...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/06/05

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

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33:30

The First Televised Royal Funeral and a Death...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/05/26

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

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50:21

Ranking the Most Morbid Facts

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/05/12

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

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40:05

The Final Moments of Pompeii

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/04/21

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

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31:26

Fireworks Made with Human Ashes: The Explosive New...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/04/07

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

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25:45

Death on Airplanes: How Do Flight Crews Handle a...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/03/24

In-flight medical emergencies occur about once every 604 flights, with a mortality rate of 0.3% of those incidents. While extremely rare, if someone dies, specification actions must be taken. So what happens when a plane passenger dies during a flight? Or even the pilot? We investigate.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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53:17

From the Crypt: Death on Cruise Ships (New Intro)

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/03/03

Revisiting one of our fan favorite classic episodes with a newly recorded introduction!An estimated 200 people die every year while taking a cruise. As a result, ships and their crews have developed intricate systems, code words, and protocol in the event a passenger dies on board. Still, dire complications can arise out on the open water, and not all deaths are by natural causes… Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us 30MorbidMinutes Elyse Willems Jessica Vasami Music by Casey

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31:24

The Deranged Doctor Who Stole the Corpse of the Woman...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/02/17

Karl Tanzler, also known as Count Carl von Cosel, was a radiologist in Key West, Florida who developed an unhealthy obsession for his young patients, Elena Milagro Hoyos. His obsession continued, even after Elena died from tuberculosis in 1931...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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39:15

Battling Vampires (and Tuberculosis) in the 19th Century

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/02/03

Did a deadly disease spark the legend of vampires? Or were bloodthirsty creatures really lurking in the shadows? We learn how the rampant spread of the "wasting disease" (tuberculosis) contributed to mass panic and vampire hysteria in the nineteenth century. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:29

If you like 30 Morbid Minutes, checkout Slaycation:...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/01/27

Slaycation brings a darkly comic, unique vantage point to chilling, thrilling and WTF? stories of vacations gone horribly wrong. Listen to this excerpt from "Ep 40 How NOT to Scuba in Aruba" and checkout the full episode available on all major podcast platforms. Just search for “Slaycation” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. 30 Morbid Minutes will return with a new episode next week! Until then, bad bye... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:32

How to Legally Marry Someone Who is Dead...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/01/20

Necrogamy, or posthumous marriage, involves a living person marrying someone who is dead, or two dead people being married to each other, and is legally recognized in certain parts of the world. We look into what it takes to marry a deceased person in France, and how this unusually morbid custom was codified into French law. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us - @30MorbidMinutes Elyse Willems - @ElyseWillems Jessica Vasami - @jessicaaaaavasami Music by Casey Edwards -

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36:27

Death by Laughter isn't Funny... OK?

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2025/01/06

The concept of "laughing oneself to death" has been around for centuries in folklore, myth, and media, but it CAN happen in real life, too. Laugh along with us as we cover real stories and dig into the underlying causes. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us - @30MorbidMinutes Elyse Willems - @ElyseWillems Jessica Vasami - @jessicaaaaavasami Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:40

The Flying Dutchman and Other Famous Ghost Ships

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2024/12/23

A ghost ship is a lot like a Wild West ghost town. The kind with abandoned buildings and a tumbleweed rolling through. Except in this case, the town is the water, and the ship is the tumbleweed. In this episode we share some of history's eeriest ghost ship sightings that have never been explained, and which King of England swore to have seen the infamous Flying Dutchman. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us: @30MorbidMinutes @ElyseWillems @jessicaaaaavasami Music by Casey

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37:32

Can a Severed Foot Found on Mount Everest Solve a 100...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2024/12/09

Remember our 'Dead Bodies of Mount Everest' episode? Well, it's time for an update! We're back with news about Jost Kobusch, the solo climber who's trying to crest Everest in its most dangerous season. Plus, a startling discovery might shed light on what happened to George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, climbing partners who disappeared in 1924 while trying to summit the mountain. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us: @30MorbidMinutes @ElyseWillems @jessicaaaaavasami Music by

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38:02

Pro Wrestlers' Untimely Deaths - Part 2 with James...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2024/11/25

We investigate the culture and behaviors that have led to so many tragic deaths in professional wrestling, in and out of the ring. Joined by special guest and wrestling enthusiast, James Willems. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code MORBID at manscaped.com. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us: @30MorbidMinutes @ElyseWillems @jessicaaaaavasami Music by Casey Edwards @ComposerCasey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:25

Why Do So Many Professional Wrestlers Die Young? -...

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2024/11/11

From Eddie Guerrero to Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect) to Owen Hart, an unusual number of professional wrestlers have died suddenly, in their prime, statistically outpacing any other sport. We search for answers in the myriad of factors behind the squared circle's tragic losses, while looking back at some of our favorite deceased faces and heels. Joined by special guest James Willems. Watch ANSWER FOR IT! from James & Elyse Willems online, November 10th through November 17th! Digital tickets available

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59:06

How Does the Haunted House Industry Work?

30 Morbid Minutes ·

2024/10/28

Ever wonder what it takes to operate a haunted hayride every Halloween season? Or how Disney's The Haunted Mansion singlehandedly grew an entire subset of spooky theme park entertainment? Well, we've got answers, as 30MM explores the history of haunted attractions, and the costs behind this wildly popular yet sometimes seasonal industry. Plus, Jess and Elyse talk about their visit to Austin's House of Torment. Tickets for ANSWER FOR IT! from James & Elyse Willems on November 10th available now

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