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The Morbid Curiosity Podcast

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast

A history podcast for the morbidly curious. From serial killers to ghosts, ancient remains to obscure medical conditions, let us satisfy your curiosity. (Some episodes may not be appropriate for children. Listener discretion is advised.)

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34:21

Terra Nova: The British Antarctic Expedition

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/12/30

CW: Death of humans and animals During the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, Robert Falcon Scott made two attempts to reach the South Pole. His second attempt was his last. In this episode, Hallie tells the story of the 1911 race to the South Pole, the adventure and the tragedy.

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28:05

Dark Tourism

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/12/13

Originally posted on Patreon on Jan 11, 2024. In this episode, Hallie explores the many aspects of Dark Tourism - visiting places with macabre and haunting histories - as well as the types of locations this practice encompasses. CW: Discussions of enslavement, genocide, incarceration, suicide, and exploitation.

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33:50

Scurvy

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/11/29

A disease associated with pirates and explorers, scurvy was a constant threat to humans without access to fresh fruit and vegetables. In this episode we discuss the symptoms, the long quest to discover the cause, and tales of disasters and recoveries of those who suffered from scurvy.

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28:38

Ouija Boards

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/11/14

Originally posted on Patreon on March 11, 2024. As we're exploring tools used by ghost hunters and mediums, let's take a look at the Ouija board, a mass produced version of the talking board, which was born out of the impatience of Spiritualists attending seances in the late 1800s.

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11:06

Halloween Special: 'Perfect Skin' by L.J. Stanton

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/10/31

Happy Halloween! In celebration, Hallie is proud to present Perfect Skin, a short horror story, written exclusively for the MCP by author L.J. Stanton. This audiobook will be free for everyone for two weeks. After that, it will only be accessible to patrons of the MCP. CW: Body horror, pregnancy horror, birth horror

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36:25

The Salem Witch Trials pt. 2 - Executions

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/10/23

In the beginning of 1692, young women in Salem village began experiencing strange symptoms, which were soon blamed on witchcraft. The girls began accusing neighbours of bewitching them, escalating the situation. More and more young women became afflicted and more townsfolk were accused. 19 people were eventually executed. In this second instalment, Hallie discusses the criminal trials, the executions, and the rise and fall of the power of the afflicted.

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32:54

The Salem Witch Trials pt. 1 - Accusations

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/10/09

In the beginning of 1692, young women in Salem village began experiencing strange symptoms, which were soon blamed on witchcraft. The girls accused three women of bewitching them, but instead of resolving the case, the matter only escalated. More young women were afflicted and more townsfolk were accused, and 19 people were eventually executed. In this first instalment, Hallie discusses what was going on in Salem when accusations began to fly, who was afflicted, who was accused, and who was hearing

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41:32

The Witch's Door - Ryan Matthew Cohn and Regina Marie...

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/09/23

In this special spooky season episode, Hallie interviews Ryan Matthew Cohn (Oddities) and Regina Marie Rossi (Oddities Flea Market) about their upcoming book The Witch's Door. They talk exploded skulls, provenance, ethical collecting and more! The book is part personal history and part examination of specific objects from their massive oddity and curiosity collection.

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46:53

A Cosy Witchy Mystery: An Interview with Bad Viking...

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/09/09

MCP host Hallie sites down with John and Rob Donkin, also known as Bad Viking Games, to discuss thier cozy mystery game Strange Horticulture. You are the owner of horticultural shop in the bleak town of Undermere. Many of the plants you stock can heal or harm. When murder strikes, you are dragged into a web of intreague involving witches, cults, and many toxic plants.

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31:21

The Tyburn Tree: Public Execution in England

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/08/28

CW: Detailed descriptions of execution methods and corpse desecration Before 1868, executions in England were held in designated public spaces. One of these was famous due to its long history as a place of death and for the large number of criminals that could be executed at once. That place was Tyburn and its infamous execution apparatus was known as the Tyburn Tree.

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31:58

Lizzie Borden (MCP Remastered)

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/08/09

"Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done she gave her father 41." Or did she? In this epic remaster of the MCP's very first episode, we go over the details of the murder case against Lizzie Borden, and discuss what might have happened in Fall River on Aug 4th, 1892. The original epiosde was released on July 31, 2016 and was titled 'An Axe to Grind.' Please enjoy this remasterd and updated version!

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32:10

Freak Shows

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/07/29

During the Victorian era, the display of differently abled humans, termed the Freak Show, was a hugely popular form of entertainment. Today this form of entertainment is nearly taboo, but the morbid fascination with disability and physical differences remains. Let's discuss why.

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30:14

Tomb of a Mayan King (FOWO)

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/07/16

Originally released on Patreon on Nov 17, 2023 "In this episode, we discuss a rare example of a monumental tomb from the ancient Maya. This tomb is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the Americas to date, due to its preservation, the accompanying texts and a wealth of grave goods."

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30:25

Plants That Fight

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/06/27

It may come as a surprise, but most plants aren't very friendly. Like most creatures, they survive by defending themselves against predators, parasites, and pathogens. Some have developed quite extreme defence mechanisms, and they are subject of this episode.

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08:26

Morbid Meditation 1: Rainy Cemetery

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/06/05

Welcome to Morbid Meditations. This is a preview of a series of meditations produced for Patreon in Jan 2022. Each meditation has three versions: voice only, nature sounds and voice, and background music, nature sounds, and voice. Patreons have a choice which version they listen to. These meditations are accessable by become a patron, but are also for sale on the MCP Patreon page. Visit the MCP Patreon

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34:00

Lobotomy

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/05/22

CW: animal experimentation, mental illness, suicide, non-consensual surgical procedures, malpractice and abuse in mental health facilities. One of the most infamous procedures from the era of psychosurgery is the Lobotomy. From the beginning there was criticism that lobotomy was too unpredictable and invasive to treat mental illness. Despite this, the procedure was marketed as a miracle cure and thousands of vulnerable people were subjected to it, with and without their consent.

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31:20

The Bloody Benders

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/04/25

The 1870s were a rough time in Kansas. Travelers and settlers on the frontier struggled against the odds to make even a modest living. The Bender family had a unique method of survival: murder. CW: forced relocation, murder of adults and children, suicide

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33:19

Highgate Cemetery

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/04/12

Available For One Week Only! Originally published on Patreon on Feb 13, 2023 "Highgate cemetery was one of the first large garden cemeteries built during the industrialization of London. Over the years it's had its ups and downs, from being a sought-after luxury cemetery to an abandoned, overgrown haunt of tramps and adolescents. It was even the scene of a possible vampire sighting. In this episode we discuss the history of Highgate."

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39:23

Pentridge Prison

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/03/27

CW: Torture, Rape, Execution, Racism, Self-Harm, and Suicide Colonial Australia was used by the British to house prisoners in the late 1800s. Pentridge Prison began as a stockade in 1851 and grew into one of the most infamous prisons in Victoria, both for its size and the brutality of the punishments suffered by its inmates.

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34:16

Titanic Archaeology

The Morbid Curiosity Podcast ·

2024/03/09

For One Week Only (FOWO) Originally post of Patreon on July 14, 2023 "In this episode, we discuss the archaeological and scientific work that has been done at the RMS Titanic wreck site, from its discovery in 1985 to the more recent and unfortunate expedition undertaken by OceanGate. We strive to remain sensitive and respectful, while also giving the most up-to-date and factual information about these expeditions."

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