30 Morbid Minutes

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The Unspoken Rules of Appalachia Aug 25, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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"Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?" Q&A with a Cemetery Groundskeeper Aug 11, 2025

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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/

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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Cemeteries vs. Graveyards: What's REALLY the Difference? Jul 28, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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Corpse Cleaning: Crime Scenes, Hoarders, and Detective Work Jul 14, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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From the Crypt: Tombstones, Epitaphs & Symbols Explained (New Intro) Jun 30, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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From the Crypt: Funeral Home Secrets (New Intro) Jun 16, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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30 Morbid Minutes Presents Petty Crimes: Airbnb Boat featuring Ego Nwodim Jun 05, 2025

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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.

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The First Televised Royal Funeral and a Death Headline Fit for a King May 26, 2025

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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.

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⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠

⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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Ranking the Most Morbid Facts May 12, 2025

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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.

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⁠Elyse Willems⁠

⁠Jessica Vasami⁠

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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The Final Moments of Pompeii Apr 21, 2025

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Buried in an instant. Preserved for eternity. What really happened in the final moments of Pompeii? Plus, Jessica reminisces about her phallic-filled tour.

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30MorbidMinutes

Elyse Willems

Jessica Vasami

Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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