30 Morbid Minutes

How Does the Haunted House Industry Work? Oct 28, 2024

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.

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Beautiful Stranger: The Ghost that Haunts America's Victorian Seaside Hotel Oct 21, 2024

As the filming location of Some Like It Hot, the favorite vacation destination of author L. Frank Baum, and one of the last Victorian era hotels in the world, Hotel Del Coronado is famous for many reasons. It's also reportedly haunted, namely by the ghost of Kate Morgan who traveled there under mysterious circumstances in 1892.

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Don't Summon the Midnight Man if You Believe in Creepypastas Oct 14, 2024

Ritualistic party games and Creepypastas are the subject of today's episode, as we cover The Midnight Game, a modern Internet ghost story. Plus, we analyze the psychology behind mirror illusions, and the ways our brains like to play tricks on us.

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Did the Curse of the Ninth KILL History's Greatest Composers? Oct 07, 2024

Like the "27 Club," the Curse of the Ninth is one of music's most infamous superstitions. Supposedly, completing a ninth symphony is essentially a death sentence. Composers go from composing to decomposing. In the ground. Dead. But how true is it, and where did it come from?

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Baseball's Deadliest Pitch and How it Changed the Sport Forever Oct 03, 2024

Tragedy struck on August 16, 1920, when during a visiting game at the Polo Grounds, home of the New York Yankees, Cleveland shortstop and all-around affable guy Ray Chapman was beaned in the head by a "spitball" thrown by submarine pitcher Carl Mays. Just 12 hours later, Chapman would be declared dead.

In this episode, we cover a dark blemish on the history of baseball, the controversial "dead ball" era, and look at how the sport has changed to avoid possible fatalities on the field.

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The Dating Game Killer Was TV's Creepiest Game Show Contestant Sep 23, 2024

Back in the 1970s, a serial killer named Rodney Alcala managed to charm his way onto the hit show "The Dating Game" and even WON, but his creepy behavior off-camera raised a ton of red flags. Perhaps surprisingly, Alcala's not the only serial killer to go on a national syndicated game show. We ask why society's most notorious murderers willingly parade their identity for all to see, and get inside the psychology of Alcala and his twisted contemporaries.

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We're Back from the Dead! Sep 16, 2024

It's with giddy, macabre glee, that we announce we are BACK for a limited run of episodes, just in time for the spooky season! Next week we kick things off with one of our usual episodes, but in this, our soft return episode, we're having a fun and fancy-free chat about what we've been up to, pulling back the curtain on indie podcasting life, and sharing some stories from Jessica's bachelorette party.

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Badbye (For Now) Mar 19, 2024

The end comes for us all.

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Why the Island of the Dolls is One of the Creepiest Places on Earth Mar 12, 2024

Legend has it that La Isla des las Muñecas, a dark tourism hot spot, is where a young girl was tragically found drowned to death. The dolls that decorate the island serve as both a tribute and a warning.

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Spooky and Morbid Stories from YOU Mar 05, 2024

Have you ever had something creepy happen to you or a family member that you can’t quite explain? If you’ve got a spooky story to tell, or like hearing other people’s, then this is the episode for you.

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Incorruptibility: Sainthood's Freshest Corpses Feb 27, 2024

How would you react if you saw a dead body that, after a year, still looked like the person had died just yesterday? What about after five years? A hundred? This type of preservation, called incorruptibility, can happen. And while some consider it a holy miracle, science tells a different story.

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Coffins Vs. Caskets: What's the Difference? Feb 20, 2024

Ever wondered what exactly differentiates a coffin from a casket? So did we! We get to the bottom of things. Six feet under, to be exact.

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Revisiting the Creepy Clown Panic of 2016: No Laughing Matter Feb 13, 2024

A rash of creepy clown sightings reported across the U.S. sparked nationwide mass hysteria, resulting in police patrols, curfews, and locals seeing red (noses). Looking back, was this actually real terror, or case of misguided moral panic?

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Send Us Your Morbid & Spooky (Real) Stories! Feb 07, 2024

Got a creepy or scary story to share? Maybe you work as an embalmer in a funeral home, or took a trip to a haunted locale? Perhaps you saw a ghostly figure late one night outside your window and can't quite explain it, or the town you're from has a twisted urban legend? Anything goes! The more morbid the better. Go to Speakpipe.com/30MorbidMinutes and leave us a voicemail, telling us your name, where you're from, and your story. You might just hear yourself in a future episode. Badbye for now...

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Talking to Ghosts: Interview with Real Life Paranormal Investigator, Sapphire Sandalo Feb 06, 2024

Occultist and paranormal researcher Sapphire Sandalo joins us to talk about her experience with Magick, communing with the spirit world, Filipino folklore, and what it's like to investigate hauntings for a living.

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The Lost Wonders of the Ancient World Jan 30, 2024

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World hold an air of mystery and continue to capture our imaginations today. Marvels of antiquity, most were destroyed, and with them, chapters of our history and being.

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The Demon Core and Turtle Soup: Morbid Facts from YOU! Jan 23, 2024

We asked and you delivered on morbid and disturbing facts; from baby shark cannibalism, to a Latin hymn for the dead, to Canada's regulations around self-euthanasia, and more.

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How to Write an Obituary for Someone Who's Not Dead Jan 16, 2024

Pre-written obituaries are, for better or worse, a necessary measure to keep a leg-up in today's instantaneous, around-the-clock news cycle. Media outlets craft robust memorials for politicians, celebrities, and other notable figures, sometimes decades before they actually die, even going as far as to interviewing their subjects while living.

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Horror Movies that Changed the Genre Forever Jan 09, 2024

A must-listen for horror fanatics, we're celebrating the impact of scary cinematic game-changers; Scream, The Blair Witch Project, Jaws, The Conjuring, Psycho, Black Christmas and more.

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Send Us Your Morbid Facts Jan 08, 2024

We are looking for the most random, obscure, out-of-the-box morbid facts from YOU, to feature on an episode of 30 Morbid Minutes. Simply go to the link: https://www.speakpipe.com/30MorbidMinutes , and leave us a voicemail, telling us your name, where you're from, and your morbid fact. You might just hear yourself in an episode. Badbye...

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Inside Body Farms with a Future Resident Jan 02, 2024

Body farms allow forensic scientists and law enforcement to conduct research on decomposing cadavers, as a means to help solve future murders. Learn what happens at these facilities, and why donating your body is all the rage (spoiler, it's a green alternative!). Plus, our editor Kelly Reynolds joins us to share their process for becoming a future donor.

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How to Clean Before You Die: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Dec 26, 2023

Don't expect your loved ones to preserve your home like a shrine when you die -- help them with your death cleaning while you're still alive! We discuss Margareta Magnusson's seminal guide on how to organize your life and preemptively lighten the burden on your loved ones when your time comes.

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Ghost Stories During Christmas: A Victorian Tradition We Need to Bring Back Dec 19, 2023

Gathering around the fire and telling ghost stories during the holiday season was extremely in vogue during the Victorian Era. We explore how a tradition of yuletide terror came to be, and the authors behind it.

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Mothman is the Sexiest Cryptid - Featuring Sinisterhood Dec 12, 2023

What began as West Virginia folklore has since evolved into a red-eyed, caked-up, wide-winged sex symbol... It's the Mothman! We discuss whether Mothman is actually the harbinger of doom, or a passive ally with a bridge obsession. Please welcome our friends and guests Christie and Heather from the Sinisterhood Podcast!

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Lightning (Sometimes) Strikes Twice: History's Unluckiest People Dec 05, 2023

From Adolphe Sax, the blighted and beleaguered inventor of the saxophone, to Ann Hodges, who holds the distinction of being the only documented human hit by a meteorite, we pour one out for history's poor souls who just can't seem to catch a break.

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Why We Shouldn't Try To Contact Aliens Nov 28, 2023

If other earth-like planets exist, there's a very real chance that some have developed intelligent life. If so, are our alien friends out there, but scared to communicate? Hidden from the general public by top secret government agencies? Or already living among us? We cover last July's congressional testimony, Dark Forest and Great Filter theories, and more.

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Phrogging 101: What to do if a Stranger is Secretly Living in Your Walls Nov 21, 2023

The thought of someone 'phrogging' -- living in you home, maybe in the crawlspace or walls -- without your knowledge or permission, is a terrifying one. We recount some of real life horror stories of this happening, and what you can do to detect unscrupulous phroggers in your home.

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The Blob (1988) is a Gory, Cheesy, Special Effects Masterpiece - 30 Morbid Movie Club Nov 14, 2023

Revisit the '80s remake of the self-professed "cult classic of gooey greatness" with us, a staple of Jessica's childhood.

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Morbid Jobs: Being an EMT Interview Part 2 Nov 07, 2023

Shaun the former EMT joins us to discuss some of his harrowing and memorable experiences in this life-saving field. Part 2!

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How Stressful and Morbid of a Job is Being an EMT? Interview Part 1 Oct 31, 2023

A former EMT joins us to discuss some of the harrowing and memorable experiences in this life-saving field.

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Cannibalism, Famous Flesh-eaters, and Why Eating People Isn't Just Wrong, it's Bad for You Oct 24, 2023

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The Salem Witch Trials: A Tale of Dangerous Accusations Oct 17, 2023

A long requested topic, examining the mass hysteria that led to accusations of witchcraft and the subsequent hangings of 19 individuals in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693.

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Did the Real Life Dr. Frankenstein Bring Corpses Back from the Dead? Oct 10, 2023

Examining the real life mad doctors and their galvanic experiments that inspired one of literature's most famous monsters.

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