Episodes 135
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.7 (720)
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

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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 in Apple Podcast's New & Noteworthy 2022.***

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The Euthanasia Coaster: An Ethical Death Machine?

May 04, 2026 22m

Designed by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, the Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetical steel roller coaster and euthanasia device designed with the sole purpose of killing its passengers. We…

"What's the Strangest Request?" - Q&A with a Funeral Home Director

Apr 13, 2026 25m

Curious about the inner thoughts and routines of a career mortician? We pull the best questions from a Reddit AMA with a real life funeral home director. Leave us a review -- it helps the show!…

From the Crypt: Death at Disneyland (Re-release)

Mar 30, 2026 40m

Disney controls its family friendly image with an iron, four-fingered fist, but even the all-seeing Mouse House can’t anticipate every casualty – including the tragic deaths of park visitors or…

Famous Last Words

Mar 16, 2026 25m

What lasting impact can someone's final words leave? We talk about the new Netflix series Famous Last Words, and examine some of history's most iconic and memorable deathbed quotes. Leave us a review…

Headless Saints: Religion's Morbid Martyrs

Mar 02, 2026 19m

Have you ever seen a painting of a saint holding their own severed head in their hands? These saints are known as cephalophore saints, and each and everyone one has a distinctly morbid backstory.…

From the Crypt: Incorruptibility of Saints

Feb 16, 2026 33m

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…

Some Really Weird Wills

Feb 02, 2026 30m

Discussing what a Last Will and Testament is, and why you should have one, plus, some of Reddit's weirdest Wills. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made by…

Reintroducing 30 Morbid Minutes with Jessica & Elyse!

Jan 19, 2026 24m

It's time for a quick catch-up with your favorite gruesome twosome. Elyse and Jessica talk about the state of the podcast, what's to come, and of course, get a little silly. Leave us a review -- it…

Taking the Corpse Road

Dec 29, 2025 21m

From their practical role in funerary processions, to the eerie folklore and superstitions that later surrounded them, this episode traces the history of corpse roads in Medieval England. Leave us a…

From the Crypt: Ghost Stories During Christmas - A Victorian Tradition We Need to Bring Back

Dec 15, 2025 28m

This episode was originally released December 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…

What Does a Coroner Do? (Reddit AMA with a Coroner)

Dec 01, 2025 31m

We’re doing a thorough examination of what life is like for a professional coroner, pulling questions from a Reddit AMA in which a real-life coroner gives personal insight into the ways in which they…

Is It Common to Die on Your Birthday?

Nov 10, 2025 24m

Sometimes a surprise birthday party can result in an unforeseen death. We explore the dark statistical phenomenon that is the Birthday Effect. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us…

Cemetery Sleepovers: Not As Morbid As You Think?

Oct 27, 2025 30m

What compels thrill-seekers and ghosthunters to spend the night amongst the gravestones? And how do local communities use cemeteries for special events and spooky movie nights? Find out, in 30 Morbid…

From the Crypt: The History of Halloween - America's Most Morbid Holiday

Oct 20, 2025 34m

Spooky enthusiasts rejoice, it's the most wonderful time of year: Halloween season! No better time than now to dive into the history behind America's most morbid holiday; how it started, where…

More Cursed Objects: The Tallman Bunk Beds

Oct 13, 2025 34m

In the 1987 the Tallman Family of Horicon, Wisconsin were driven from their home by paranormal activity caused by an unexpectedly haunted artifact: bunk beds.  Leave us a review -- it helps the…

From the Crypt: The Real Life Dr. Frankenstein

Oct 06, 2025 31m

Examining the real life mad doctors and their galvanic experiments that inspired one of literature's most famous monsters. (This episode was originally released October 10, 2023.) Leave us a review…

"What's it like to die NINE times?" - Q&A

Sep 22, 2025 34m

Reddit user Generic Box was 20-years-old when they had their first out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest -- meaning, their heart just suddenly stopped beating. After being diagnosed with…

America's Most Isolated Family: The Whittakers

Sep 08, 2025 37m

Who are the Whittakers, and why has the world become so fascinated with them and their isolated West Virginia way of life? We take a look at their insular family tree, and the genetic fallout that…

The Unspoken Rules of Appalachia

Aug 25, 2025 27m

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,…

"Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?" Q&A with a Cemetery Groundskeeper

Aug 11, 2025 32m

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…

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