Episodes 59
Avg. Duration 16m
Activity Dormant
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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About This Podcast

A study of some of the final words uttered by history's greatest. (As well as a few stories you might not know.)

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Famous Last Words- Bad for Good

Nov 14, 2025 9m

Let's be honest, the reason we're talking about Sybil Christopher is because she got the short end of the stick in the whole "Dick & Liz" debacle. However, she refused to let that dictate the…

Famous Last Words- Total Eclipse of the Heart

Nov 07, 2025 15m

The life of Elizabeth Taylor was filled with love. Love for friends, love for husbands, of course, and love for helping. This is all overshadowed by her two marriages to Richard Burton, but, what is…

Famous Last Words- Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through

Oct 31, 2025 10m

Mike Todd was a one-of-a-kind businessman. From bricklaying, to Broadway to an Oscar-winning producer. We look at his fascinating life, and his one-of-a-kind relationship with actress Elizabeth…

Famous Last Words- Stark Raving Love

Oct 24, 2025 23m

The relationship between actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor was one for the ages. So, this season we're examining their marriage(s) and what became of some of the people caught up in the…

S1 Famous Last Words- One more wrap up of our lovers

Mar 14, 2025 25m

One more wrap up of The Most Goth Lovers Who Ever Were. We talk about Lady Caroline Lamb and the raw deal she got. (Or did she? Did she eventually come out on top?) Plus we drop a few hints of the…

Famous Last Words- Am I Wrong?

Mar 10, 2025 10m

Lady Caroline Lamb may be the least known of our goth lovers, but it's not for lack of trying. And it's also a fascinating story of a woman being held to a slightly different standard to a man at…

Famous Last Words- Another goth wrap-up

Mar 03, 2025 15m

A quick check in as we try to cover all the details of Lord Byron and connect him to Percy and Mary Shelley. Next episode, we put a bow on the series with a far less known, but no less fascinating…

S3E3 Famous Last Words- The Ship Song

Feb 28, 2025 12m

It can be said that Lord Byron was one of a kind. He truly was. And, in case you can't remember, or, more likely, can't keep straight all his escapades, listen for all the salacious detail.Famous…

Famous Last Words- Another goth wrap-up

Feb 21, 2025 22m

We're back to talk about Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley and whether they truly practiced what they preached and/or did what they say they did.Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the Darkcast Network

S3E2 Famous Last Words- Just Like Heaven

Feb 21, 2025 12m

Percy Bysshe Shelley was a one-of-a-kind kind of guy. Thankfully. In his short, and incredibly torrid life, Shelley carved a unique path through both the women of Europe and English letters.As the…

S3E1 Famous Last Words- A very goth wrap-up

Feb 14, 2025 23m

We talk all things Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, goth love and, of course, Walt Disney.Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the Darkcast Network

S3E1 Famous Last Words- Love Will Tear Us Apart

Feb 14, 2025 11m

We're back with a new mini-series, celebrating some of the most goth lovers there ever were. We kick off the series with Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Welcome to a goth celebration.Famous Last Words…

S2 Famous Last Words- If...

Sep 25, 2024 6m

Lawrence Oates is of a different generation. One bent on discovering every corner of the earth, no matter the personal danger. And, when push came to shove, Oates ended up making the ultimate…

S2 Famous Last Words- Nothing Left to Do

Sep 18, 2024 9m

Alice Moore Hubbard led a fascinating life, one with many accomplishments great and small. Which makes her final words all the more interesting.Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the Darkcast…

S2 Famous Last Words- John Wilkes Booth Did Not Act Alone

Sep 11, 2024 10m

John Wilkes Booth was not the only  person responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One of the other people caught up in the conspiracy was Mary Surratt.Famous Last Words is a proud…

S2 Famous Last Words- What a Scheme

Sep 04, 2024 7m

Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the unique people to have their name used as a descriptor. But, what else can be said about him?Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the Darkcast Network

S2 Famous Last Words- He Who Writes the History

Aug 28, 2024 5m

There are a bevy of great last words, but the words of Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras, as something special, as you'll see. And, if you're a grammar nerd, you may have just found your patron…

S2 Famous Last Words- An Icon Says Goodbye

Aug 21, 2024 11m

How do you sum up the fascinating life of Josephine Baker? As we found out this week, you inevitability end up doing an incredibly incomplete celebration of her achievements.Famous Last Words is a…

S2 Famous Last Words- A Vulgar Display

Aug 14, 2024 10m

Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott was a one of a kind musician. And, unfortunately, his story is cut too short. But can we take anything from Dimebag's final words?Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the…

S2 Famous Last Words- Incomplete Control

Aug 08, 2024 7m

This week we're a day late (sorry about that), but have a good one. Thomas Midgley Jr hold a unique place in history as the man responsible for the largest number of deaths. And that's just the…

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How many episodes does Famous Last Words have?

Famous Last Words has published 59 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Documentary, History.

Is Famous Last Words still active?

Famous Last Words is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 16m.

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