OBITCHUARY

OBITCH it's fright night!

Episode Summary

Step right up Geoffs, this week Madison is putting on quite the show for us as she takes us through the wild and exploitative world of operating theaters! Next, Spencer will have you scared to death as he discusses the rare phenomenon of death by fright. We’ve got an obituary for a wild guy, one for a bad mom, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scared-to-death-heart-attack/ https://www.npr.org/2012/10/26/163712863/scared-to-death-literally https://www.newspapers.com/image/425656111/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/448075088/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/573482084/?terms=%22scared%20to%20death%22&match=1 https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/15/greene-county-sheriffs-office-searching-mother-daughter/71236652/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-shadid-obituary?id=54005391 https://medium.com/illumination/the-horrendous-history-of-victorian-amputations-ad6e2668729d https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/time-me-gentlemen-the-fastest-surgeon-of-the-19th-century/264065/ https://museumofhealthcare.blog/the-story-of-robert-liston-and-his-surgical-skill/ https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/10/houses-of-death-life-in-a-victorian-hospital-lindsey-fitzharris https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/01/how-exactly-did-a-19th-century-surgeon-end-up-with-a-300-mortality-rate/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/10/the-gruesome-bloody-world-of-victorian-surgery/543552/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/americas-oldest-operating-theater https://oldoperatingtheatre.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Hospital http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour5.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/04/a-florida-woman-rode-her-horse-on-a-highway-drunk-she-was-charged-with-a-dui/