OBITCHUARY

OBITCH you've got mail!

Episode Summary

Geoffs, you must send this episode to 10 people or ELSE! Spencer is discussing the history of chain mail, and why we fall for it. Next, Madison is giving us the lowdown on death messengers throughout the ages! We’ve got an obituary for a familiar face, one for an internet icon and so much more! Oh we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!  Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast scared straight! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter 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 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_messenger https://deepsouthmag.com/2019/07/11/deaths-messenger/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_the_messenger https://grammarist.com/idiom/shooting-the-messenger-and-dont-shoot-the-messenger/ https://www.contactcenterpipeline.com/Article/please-dont-shoot-the-messenger https://www.historynet.com/were-messengers-really-killed-in-ancient-and-medieval-times/ https://everydaypsych.com/the-bearer-of-bad-news/ https://www.pallet2ship.co.uk/industry-news/92/messengers-and-couriers-in-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great https://vicksburgnews.com/dont-shoot-the-messenger/ https://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/occupations/medieval-messenger/ https://archive.org/details/windmillswoodens00jaekiala/page/n13/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/colonialdaysinol01earl/page/n5/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_crier https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/chesters-town-crier-recalls-announcing-17816088 https://chestertowncriers.com/profile-david-mitchell/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6SrAxBgbg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_stationery https://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Church-Bells-and-Death-Knells.pdf https://myauctionfinds.com/2014/04/14/19th-century-funeral-invitations/ https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/17/a-victorian-mourning-card/ https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/colonial-new-yorks-door-to-door-messenger-of-death/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/notifications-death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_mail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter https://thecreepycornercom.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/10-creepy-chain-letters/ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carmen-winstead-they-pushed-her

Episode Notes

Geoffs, you must send this episode to 10 people or ELSE! Spencer is discussing the history of chain mail, and why we fall for it. Next, Madison is giving us the lowdown on death messengers throughout the ages! We’ve got an obituary for a familiar face, one for an internet icon and so much more! Oh we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast scared straight!

Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary

Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com

Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter

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

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_messenger

https://deepsouthmag.com/2019/07/11/deaths-messenger/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_the_messenger

https://grammarist.com/idiom/shooting-the-messenger-and-dont-shoot-the-messenger/

https://www.contactcenterpipeline.com/Article/please-dont-shoot-the-messenger

https://www.historynet.com/were-messengers-really-killed-in-ancient-and-medieval-times/

https://everydaypsych.com/the-bearer-of-bad-news/

https://www.pallet2ship.co.uk/industry-news/92/messengers-and-couriers-in-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great

https://vicksburgnews.com/dont-shoot-the-messenger/

https://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/occupations/medieval-messenger/

https://archive.org/details/windmillswoodens00jaekiala/page/n13/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/colonialdaysinol01earl/page/n5/mode/2up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_crier

https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/chesters-town-crier-recalls-announcing-17816088

https://chestertowncriers.com/profile-david-mitchell/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6SrAxBgbg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_stationery

https://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Church-Bells-and-Death-Knells.pdf

https://myauctionfinds.com/2014/04/14/19th-century-funeral-invitations/

https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/17/a-victorian-mourning-card/

https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/colonial-new-yorks-door-to-door-messenger-of-death/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/notifications-death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_mail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter

https://thecreepycornercom.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/10-creepy-chain-letters/

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carmen-winstead-they-pushed-her