

30 Morbid Minutes
30 Morbid Minutes
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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Jun 20, 2023 • 37min
Coffin Birth
Investigating the rare medieval medical anomaly of "coffin birth," and its known cases.Go to http://honeylove.com and use code 30MM to get 20% off.Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to get 20% off your first purchase.Go to http://nuts.com/30mm to get a free gift and free shipping when you spend $29 or more.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 2023 • 40min
The Mandela Effect
How do we explain mass societal misrememberings? The online popularization of the Mandela Effect has ushered in a vast number of conspiracy theories, from time travel, to the multiverse, to the rupture of the space-time continuum as we know it.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 16, 2023 • 41min
America's Most Haunted City? Savannah's Ghost Town
A city built atop cemeteries, Savannah holds up to its reputation as a haunted hub in America's South. Elyse recently visited and got to partake in the spooky culture and scene, learning some of ghost stories from the locals.Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 9, 2023 • 42min
Deadly Medical Malpractice
Scissors in stomachs. Sponges trapped, decaying inside closed wounds. Procedures that leave patients in gut-wrenching pain. We’re peeking beneath the surgical sheets to expose the sad and gory world of medical malpractice.Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm at checkout to get 20% off your first purchase.Go to http://dietsmoke.com and use code 30MM50 to get half off the first item added to your cart!Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 2, 2023 • 35min
The Screaming Mummy
In history there is not just one legend of the Screaming Mummy, but two. And creepily enough, both were found in the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri, the City of the Dead. Contemporary Egyptologists have worked to identify who these mummies were in life, and to unpack the strange and dramatic circumstances surrounding their deaths.Go to http://lumedeodorant.com and use code 30MM to get $5 off a Lume Starter Pack.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 25, 2023 • 33min
Organ Theft: Not Just An Urban Legend
Organ theft and trafficking via the black market are insidious and illegal practices, increasing in numbers year-over-year worldwide. We discuss the causes, the regions most affected, and how transplant tourism plays a role.Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription.Go to http://auraframes.com and use code 30MM to get free shipping.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 18, 2023 • 53min
The Beheading of Marie Antoinette
France's teenage queen met her end by the hand of the revolution -- and the blade of the guillotine.Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription.Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses.Go to https://www.evildeadrisemovie.com/ to get your tickets NOW to see Evil Dead Rise in theaters April 21.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 11, 2023 • 36min
The Radium Girls
In the late 1920s, a number of young women employed as dial painters at Radium Dial and similar companies died due to contact radium exposure. In this episode, we look back at the Radium Girls and the immoral business practices that cut their lives short.Go to http://auraframes.com and use code 30MM to get free shipping.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 4, 2023 • 38min
Could A Zombie Apocalypse Actually Happen?
The dead might not reanimate and walk the earth, but could a parasitic fungus render humanity zombified?Go to http://babbel.com/30mm to get up to 55% off your subscription.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Go to https://www.evildeadrisemovie.com/ to get your tickets NOW to see Evil Dead Rise in theaters April 21.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 28, 2023 • 42min
Human Skin: Lampshades, Wallets, Books, Oh My!
A grisly foray into the history and motivation behind human skin crafting (clothes, trinkets, housewares, books), from Scythians to serial killers.Go to http://bombas.com/30mm and use code 30mm to get 20% off your first purchase.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices