30 Morbid Minutes

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

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

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

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

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

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

Investigating the dark meaning and macabre origins behind several classic children's nursery rhymes.Go to http://rothys.com/30mm to get $20 off your first purchase.Go to http://lectricebikes.com to learn more about the XPedition cargo eBike.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat those struggling with severe depression, bipolar II, schizophrenia, and other treatment-resistant disorders. An estimated 100,000 people are treated annually across the U.S. Nevertheless, ECT carries stigmas due to its tarnished and sordid history, marred by inhumane and forced procedures, torture, and wild experimentation. We investigate ECT’s controversial past, how the practice has been abused, and how it’s evolved since.Go to http://earthbreeze.com/30mm to get 40% off when you subscribe.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

Our "biggest" episode yet, covering all things GIANTS. We learn how classical cultures and folklore embraced the myths and fantastical stories of giant, flesh-eating, humans; debunk archaeology's infamous giant skeleton hoaxes; and investigate real life gigantism as a medical anomaly.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

Some of England's worst criminals met their end at the Tyburn Gallows, an infamous site at which the public could purchase tickets to attend executions. This episode explores the origins of hanging-style executions, the different methods, how the act has evolved, the theatrics behind the practice, and how – at least in England – capital punishment has since come to be abolished.Go to http://lectricebikes.com to get out there and find adventure.Go to http://earthbreeze.com/30mm to get 40% off when you subscribe.Follow us on Social:https://twitter.com/elysewillemshttps://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices