

Respect The Dead
Respect the Dead
Respect the Dead; the podcast where we don’t. Caelan Conrad and Hoots drag the corpses of everyone's least favourite people.
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Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 39min
Republican Child Abuser Dies - James Dobson
He named his dog Freud and then beat him, and now he's dead. James Dobson was a child abuser, animal abuser, and a devout Christian and Conservative. Today we mourn the loss of a world that never knew this piece of trash to begin with.Back Hoots' "After Titanic" indiegogo campaign!: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/after-titanic#/Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedead

Sep 29, 2025 • 55min
Hulk Hogan - The Only Bad Drag Queen
He was a cheater, a racist, a liar, an abuser, an alleged sex offender, and wouldn't have made it one episode in Drag Race with his busted little boa. Hulk Hogan died as he lived - recently and racistly.Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadBack Hoots' "After Titanic" indiegogo campaign!: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/after-titanic#/

Sep 15, 2025 • 2h 5min
The Titanic Iceberg Explained
We all know what happened to the RMS Titanic: she was the "unsinkable" ship that got merked by an iceberg on her first trip out the house.But how well do you REALLY know Titanic? Enough to understand an iceberg meme? Let's get into it!Watch in video at: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutubeWant an exclusive video episode about Titanic? Sign up at ➡ https://www.patreon.com/RespectTheDeadHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadAfter Titanic, coming Spring 2026. Sign up for news and info about the upcoming indiegogo campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/after-titanic/coming_soon/x/38713508

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 15min
Charles Manson - Crimes & Punishment
The crimes, sentencing, and final days of Charles Manson.Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com

Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 17min
Charles Manson & "The Family (Pt 2)
How did Charles Manson become such a master manipulator that he convinced people to kill for him? Who are "The Family", and how did it all begin? Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com

Aug 4, 2025 • 1h 15min
Charles Manson: Before the Cult (Pt 1)
Back before Charles Manson tried to end the world, before becoming a cult leader, he was a kid that struggled to find his way in the world.Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com

Jul 21, 2025 • 1h 41min
Fred Christ Trump - Donald's Racist Dead Daddy
Fred Christ Trump was three of the worst things a man could be: a racist, a slumlord, and a Trump!Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com

May 12, 2025 • 1h 12min
Helen Gurley Brown: Real Life Carrie Bradshaw
Helen Gurley Brown clawed her way up from poverty in Depression Era Arkansas to editor-in-chief at Cosmopolitan Magazine, and best-selling author. Her secret to success? Have lots of sex and don't eat.Watch in video at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastWant an exclusive video episode about Helen Gurley Brown? Sign up at ➡ https://www.patreon.com/RespectTheDeadHoots' video about "Sex and the Single Girl": https://youtu.be/dW9coTBIf0E?si=Ak0M0nLjvKTgJNeuHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com

Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 32min
Jeffrey Epstein.
Jeffrey Epstein's crimes were so extensive and horrific, his connections to fame and power so deep and mysterious, that he has become almost a folkloric monster in the age of the internet. But when we look beyond the memes and the tabloid stories, we see the very real systems that allowed him to perpetuate harm against countless victims.Watch in video at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastWant an exclusive video episode about Epstein? Sign up at ➡ https://www.patreon.com/RespectTheDeadHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.comJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJBl1V_PdBNJiUMa40eQdww/join

Apr 14, 2025 • 2h 9min
Ken McElroy: The Most Hated Man in Missouri
Ken McElroy spent his entire life terrorizing the residents in the small town of Skidmore, Missouri. One day, they all decided it was time to fight back.Watch in video at: https://www.youtube.com/@RespecttheDeadPodcastWant an exclusive video episode about Ken McElroy? Sign up at ➡ https://www.patreon.com/RespectTheDeadHoots: https://www.youtube.com/@hootsyoutube // https://twitter.com/punishedhootsCaelan: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad // https://twitter.com/caelanconrad // https://bsky.app/profile/caelan.bsky.social📱👚 Socials & Merch ➡ https://linktr.ee/respectthedeadThanks to Davi Armanino for editing this episode. You can check out more of their work at daviarmanino.com